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Committee forwards King County solid waste and recycling grant application estimated at ~$160,000
Summary
Environmental Services staff asked the committee to approve applying for King County grants for 2026–2027 recycling, waste reduction, household hazardous waste and outreach programs; preliminary estimates total about $160,000 over two years and would be recorded in the solid waste restricted revenue fund (106).
Rebecca Kovar, contract coordinator for Environmental Services in Public Works, told the committee the city is seeking King County funds for the 2026–2027 cycle to support recycling, waste-reduction, hazardous-waste disposal and culturally relevant outreach.
“Kovar said the city has received these grants for more than 20 years,” staff noted, describing pandemic-era focus on small recycling and paper-shredding events, plus partnerships with community organizations to broaden outreach. Kovar identified partners by name — El Centro de la Raza, Fusion and the Refugee Artisan Initiative — and said the county awards are non-competitive and based on demographics.
Why it matters: King County funds pay for community recycling and hazardous-waste events, outreach to businesses and residents about organics/solid-waste rules from Olympia, and multilingual, culturally relevant engagement intended to expand participation.
Key details: Kovar gave preliminary figures of approximately $53,000 and $109,000, which together she summarized as roughly $160,000 over two years; she cautioned these are preliminary and final amounts depend on redistribution if other municipalities decline funds. The award would be recorded in Fund 106 (solid waste restricted revenue) as an anticipated grant and not counted as revenue until awarded.
Budget and obligations: Staff said some solid-waste program obligations are ongoing and funded by other permit-based or utility sources; if the grant is not awarded, certain community-benefit activities could stop while permit-driven work would continue.
Process: Committee members moved and seconded forwarding the proposed resolution to the Sept. 16, 2025 consent agenda for council approval.
