Benton County, WA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- BCC 6.04.060, Large Objects
- Barred items at disposal sites
- Car bodies, large trees, limbs, similar bulk items
- Placement authority
- Site supervisor under BCC 6.04.070
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor under BCC 6.04.090
- No curbside bulk program in code
- Ordinance dates to 1959, predates bulk pickup
Summary
Benton County bars depositing car bodies, large trees and limbs, and similar oversized items at any public disposal site the county authorizes, and requires all garbage to go into the designated fill area only, not stacked beside it. A site supervisor directs placement, and violators face a misdemeanor.
6.04.060 LARGE OBJECTS. Car bodies, large trees and limbs, and similar size items shall not be deposited at any public disposal site authorized by the Benton County Commissioners. Garbage and other waste materials shall be deposited in a fill provided for disposal purposes, and shall not be placed adjacent to the fill nor in any other area of the site. 6.04.070 SUPERVISION OF DISPOSAL AREA. Where the Benton County Commissioners authorize any person to supervise a disposal area, such person shall have full authority to direct those using the dump in the placement of waste materials. 6.04.090 VIOLATIONS - PENALTIES. Any person, company, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Full Breakdown
060, Large Objects, singles out bulky waste for special treatment at Benton County's authorized disposal sites: car bodies, large trees, limbs, and similarly sized items may not be deposited there at all. Ordinary garbage and other waste materials must go into the fill area the county has provided for disposal and cannot be left adjacent to the fill or scattered elsewhere on the site. 070 backs this up procedurally: wherever the Benton County Commissioners authorize a person to supervise a disposal area, that supervisor has full authority to direct anyone using the dump in how and where waste materials are placed, giving the county a mechanism to physically stop bulk items like vehicle bodies or downed limbs from entering the general fill.
Because the ordinance predates modern curbside bulk pickup programs (it traces to Ord. 61 of 1959), it does not create a scheduled brush or large-item collection service; residents in unincorporated areas must arrange their own hauling of oversized debris to a permitted transfer station or landfill rather than leaving it at a county site or curbside for pickup. 090.
Violations & Fines
Depositing a car body, large tree, limbs, or similarly oversized debris at a county-authorized disposal site, or placing waste outside the designated fill area, violates BCC 6.04.060 and is a misdemeanor under BCC 6.04.090; a site supervisor authorized under BCC 6.04.070 may also direct or refuse placement on the spot.
Frequently Asked Questions
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