Specifications include, but are not limited to: Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is requesting proposals from qualified Consultant firms or organizations to support multifamily building staff in improving residents' participation in recycling and food waste collection programs. The goal of the contract is to reduce the amount of garbage multi-family residents send to the landfill. The 2020 Residential Waste and Recycling Composition Study found that nearly 60% of the materials that multifamily residents put in the garbage are recyclable or compostable, which is not allowed per City regulation. In addition, 20% of the landfill-bound material is food waste, which produces methane, a powerful global warming greenhouse gas.
