Trash & Recycling in Skagit County, WA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Skagit County, Washington.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Skagit County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Illegal Dumping

Dumping any solid waste in unincorporated Skagit County outside a permitted facility violates SCC 12.16.080. The Health Officer classifies deposits over three cubic yards, or any hazardous-threat dumping, as a major offense carrying double the legal disposal cost as a civil penalty under SCC 12.16.440, plus abatement and remediation costs the violator must pay within 30 days.

Illegal Dumping Penalties in Skagit County

Heavy Restrictions

Skagit County Code §§ 12.16.080, 12.16.440

12.16.080 Unlawful to dump or deposit solid waste without a permit. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or deposit or permit the dumping or depositing of any solid waste onto or under the surface of the ground or into the waters of this State except at a solid waste facility for which there is a valid permit or as approved by Ecology at a site covered by a beneficial use permit exem...

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Recycling Rules

Skagit County requires solid waste generated in the unincorporated area to go to a designated disposal site under SCC 12.18.040, but exempts source-separated recyclables collected through a curbside recycling program if the material delivered to a processor is at least 90 percent recyclable by volume, keeping curbside and drop-off recycling legal outside the mandatory disposal system.

Recycling Rules in Unincorporated Skagit County

Some Restrictions

Skagit County Code § 12.18.040

12.18.040 Unlawful to remove solid waste from County. (1) Except as permitted by State law or as provided by virtue of this Chapter, it is unlawful for any person to deliver or deposit any solid waste generated or collected within the unincorporated areas of the County at a facility that is not designated as a disposal site in Skagit County. The following types of solid wastes and facilities, p...

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