The massive project to improve water quality in the Ship Canal started this week in Ballard. Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is building a 2.7-mile tunnel along the Ship Canal that will hold up to 29 million gallons of stormwater and sewage during heavy rains, which will then be diverted to King County’s West Point Wastewater […]
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Normal garbage pick-up for Presidents’ Day
Just a quick reminder that all garbage, food and yard waste and recycling collections will be on normal schedule for Presidents’ Day. As usual, Seattle Public Utilities says customers should put out containers for collection by 7 a.m. SPU says that customers can report a Monday missed garbage, yard waste or recycling collection after 8 […]
SPU’s new North Transfer Station now open for business
Seattle Public Utilities’ new North Transfer Station (NTS), which has been under construction since 2014, is now open for business. The NTS, located at 1350 N 34th St, is an environmentally friendly state-of-the-art $108 million facility that aims to provide superior recycling and reuse capabilities along with safe and efficient handling of the city’s garbage. […]
Council votes to ban “greenwashing” of non-compostable bags
Last week, The City Council voted unanimously to make Seattle the first place in the nation to ban the use of misleading green- and brown-tinted non-compostable plastic bags. The lawmakers also moved to prohibit the use of false “eco” labeling on non-compostable bags, and to make permanent Seattle’s five-cent charge for recyclable paper shopping bags. […]
SPU Program offers local home owners free water-saving toilets
Seattle Public Utilities is encouraging locals to learn more about the Water Conservation Program’s free toilet program. The program is offering local residents the chance to save money and the environment by installing water-saving toilets. SPU has partnered with Sound Generations Minor Home Repair program to install the toilets and recycle old toilets free of charge. To […]
Normal garbage pick-up for Presidents’ Day
Just a quick reminder that all garbage, food and yard waste and recycling collections will be on normal schedule for Presidents’ Day. As usual, Seattle Public Utilities says customers should put out containers for collection by 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning. SPU says that customers can report a Monday missed garbage, yard waste or recycling […]
Be prepared for high winds and heavy rain
A big storm is headed our way with winds picking up tonight, followed by heavy rain expected before sunrise tomorrow. According to King5, moderate to intense rain will fall from about 4 to 6 a.m. King5 says to expect one to three inches of rain to fall. The heavy rain this time of year means […]
Go on the Rainwise Walking Tour
Take a walking tour of Ballard’s Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) on Saturday and learn about getting your own raingarden – paid for my the city. The Rainwise Walking Tour will highlight rain gardens, landscaping designed for stormwater to soak into the ground and “green” alleys, which are made of porous concrete that water will soak […]
Viaduct closure means earlier garbage pickup
Get your garbage, recycling and food and yard waste cans out early this week. Instead of the normal 7 a.m., Seattle Public Utilities says to have the cans at the curb by 6 a.m. SPU says that this is in response to the Alaskan Way Viaduct closure. Only northwest Seattle is affected by this change […]
Apartment/condo dwellers must now foodcycle
Updated: From Marcia Rutan in comments: Just to clarify, as the project manager for this program, properties are required to provide the food and yard waste cart. However, residents of apt and condos are not required to sort their food into the cart. They can still put it into the garbage. It’s great to see […]
Failed roadside raingardens a lesson for the city
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is continuing its $500,000 project to remove some of the roadside raingardens and restore the planting strips to their original look. One of the bulb-out raingardens that has been filled in with grass. Earlier this week the Department of Planning and Development released SPU’s proposal to remove ten of the 13 […]
Seattle Public Utilities proposes rate increase for drinking water
The bad economy is forcing Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) to propose a rate increase for drinking water each of the next three years to maintain Seattle’s drinking water system. According to a release sent out by SPU, the rate for a typical Seattle household would go up between $2.41 per month in 2012 and $2.91 […]
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