Seattle Public Utilities

Have you wondered where your recycling goes once it's picked up? A KUOW listener was curious about that, so we asked Hans Van Dusen, the solid waste…

Jack Block Park seems like an unlikely leisure spot, tucked among railroad tracks and Port of Seattle cranes. But it also provides a panoramic view of…

We now know why Seattle's new utility billing system took so long and cost so much to launch.The new billing system for Seattle City Light and Seattle…

Seattle is starting a pilot program to help decrease litter on city streets.Part of that program will target trash generated by homeless camps. Officials…

There's an unlikely new place to work out in the Fremont-Wallingford area: the garbage dump.The city of Seattle just opened a new garbage transfer station…

Seattleites, you have been composting wrong.Seattle Public Utilities says people often put produce bags in the compost bin, but not all of those bags are…

A new Seattle City Council plan would give thousands more people a discount on utilities. Two bills to do that were advanced at the committee level on…

Utility crews in Seattle and Tacoma are on the hunt for lead goosenecks.Goosenecks are plumbing attachments installed on a couple thousand water lines in…

Seattle Public Utilities staff explained their advice for residents to the Seattle City Council on Monday.Here are the takeaways:What's the problem? Is…

Utility officials in Seattle say residents should turn on the faucet for a few minutes if the water hasn't run for six hours. The precaution comes after…