Everett, WA Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Front-yard/corner setback
- bins barred, except pickup day
- Alley lots
- containers placed alongside alley
- Screening
- vegetation or structural enclosure required
- Access
- can't block garbage bins or ADA access
- Responsible party
- property owner
Summary
Recycle bins for Everett multifamily properties can't sit in the front-yard setback or the corner-lot street-side setback, except on pickup day, and must be screened from view of the street and neighboring properties.
A. Placement. Recycle bins will not be located in a required front yard setback area or street side setback area for corner lots (except on pick up days to facilitate collection). Where the alley abuts a lot, the containers will be located adjacent to the alley. Placement requirements will be the responsibility of the property owner.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4194-26, passed July 29, 2026).
Full Breakdown
EMC 8.14.060 sets placement rules for recycling containers at Everett multifamily complexes served by franchised haulers. Bins are barred from a required front yard setback or the street-side setback on corner lots, except on pickup days when they're moved out for collection; where an alley abuts the lot, containers go alongside the alley instead. Bins must also be screened from the street and adjacent properties with dense vegetation or a structural enclosure, and can't block access to the garbage containers or violate ADA accessibility standards. Property owners, not haulers, are responsible for placement and screening under this section.
Violations & Fines
No stated fine: the city reviews problem placements case by case and can require relocation or added screening; the property owner, not the hauler, bears that cost and responsibility.
Frequently Asked Questions
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