Our Green Team works with every department across the zoo to influence and advocate for sustainability practices on zoo grounds and beyond, in collaboration with our partners.

Woodland Park Zoo is home to one of the longest standing Green Teams in the industry. Founded in 2001 with a mission to focus on water and energy conservation, our Green Team is a multi-disciplinary group of zoo employees who pursue, promote, and encourage sustainable daily practices at and beyond the zoo. We work closely with our Learning & Innovation, Interpretive and Communications staff to drive both internal and external conservation action and behavioral change.

Woodland Park Zoo is proud to partner with ECO-CELL to recycle e-waste responsibly. In 2018, we collected and recycled 270lbs of electronics donated by visitors like you!

Recycling electronics helps reduce the demand for Coltan – an ore used to extend battery life in phones and other handheld devices. Coltan mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo destroy habitat critical to endangered species, including the western lowland gorilla.

Bring your used handheld electronics to drop-boxes located at both zoo entrances. We accept: cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, adapters, chargers, and the accessories that come with them.

If you have any questions, please contact ecocell@zoo.org

Turning Apples Into Carrots

RadBurros at Woodland Park Zoo

Community Impact Awards

2018 Silver Award for Sustainability in Business Operations

Envirostars

Founding initiative member & 2017 renewed EnviroStars Champion certification under expanded program

Association of Zoos and Aquariums

2011 Green Significant Achievement Award

Seattle Business Magazine

2009 Green Washington Award Non Profit Special Mention

Zoomazium Building

U.S. Green Building Council, Gold Certification, LEED® 2007

West Entry

U.S. Green Building Council, Gold Certification, LEED® 2011