The city of Covington collected more than 15,500 pounds of material during last month’s Maple Valley-Covington Business Recycling Collection event.

The event, held July 31, was held at Cedar Heights Middle School and included 90 Maple Valley and Covington businesses. The total amount of material collected was 15,587 pounds. The collection break down included 6,120 pounds of scrap metal, appliances, office equipment, and electronics; 4,350 pounds of shredded paper; 2,750 pounds of bulky and scrap wood; 1,730 pounds of cardboard; 440 pounds of office plastics; 71 toner cartridges; and 55 pounds of cellular phones, batteries and peripherals.

Funding was provided by the King County Solid Waste Division and the Washington State Department of Ecology.