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Seattle Public Utilities facility closures, weather impacts, & important updates
- Holiday reminder: City offices will be closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday, Monday Jan. 17. This includes Contact Center.
- Seattle Public Utilities' Contact Center is open Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m for phone customer service at (206) 684-3000. And the 4th floor lobby walk up counter at Seattle Municipal Tower is also open 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. View other walk in payment location openings.
- The engineering records vault and walk-up window, both located at 700 5th Avenue, transfer station viewing rooms, and Development Services Office Walk-in Service Center also remain closed.
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1/12
Due to the recognition of Martin Luther King Jr Day, some customers in Seattle will be on a one-day delayed collection schedule. The delayed collections are due to a new Recology and Teamster’s labor agreement [...]
1/10
Solid waste collections are on a normal schedule for the week of Monday, January 10th. Customers who were missed over the last two weeks can set out extra garbage, recycling, and food/yard waste for no charge. Customers should set out their garbage, [...]
1/6
In late December 2021, Seattle experienced collection delays for most residential customers due to snow and ice. These delays can make it difficult to know when your next collection is going to be, and we have answers! Question: [...]
1/3
UPDATE: Jan 3, 2022 5pm Collection contractors attempted residential collections today, Monday January 3, and determined there are still unsafe road conditions in neighborhoods that has delayed some collections. This will have impacts throughout the [...]
12/27
Due to remaining icy and unsafe conditions on many residential streets, residential garbage, recycling, or food/yard waste pickup are canceled for Friday, December 31. Transfer stations and the Household Hazardous Waste Facility will remain open with [...]
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