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Seattle ranks No. 19 cleanest city in the US

Government and consumer data sets were used to score cities on various metrics of cleanliness.

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For the study, InsureMyTrip examined data on the percentage of electric vehicles sold within Washington.

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Here’s some fresh news. Seattle was ranked as the No. 19 cleanest city in the US by InsureMyTrip.

The travel insurance comparison site looked at government and consumer data sets, comparing info on hand sanitizer demand, restaurant cleanliness, recycling collector quantity, garbage disposal satisfaction, electric vehicle market share, and particulate matter pollution to reach its findings.

InsureMyTrip then standardized the data and gave each city a score between 0 and 10 with 0 being the worst and 10 being the best — except for particulate matter pollution, where 10 represents the least polluted. Here’s how Seattle scored:

  • Hand sanitizer demand: 0.68
  • Restaurant cleanliness: No data available
  • Recycling collector quantity: 4.02
  • Garbage disposal satisfaction: 8.24
  • Electric vehicle market share: 5.25
  • Particulate matter pollution: 5

The Emerald City’s overall score was 4.64. San Diego (No. 2), Tampa (No. 4), and Raleigh (No. 15) were also featured on the list.

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