We can all help to keep Seattle clean & green while building community with our neighbors.
As the days grow longer and spring awakens, we have the perfect opportunities for you to make a difference in our beautiful city throughout April and May. Read on to learn about our programs and discover the many ways you can help Seattle Spring Together!
June
Miss out on our spring events? There are more ways to get involved in June!
| Date | Information & Times | Learn More |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, June 22 | Join an Adopt a Street All Hands Neighborhood Cleanup in the Lake City neighborhood! 1 – 3 PM: Akin Building, 12360 Lake City Way NE Organized by Enjoy Lake City Together Join a community cleanup in the Central District neighborhood! 10 AM – 12 PM: Pratt Park Organized by Jaxler (Jackson/Yesler) Community Cleanups | Adopt a Street |
Seattle Public Utilities Programs and Resources:
Seattle Public Utilities fosters healthy people and environment by working with you to manage our waste and water. We invite you to learn more about ways you can get involved and about how your public utility is protecting the environment 365 days a year.
- Adopt a Street: Volunteer-led litter removal program.
- Steward our trees: Become a Seattle Tree Steward and preserve trees around Seattle’s urban forest.
- Care for your storm drain: Reduce water pollution and flooding by raking leaves, Adopting a Drain, or stenciling storm drains during May!
- Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Prevent flooding, sewer overflows, and pollution by building a rain garden or cistern through the Rainwise rebate program.
- Compost Right! Make sure your organics, food scraps, and yard waste go in the green cart to become added nutrients to the soil.
- Take steps to prevent waste: Learn about simple ways you can waste less and be part of the solution by reducing food waste and participating in Beyond the Cart events.
- ReuseSeattle: Find reusable service providers, reuse incentives, and reduce waste.
- Visit and learn more about how your water is Pure from the Start from our Cedar River Watershed.
- Saving Water Partnership: Attend a gardening class, find tips, tools, rebates and information for saving water.
- Natural Lawn Care: Learn and practice ways to keep pesticides and pollutants out of our water while keeping a healthy yard.
See more ways your public waste and water utility takes action by:
- Keeping Seattle clean by collecting 4.1 million pounds of waste from public streets
- Restoring the Cedar River for People and Fish
- Taking Big Steps Toward Zero Waste
- Investing in Food Rescue to Reduce Waste and Fight Hunger
- Empowering Small Businesses in Sustainable Waste Management through the ReThink Waste Grant
- Collecting wastewater for people living in RVs
- Building a 2.7-mile underground storage tunnel to reduce sewage overflows.
- Learn more at Protecting Our Environment – Utilities | seattle.gov