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SeattleCityLightEnvironmentReport20139OperatingEfcientlyAtCityLightenvironmentalstewardshipextendsbeyondprotecngthenaturalresourcesatourpowerplantsandenvironmentaleducaon.Reducingwasterecyclingminimizinguseofchemicalsandsavingenergyareallimportantongoingprogramsthatarepartofourrouneoperaons.Theseprogramsnotonlybenettheenvironmentbutalsosavemoney.RecyclingCityLightrecyclespapercardboardglassplascmetalceramicsmercuryuorescentlightsbaeriesyardwasteandanfreeze.Glassandmetalbandsfromelectricmetersceramicsfromelectricalequipmentmetalsfromtransformersandburned-outcompactuorescentlampsfromcustomersarealsorecycledalongwithanabundanceofothermaterials.ReducingPaperUseCityLighthasconnueditspaperreduconeortswhichbeganasthePapercutsProgramin2005.Theulityhasreducedpaperusagebyatleast30percenteachyearcomparedtothebaselineyearpriortothestartoftheprogram.PurchasingGreenCityLighthasulizedgreenpurchasingpraccesformanyyears.ThismeansthatProductsusedbyCityLightformaintenanceandoperaonsareevaluatedforenvironmentalandsafetycriteriasuchasrecycledcontentorreducedtoxins.ThosethatmeetstringentstandardsareRecyclableYearinpounds20082009201020112012Paperandcardboard172855169345160575166352146125Plasc13891569125610041148Aluminumcans427386472321238Scrapmetal531223720020Aluminum268237143860Copper540809976280Alkalinebaeries29692026122631172332HIDlampsnumberoflamps2003697831482873629634Year20082009201020112012SCLPaperUsagereams112241138411035956510950Percentreducon3130324133frombaselineAllnewoverheadtransformersandmanyothersarelledwithaUSDABioPreferredesteriedvegetableoil.