Welcome to the May Edition of the City of Seattle's Apartment/Condo Conservation E-News! Our newsletter has discounts, offers, tips and advice for Seattle multi-family customers.
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Last chance for properties of five or more units to qualify for free kitchen carry-out food waste buckets for all units! Friends of Recycling and Composting (FORCs) must preregister by May 18. Space is limited and going fast! Call (206) 684-5223 or email Eberley.wedlake@seattle.gov.
If you haven't signed up your FORC, you're also missing out on the one-time $100 credit on your property's utility bill. To sign up a FORC, choose ONE of the following:
- Go to www.seattle.gov/util/apartmentfoodwaste -OR-
- Call an SPU customer service representative at (206) 684-7665.
Solid waste professionals from Italy eagerly toured with SPU staff, to find out how to do food waste composting with multi-family properties. Thanks to the Uptown on Queen Anne for sharing innovations such as reusing cleaned out paint cans for food waste carryout buckets for residents. Kudos to the downtown YWCA for effective use of trash room containers and central kitchen efficiencies. Appreciation to the 1521 on 2nd Avenue for hosting the walkthrough of trash rooms, the barbecue patio, and the garage. An inspired participant said: "Seattle has a great program and we look forward to going back to Italy to do even more!"
These hands-on computer based workshops will help multifamily property owners comply with Seattle's Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Program. Although there is a grace period until October 1, 2012 (for buildings subject to the April 1, 2012 deadline) building owners are encouraged to start the process early. For more details visit their website, or contact the helpline at (206) 727-8484 or energybenchmarking@seattle.gov.
- May 22 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Seattle Municipal Tower
Register > - May 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at UW
Register > - June 13 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at UW
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Seattle City Light will install free CFL lighting in all units and also provide efficient showerheads and faucet aerators for tenants. These items save energy and money! City Light customers in properties with more than five units can visit seattle.gov/light/install or call (206) 449-1132 to find out more and to apply.
This spring, keep your family, pets, neighbors and wildlife safe from harsh fertilizer chemicals.
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