“I’m an expectant mother and I want
my baby to come into a safe, clean world.
Which is why I feel so good
about working at Nucor.
They care about the environment.”
Amber Jaspers, Crane Tender
Nucor Steel Seattle, Inc.
Repurposing scrap for a cleaner, stronger Washington.
Every year, Nucor Steel recycles the equivalent of over a half million automobiles, turning heaps
of scrap from old cars, appliances and soup cans into steel rebar for the next generation of
roads, bridges and buildings.
While Nucor is the largest and oldest major recycler in Washington state, providing jobs to
more than 320 families, few people realize they even exist. Perhaps it’s because the plant,
located within sight of the Space Needle, not only meets — but goes beyond — federal clean
air requirements. “That’s one of the many things we do to be good neighbors in our community,”
says Nucor Seattle General Manager Matt Lyons.
“If we didn’t produce the steel here, it would likely be produced elsewhere in an area