Description
King County can reduce, reuse, and more effectively manage waste from County operations. The County will reduce and manage operational waste by maximizing repurposing, recycling, and composting of materials. The County will explore improving facility and operational waste management at its office buildings and other feasible facilities by shifting to standardized three stream central waste stations, deploying recycling and composting outreach and education, baselining, and tracking waste diversion rates. The County will also seek to develop repair and deconstruction program with non-profit job training programs or similar organization to disassemble non-reuseable items into recyclable components or repair them. Finally, King County will establish a formal internal reallocation and reuse program to promote and mandate reuse of office furniture, equipment, and supplies and disincentives.