Multifamily Sort Smart Tournament

What is the Sort Smart Tournament?

Apartments and condos competing to recycle and compost the right items. A sorting coach will provide support including free giveaways to help residents recycle and compost right! Dumpsters and carts will be monitored weekly to identify and highlight contamination items.

Tournament winners will be announced on America Recycles Day, November 14th, 2025

Guides to help you recycle and compost right:

Click on the images below to view the full-size images of each waste stream poster.

Guides are available in multiple languages:

Chinese / 繁體中文(3 page pdf)
Spanish / español(3 page pdf)
Russian / Русский(3 page pdf)
Korean / 한국어(3 page pdf)
Amharic / አማርኛ(3 page pdf)
Somali / Af Soomaali(3 page pdf)
Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt(3 page pdf)
Hindi / हिंदी(3 page pdf)

Top Contaminates to Keep Out of Your Recycling and Compost

No plastic bags, No expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam^TM), No bagged recyclables, No clothes or textiles, and No wires or cords. Find out how to recycle these items by visiting our Beyond the Cart webpage.

Contact us:

Learn more about the Sort Smart Tournament by reaching out to us at Recycle@kirklandwa.gov or call 425-587-3812.