Kirkland residents have one last opportunity to recycle Styrofoam at the city’s Styrofest this year.

The final event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 28 at the Public Works Maintenance Center, 915 8th Street. Starting in 2016, Styrofest will be held one Saturday a month (usually the first or second Saturday of the month), except for May and October (when the semiannual Residential Recycling Events are held).

Clean plastic foam (including clean cups and food containers), plastic strapping, flexible polyethylene foam, plastic film, bubble wrap and grocery bags are accepted. Packing peanuts are not accepted. For details on what to bring, and to obtain a printable flyer with all dates for 2016, check out the City’s website. For questions or more information about the recycling event, contact the Recycling Hotline at 425-587-3812 or recycle@kirklandwa.gov.

Future events will be held on Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Public Works Maintenance Center during the following dates: Jan. 9, Feb. 6, March 12, April 9, June 11, July 9, Aug. 6, Sept. 10, Nov. 12 and Dec. 10. Staff will be on-site to help sort and manage the incoming materials.

Since winter 2013, Kirkland residents have been recycling Styrofoam and more at the city’s monthly StyroFest events. Through the increases in volume collected and continued positive feedback from the community, the city has modified the events to better assist residents, while still collecting huge amounts of Styrofoam and plastic film – over 1,500 cubic yards in the last two years. The city regularly collects 75-plus cubic yards of materials per event, keeping them out of the landfill.