At Your Service - Seattle Public Utilities

Seattle, Tacoma, King County Help Launch U.S. Plastics Pact Roadmap to 2025, Driving a National Strategy to Address Plastic Waste

June 15, 2021

The U.S. Plastics Pact Roadmap Outlines Specific Actions and Responsibilities to Realize a Circular Economy for Plastics in America (JUNE 15, 2021) –100% of plastic packaging to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2025 – that’s one of the bold targets Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), King County, City of Tacoma, and other partners are committed to in order to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Customer Service & Resources, Garbage, Recycling, & CompostTagged With: Circular Economy, Plastics, Roadmap to 2025, US Plastics Pact

Transfer Stations New Hours

June 8, 2021

Transfer Stations will Open at 10am on the First Wednesday of Each Month Starting July, 2021. Beginning July, 2021, Seattle Public Utilities’ North & South Transfer Stations will implement new hours, opening at 10 a.m. on the first Wednesday of each month. This change in hours once per month will to… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Customer Service & Resources, Garbage, Recycling, & CompostTagged With: Operating Hours, SPU Transfer Stations, Transfer Stations

The Secret to Water-Efficient Landscapes: Build Healthy Soil

May 25, 2021

As the weather turns warmer and the days get sunnier, you may find yourself, like many of us, spending more and more time working on your landscaping, gardening, and enjoying some time in nature. It’s a great feeling to see your hard work and sweat-equity pay off in the form… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Customer Service & Resources, Drainage & WastewaterTagged With: Compost, Gardening, Natural Yard Care, Saving Water

Recycle Right, Not by the Numbers

May 21, 2021

In Seattle, we ask customers not to use the numbers on packaging to determine if an item is recyclable or not. Here’s why. Have you ever looked at the bottom of a plastic container or packaging and found a small number (usually 1-7) contained in triangle? You wouldn’t be alone… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Garbage, Recycling, & CompostTagged With: By the Numbers, Numbers, recycle, Recycle Right, RIC, Where Does It Go

Storm Drain Stenciling Volunteers Raise Awareness While Reducing Pollution

May 20, 2021

With many volunteer opportunities put on pause during the health crisis, it can be a challenge to find active and safe ways to stay connected and give back to our communities. One way you can help is through preventing pollution with storm drain stenciling with Seattle Public Utilities. How does a stencil help? Stenciling storm drains helps to bring awareness to our friends and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Customer Service & Resources, Drainage & Wastewater, SPU Staff & OpportunitiesTagged With: protect Puget Sound, Storm drain stenciling, storm drains, Volunteer

Join the Solid Waste Advisory Committee

May 18, 2021

Looking for a way to get involved in your community and have a voice in government? Want to help shape Seattle’s recycling, compost, and disposal services and move towards Zero Waste? Then we want YOU as a member of Seattle Public Utilities’ Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC)! Apply NOW to join SWAC… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Customer Service & Resources, Garbage, Recycling, & Compost, SPU Staff & OpportunitiesTagged With: Apply now, recycle, Seattle, Solid Waste, Solid Waste Advisory Committee, SWAC

When We Celebrate Earth Day Every Day, We All Win

April 19, 2021

There are many reasons to celebrate the 51st anniversary of Earth Day this year, 2021. For SPU, we see this as a chance to honor the work we do every day to protect, promote, and preserve our natural resources as leaders in our field and innovators in green methods surrounding solid waste, drinking water, and… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Customer Service & ResourcesTagged With: Bingo, Earth Day, Earth Week

Join the Adopt-A-Street Program Today!

April 15, 2021

Interested in how you can help keep Seattle streets safe and clean? Want to participate in Earth Month by adopting a street in your neighborhood? Well, we have good news for you! The Adopt-A-Street program is now accepting NEW volunteer applications! As part of the Clean City Initiative the Adopt-A-Street program has restarted with modifications… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Customer Service & Resources, Garbage, Recycling, & CompostTagged With: Adopt A Street, Clean Cities, Litter, Seattle Clean City, Volunteer

Winner Announced in Tunnel Boring Machine Naming Contest

April 12, 2021

More than 35,000 votes cast to name TBM That Will Build Storage Tunnel to Reduce Water Pollution SEATTLE (April 12, 2021) — We have a winner and it is a name with deep ties to Seattle! Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) today announced the tunnel boring machine (TBM) used to build… [ Keep reading ]

Tackling Takeout During Seattle’s Restaurant Week

April 8, 2021

Seattle’s Restaurant Week is back and will be running the entire month of April, 2021. If you’re planning on participating by ordering from one of your local favorites or trying a new cuisine and find yourself acquiring takeout containers, leftovers, and confusing carryout biproducts (how many soy sauce packets do… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Garbage, Recycling, & CompostTagged With: Carry out, Carryout, Containers, Food, Food Containers, Seattle Restaurant Week, Take out, Takeout, To go

Find Posts By Topic