Snohomish County has no ordinance banning backyard composting, and it is encouraged for yard waste. In the unincorporated county, residential solid-waste and recyclables collection is regulated under SCC Ch. 7.42, and yard/organics service is available through the county's contracted haulers.
There is no Snohomish County Code prohibition on home composting of yard debris and food scraps; the county promotes composting to reduce landfill waste. Residential collection of solid waste and recyclables in unincorporated areas is governed by SCC Ch. 7.42, which frames the certificated-hauler collection system; curbside organics/yard-waste service is offered by the contracted haulers in many service areas. Home compost piles are expected to be maintained so they do not create a rodent, odor, or vector nuisance. Larger-scale or commercial composting operations are separately regulated under state solid-waste-handling rules (WAC 173-350) and county permitting, but a resident's backyard bin needs no county permit.
No penalty for a well-kept home compost bin. A pile that becomes a rodent, odor, or vector problem could be addressed as a health nuisance.
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Lynnwood, WA
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Lynnwood, WA
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Lynnwood, WA
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Lynnwood, WA
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Lynnwood, WA
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Lynnwood, WA
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