Editing Seattle Public Utilities (section)

==Garbage management==

SPU operates two waste sorting facilities: the [[North Transfer Station]] in [[Wallingford, Seattle|Wallingford]] and the [[South Transfer Station]] in [[South Park, Seattle|South Park]]. Both facilities were opened in the 1960s and rebuilt in the 2010s to handle greater volumes and include environmentally friendly features.<ref>{{cite news |last=Beekman |first=Daniel |date=December 6, 2016 |title=Nicest dump around? New $108M transfer station in Wallingford even has a basketball court |page=A1 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/108-million-dump-opens-in-wallingford/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 12, 2020}}</ref> Garbage from Seattle is shipped out via train to the Columbia Ridge Landfill near [[Arlington, Oregon]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sccinsight.com/2017/03/27/council-mulls-terms-solid-waste-disposal-contract/|title=Council mulls over terms of solid waste disposal contract|last=Schofield|first=Kevin|date=2017-03-28|website=Seattle City Council Insight|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wmnorthwest.com/landfill/columbiaridge.htm|title=Columbia Ridge Recycling and Landfill|last=|first=|date=|website=Waste Management Northwest|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/methane-from-landfills-to-light-up-seattle/|title=Methane from landfills to light up Seattle|last=Heffter|first=Emily|date=2010-01-21|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref>