Puget Sound Fresh
What is it? PSF is a marketing and promotional campaign that encourages consumers in the Puget Sound area to purchase locally grown farm products. This helps protect farmlands and encourages people to think about health benefits of eating locally.

How does it help the environment? Farms can be great refuges for fish and wildlife and increase the quality of life with open spaces and healthier food choices.

What can I do? Can I get involved? Yes, you can look for our logo in supermarkets, farmers markets, and roadside stands and buy! Get involved as a grower or grocery. Visit our website for educational opportunities or contact Steven Evans at (206) 296-7824.

King County Environmental Purchasing Program
What is it? This program helps County agencies find information about recycled and environmentally friendly products and processes which reduces waste, uses less energy and is economical.

How does it help the environment? It sends a message to vendors and the general public that the County wants to use products that benefit the environment.

What can I do? You can buy or ask for recycled content products. Visit our website and make model policies in your place of work. Contact Eric Nelson at (206) 263-4278 or Karen Hamilton at (206) 263-4279 or visit the website.

Rehab the Lab
What is it? Working with secondary schools, staff help to safely move hazardous chemicals that are no longer needed from science classes, photo labs or crafts workshops.

How does it help the environment? Schools will have fewer high-risk chemicals on site that can react and hurt students and teachers. Instead of putting them into our sewers, septic tanks and air they can be disposed of safely.

What can I do? Contact Dave Waddell at (206) 263-3069, via e-mail or visit the website.

Integrated Pest Management Program
What is it? Signed by Executive Order in 1999, it requires all county departments to develop agency specific IPM policies for their own operations.

How does it help the environment? This landscape management approach should, in the long run, reduce the amount and type of pesticides on King County landscapes.

What can I do? Visit our website and get more information on our efforts. Look for our events and training opportunities. Contact Ann Peacock at (206) 263-3088 or by e-mail.

Waste Prevention Coalition
What is it? Disposing of waste, or even recycling requires processing and transportation. Not creating waste reduces the need. Methods of waste prevention include product reuse, reducing paper use, packaging reduction and more!

How does it help the environment? Dozens of businesses and individuals have been involved to promote waste prevention in forums, a National Junk Mail Reduction Campaign and more. It saves our landfills, keep our air cleaner.

What can I do? The public can get involved in our projects. Just visit the web site or contact Tom Watson at (206) 296-4481 or by e-mail to get involved.

Vanpooling/ Carpooling — Easy on your Pocketbook and Good to Our Air
What is it? A vanpool is a group of 5-15 commuters who share a ride to work in a comfortable, modern van that’s owned, insured, and serviced by King County. One member of the group volunteers to drive and the rest enjoy the ride for a very low monthly rate.

How does it help the environment? Not only does vanpooling keep your commute time down, it is easier on the environment (not to mention on your pocketbook!) It takes single passenger drivers off the road to ease our traffic congestion and air pollution.

How can I get involved? Just call (206) 684-2166 to get more information. Your name can even be put into a computer to match you will ridesharing partners in your neighborhood. Visit our web site!

Adopt-A-Road Adopt-A-Stop Beach Naturalist Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Program Compost Tea and Compost Mulches Computer Recovery Project Construction Works Recognition Program Environmental Awareness Program Environmental Purchasing Program Get Mower for Less Goodwill Reusable Collection Project Green Business Directory Green Team Hop on the Habitat Express Industrial Waste Program Integrated Pest Management Program Interpretive Programs Master Recycler Composter Program Medical Industry Waste Prevention Round Table National Waste Prevention Coalition Native Plant Salvage Noxious Weed Control Program Online Timetable Info Pedal Power Replaces Gasoline with Airport Brakes Puget Sound Fresh Rehab the Lab Rideshare Risk Management Program Small Habitat Restoration Project Special Recycling Event Vanpooling / Carpooling Washington Conservation Corps, King County DNR Crew The Wastemobile Wastewater Treatment Plant Web Site Development Program Wildlife Program

Partnership with Goodwill- Reusable Collection Project
What is it? King County and Seattle Goodwill began a project to divert reusable items from ending up in the landfill. A collection container has been placed at the Shoreline Transfer station where over 24 tons of items have been collected and resold to support Goodwill's programs.

How does this help the environment? It has helped to keep tons of materials out of our landfills as well as support Goodwill's education and job training programs.

What can I do? Place items in the Goodwill container at the Shoreline transfer station or donate directly to Goodwill or other non-profits . Contact tom Watson at (206) 296-4481, by e-mail or visit the website.

Environmental Awareness Program
What is it? It was established to develop policies, programs, and procedures for reducing the impacts of solid waste handling on the environment.

How does it help the environment? The program is working to heighten environmental awareness and stewardship among Solid Waste employees.

What can I do? Currently, the program designed for the Solid Waste Division. But public outreach and communication is a strong component. For more information, contact Pam Badger at (206) 296-8441 or by e-mail.

On-Line Timetable Information
What is it? This on-line guide quickly finds out the time your bus will arrive at your stop on weekdays, weekends and holidays.

How does it help the environment? Keeping paper out of your hands and out of our landfills. This makes it easy for you and even easier on our earth.

How can I get involved? Simply go to our web site put in your route number and you are ready to ride or call (206) 553-3000.

Rideshare
What is it? Saving time, sharing cost, and cutting stress are key to ridesharing. The Ridematch computer finds people who live in your area, work near you and who have similar hours to drive to and from work together- all while being good to our air quality.

How does it help the environment? Since driving pollutes our environment, by eliminating just 36 miles from your weekly commute keeps about two pounds of pollution out of our air. Imagine, make a difference by simply riding with someone else to work.

How can I get involved? Easy. Call toll free 1-888-814-1300 to sign up and names of potential rideshare partners in your neighborhood will be given to you. Give them a call and share the ride. Visit our web site.