King County lists “Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention Recycling”

The King County, Washington, Solid Waste Division has announced 112 honorees to its 10th annual “Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling” list. 

“King County businesses are doing a lot to lessen the impacts of climate change by reducing waste,” County Solid Waste Division Program Manager Karen May says. “We want to ensure businesses get the recognition they deserve for their efforts and inspire others to take action too.” 

Companies that have made the list five years in a row are recognized with an Honor Roll designation. This year, 24 businesses joined the “Best Workplaces” list for the first time, and 54 businesses received the Honor Roll designation. 

Companies listed include:

• Redhook Ale Brewing, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for changing the design of 12-pack boxes to use less paper, tracking paper usage to plant trees to offset that paper use;
• Blueprint Consulting Services LLC, Bellevue, Washington, for holding an employee water bottle competition to see who could use their reusable water bottle the most and reduce disposable water bottle use; and
• Alaska Airlines for piloting and implementing an on-board composting program that includes 250,000 pounds of coffee grounds created during flights each year.

Along with the “Best Workplaces” awards, King County is honoring Rainier Industries, Tukwila, Washington, with the “Re-Innovator Award,” for its decade’s long sustainability initiative and environmental management plan.