March 20, 2023
Stay Informed, Stay Engaged in the Northeast Recycling and Transfer Station (NERTS) Project
The Northeast Recycling and Transfer Station Project team is sending occasional newsletters to keep you informed and engaged in the project, including alerting you to ways you can help shape project decisions. Some information will also be related to the many recycling and environmental services we currently offer to the people we serve in King County. Please visit www.kingcounty.gov/northeast to learn more about the project.
To request this newsletter in alternate formats, please contact the Solid Waste Division Customer Service Desk at 206-477-4466 or TTY 711.
King County to focus on two site alternatives for the Northeast Recycling and Transfer Station Project environmental review
King County’s Solid Waste Division invites the public to comment on the revised scope of its environmental impact statement for the Northeast Recycling and Transfer Station Project after removing the Houghton Park and Ride in Kirkland as a potential candidate site. The comment period runs from March 20 to April 10.
After receiving new information about planned development on a portion of the Houghton Park and Ride property in Kirkland, King County’s Solid Waste Division will remove the site as a candidate for further analysis in an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Northeast Recycling and Transfer Station Project that will expand recycling services and reduce the amount of garbage going to the landfill. The EIS is set for publication this fall.
The Washington State Department of Transportation, which owns the Houghton Park and Ride, plans infrastructure improvements that will require about 25% of the north portion of the property. The remaining area WSDOT identified for surplus will be too small to adequately accommodate a transfer station with the levels of service needed to achieve environmental objectives, so it is no longer a feasible alternative.
After screening more than 70,000 parcels and conducting an 18-month siting process, the Solid Waste Division will now focus on evaluating the two remaining site alternatives, a 12.9-acre site in the 15000 block of Woodinville-Redmond Rd. NE in Woodinville and the current Houghton Transfer Station Property in Kirkland, as well as a no-action alternative in the EIS.
Comments on the revised scope of the EIS will be accepted by email at northeast@kingcounty.gov or through an online open house at kingcounty.gov/northeast.
Mail or hand-deliver written comments to King County Solid Waste Division Project Manager Mary O’Hara at 201 S. Jackson St., Suite 600, Seattle, WA, 98104.
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About the King County Solid Waste Division
The Solid Waste Division is guided by its vision to achieve Zero Waste of Resources by 2030, and to enhance the environment through collaboration and innovation. The division operates eight transfer stations, two rural drop boxes, and the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill – the only operational landfill in the county. Our stakeholders include residents and business owners in unincorporated King County and 37 cities throughout the county. Our mission is to deliver value our customers and stakeholders, and to continuously improve waste prevention, resource recovery, and waste disposal.
For more information about the Northeast Recycling and Transfer Station Project, visit www.kingcounty.gov/northeast or call King County’s Solid Waste Division at 206-477-4466 or 711 TTY.
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