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Will Seattle meet its recycling goals, and would switching to every-other-week garbage collection help?

On 07/09/2019 By Kevin Schofield In utilities

This morning, Council members Herbold, O’Brien and Sawant discussed with leaders of Seattle Public Utilities whether the city should switch to garbage pickup every other week, as was investigated in a pilot program in 2012. SPU and the Mayor think not; the three Council members, however, are championing the idea.

The State of Recycling in Seattle

On 06/04/2019 By Kevin Schofield In utilities

Last week the Council got a briefing from Seattle Public Utilities and Zero Waste Washington on what’s going on with recycling in Seattle. Despite strong support for recycling here, there are some substantial challenges.

A look at Seattle’s recycling program and plastic bag ban

On 07/12/2016 By Kevin Schofield In environment, utilities

This morning the Council heard a report on SPU’s recycling program and an update on the city’s plastic bag ban. There was much encouraging news.