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 September 19, 2024
Delivering on Executive Constantine’s emergency declaration to provide West Point Treatment Plant with reliable onsite power
Within just two years, our Wastewater Treatment Division demolished an older structure, built a 24,000-square-foot facility that now houses more than 48,000 high-voltage battery cells, and installed a rooftop solar array. This first-of-its-kind project in the U.S. prevents split-second power fluctuations from disrupting the plant’s critical pumps.
“The region’s largest treatment plant is safer, more reliable, and more resilient to climate impacts thanks to the ingenuity of our employees and partners,” said Executive Constantine.
Our Solid Waste Division is helping the local construction industry transition from demolition to deconstruction, a modern approach that dramatically decreases the amount a material the ends up in the regional landfill while creating more equitable access to green jobs.
Unlike traditional demolition that relies on heavy machinery to turn buildings into piles of mixed debris, deconstruction carefully dismantles structures so materials can be salvaged and put back into the economy or, in some cases, completely rebuilt or relocated. The approach taught by our workforce training team can reduce the amount of valuable material that ends up at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill in Maple Valley by up to 90%.
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Connecting more young people to the outdoors, after-school activities, team sports
More young people will have access to outdoor recreation, after-school activities, refurbished aquatic centers, and enhanced sports fields thanks to a combined $5 million in King County Parks funding proposed by Executive Dow Constantine and approved by the County Council.
The 63 funded projects will:
- Connect more young people of all abilities with the outdoors
- Support sports programs in underserved areas
- Upgrade parks, ballfields, and aquatic centers
- Grow culturally relevant health and wellness programs
Explore these community-driven projects
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Holding producers responsible to improve human and environmental health
That's the power of extended producer responsibility, the foundation of a state law that makes it more convenient to recycle paint, protecting the human and environmental health of King County.
“We know these policies work, and that’s why EPR is a strong accelerator for our Re+ strategy in King County,’ says Adrian Tan, Policy and Market Development Manager for King County Solid Waste. “By holding producers accountable, we’re transforming our region towards a circular economy, reducing waste and cutting carbon emissions.”
Green Jobs, Green Futures Summit Sept. 26
Want a career saving the planet? The Green Jobs boom is emerging.
Building on the success of our inaugural Green Jobs, Green Futures Summit in 2023, the King County Climate and Workforce Development Team is inviting you back to the second annual Green Jobs, Green Futures Summit at on Thursday, September 26 at The Fremont Foundry in Seattle! King County, in collaboration with the Port of Seattle, City of Seattle, and Seattle City Light, is bringing you an interactive, one-day event geared towards creating community connections and showcasing local green businesses across construction, manufacturing, transportation, and technology industries.
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Salmon at the Ballard Locks
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