Seattle’s stormwater code protects people, property and the environment by controlling how rain water runs off of streets, buildings, and parking lots. Stormwater is the main source for pollutants in our creeks, lakes, bays and other waterways. Urban areas that collect stormwater runoff in municipal separate storm sewers and discharge it… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Public Utilities is giving away kitchen compost containers for free all summer long. Seattle residents that pledge to compost and recycle will receive a pail to help store and carry your leftover food scraps to your food and yard waste cart. Thes containers help keep your kitchen clean and… [ Keep reading ]
(re-posted from Seattle City’s Light’s blog) Seattle’s trash will soon generate even more clean energy for Seattle City Light customers. Waste Management is doubling the generating capacity of its Columbia Ridge landfill gas power plant in Oregon and City Light will buy all the electricity it produces. “Even the trash… [ Keep reading ]
A strong energy code is one of Seattle’s key tools for achieving significant reductions in energy use in the building sector and reaching the city’s ambitious goal of carbon neutrality. Seattle has consistently had one of the most advanced codes in the country and the new 2012 Seattle Energy Code… [ Keep reading ]
