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Get Help with Your Bill

Did you know that you could get 50 percent off your Seattle Public Utilities bills for the next 18 months? Only income-qualified customers are eligible. For example, if you’re a family of four, making less than $4,819 a month, you may qualify. Go to www.seattle.gov/mybill to get started, or call… [ Keep reading ]

Seattle Recycling More Than Ever Before

Congratulations! For the eighth straight year, Seattle’s residents and businesses have recycled more than the year before. In 2011, Seattle diverted 55.4 percent of its waste away from the landfill and into recycling and composting — an all-time high. Help make Seattle a greener place to live by: Putting all… [ Keep reading ]

Free Auto Leaks Class ($45 Value)

Fix that leak! Oil and water don’t mix! Join the experts at South Seattle Community College’s Automotive Technology Program for a FREE auto leaks class – a $45 value! Watch our video and hear what past participants have to say: www.youtube.com/FixOilLeaks. Classes are from 9 am to 1 pm on… [ Keep reading ]

Saturday Recycling Collection for Some

There will be a special Saturday recycling pickup for Waste Management customers missed last week due to the strike. Put out your recyclables this Saturday, August 11: If you were missed on your regular collection day: Monday, July 30; Tuesday, July 31, or Thursday, August 2. Place recycle carts and… [ Keep reading ]

Saturday Collections for Wednesday Customers

Waste Management collections have resumed but customers should expect delays. Customers should report all missed collections on the Seattle Public Utilities home page at www.seattle.gov/util.   The following are instructions for specific collection days: Last Wednesday’s customers will have a special pickup this Saturday, August 4. Customers should put out all… [ Keep reading ]

Garbage Strike Ends

Waste Management drivers will resume solid waste collections today Teamsters Local Union No. 117 recycling drivers voted this morning to end their strike against Waste Management, and garbage and food/yard waste collections have resumed across Seattle. The city of Seattle thanked both parties for reaching an agreement. At least partial… [ Keep reading ]

Mayor Outlines Strike Response

City inspectors to begin assessing possible penalties against Waste Management – fines could reach $1.25 million per day At a City Hall news conference this morning Mayor Mike McGinn announced that city inspectors will begin assessing possible fines to be imposed on Waste Management for non-collection of garbage, recycling, and… [ Keep reading ]