Trash & Recycling in Grays Harbor County, WA (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Grays Harbor County, Washington.
Verified from official government sources
Pickup Rules & Schedules
Collection companies serving unincorporated Grays Harbor County must offer every-other-week curbside recycling pickup on the same day as garbage collection under Section 8.32.030. The county requires a ninety-six-gallon wheeled cart per household, minimum accepted materials, and a bulky-item pickup option, all administered through the WUTC-certificated haulers rather than a county-run truck fleet.
Grays Harbor County Curbside Recycling Pickup Rules
Some RestrictionsGrays Harbor County Code § 8.32.030
A.Single-Stream Collection Service.1.Collection companies shall offer every-other-week (EOW), single-stream curbside collection of recyclables, excluding glass, to all single-family residences that subscribe to curbside service. ... 5.The collection services to the customers shall be on the same day as garbage collection, unless the collection company can demonstrate to the county that an alter...
Bulk Item Disposal
Grays Harbor County Code § 8.32.040 makes bulky item pickup an optional, fee-based add-on: any resident who already subscribes to curbside collection in unincorporated Grays Harbor County can arrange special bulky item pickup service for an additional charge from the certificated hauler.
Grays Harbor County Bulky Item Pickup
Light RestrictionsGrays Harbor County Code § 8.32.040
Special services for bulky item pickup opportunities shall be available to all residents that subscribe to curbside collection service, for an additional fee.
Recycling Requirements
Grays Harbor County Code § 8.32.030(A)-(B) requires certificated haulers to offer every-other-week, single-stream curbside recycling to every single-family home that gets curbside garbage service in unincorporated Grays Harbor County, in a hauler-supplied 96-gallon cart, with a $2 monthly surcharge for households that don't set the cart out.
Grays Harbor County Curbside Recycling Service Rules
Some RestrictionsGrays Harbor County Code § 8.32.030(A)
A.Single-Stream Collection Service.1.Collection companies shall offer every-other-week (EOW), single-stream curbside collection of recyclables, excluding glass, to all single-family residences that subscribe to curbside service. ... 3.Single-family dwellings receiving curbside garbage collection service shall receive and be billed for curbside recycling service. Households that choose not to pa...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping solid waste outside the county's designated disposal sites is unlawful in unincorporated Grays Harbor County. Grays Harbor County Code § 8.28.050 bars anyone from disposing of solid waste anywhere but the landfill and transfer stations the county designates under § 8.28.040, and declares an unauthorized dump a public nuisance enforceable under Chapter 8.40.
Illegal Dumping Penalties in Grays Harbor County
Heavy RestrictionsGrays Harbor County Code § 8.28.050
A.It is unlawful for any person to dispose of any solid waste originating within the unincorporated area of the county for which a disposal site is designated under Section 8.28.040, at any site or facility other than a disposal site or other solid waste handling facility designated by the county. ... C.Any solid waste disposal facility hereafter established, altered, expanded, improved, operat...
Yard Waste Collection
Dumping brush, grass clippings or other yard and landscaping waste anywhere in unincorporated Grays Harbor County without the property owner's permission is unlawful under Section 8.12.070. Waste that is composted or burned on-site with permission must still be handled so it doesn't become a public nuisance.
Grays Harbor County Yard Waste Disposal Rule
Light RestrictionsGrays Harbor County Code § 8.12.070
No person shall deposit, discard, or otherwise dispose of brush, yard, or garden waste, or any other type of landscaping waste, upon any land, public or private, within Grays Harbor County, unless the person has permission of the property owners or occupant to so dispose of the waste. Such disposal of the waste shall be in an orderly manner for the purpose of composting or burning, and shall no...
Recycling Rules
Grays Harbor County Code § 8.32.030(D) sets the minimum list of materials a certificated hauler must accept in every single-family curbside recycling cart in unincorporated Grays Harbor County: cardboard, metal cans, mixed paper, newspaper and #1-#2 plastic bottles. Haulers may add more, like glass, but can't collect less.
Grays Harbor County Curbside Recycling Materials
Some RestrictionsGrays Harbor County Code § 8.32.030(D)
D.Materials Collected. The following recyclable materials, at a minimum, shall be collected from single-family residences when properly prepared and meeting the material description as specified.1.Cardboard — corrugated cardboard and Kraft paper, including unbleached, unwaxed paper with a ruffled ("corrugated") inner liner.2.Metal cans — tin-coated steel cans and aluminum cans, excluding aeroso...
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