City of Burien

The Burien City Council is considering two separate ordinances to reduce the use of single-use plastic items in Burien. The first proposed ordinance would ban retail use of plastic bags, and the second ordinance would ban plastic straws, polystyrene containers, food service utensils, and other types of single-use serviceware.

How do you help prevent pollution and keep our local waters clean? We want to hear from you!

The King County Wastemobile is coming to Burien this fall to provide free hazardous waste disposal services for King County residents and qualifying businesses.

We know washing your car is an important part of car maintenance, but did you know that the dirty car wash water (also called effluent) is harmful to water quality and aquatic life? To protect these resources, Burien has laws about how you can wash your car.