Bulky items - mattresses, furniture, large appliances - are not collected on the regular curbside route in Kennewick. Customers schedule a special bulk pickup by appointment with Waste Management (WM Northwest) for a per-item fee. The Benton County alternative is self-haul to the WM Kennewick Transfer Station at 2627 S Ely St (a permitted solid-waste handling facility under WAC Chapter 173-350). White goods containing CFC refrigerants require certified refrigerant recovery before disposal under federal Clean Air Act Section 608.
Bulky items - mattresses, box springs, sofas, large furniture, washers, dryers, refrigerators, water heaters, hot water tanks, lawn mowers (drained of fuel and oil), barbeque grills - exceed the 65-pound and 32-gallon limits of WM's standard automated cart and are not collected on the normal curbside route in Kennewick. Three options exist. First, schedule an appointment-based bulk pickup with WM Northwest customer service at 1-877-466-4668. WM charges a per-item bulk fee that varies by item type; the customer is given a scheduled pickup date and instructions to place the item curbside the night before (no earlier than 24 hours before the scheduled pickup date). Second, self-haul the item to the WM Kennewick Transfer Station, a permitted solid-waste handling facility operating under Washington's Solid Waste Handling Standards in WAC Chapter 173-350. Standard transfer-station tipping fees apply by weight. Third, household hazardous waste (paint, solvents, automotive fluids, batteries, fluorescent tubes, electronics with mercury) goes to the Benton County Moderate Risk Waste Facility at 1709 S Ely Street, Kennewick - free for residents of Benton and Franklin Counties. Refrigerators, freezers, window air conditioners, and dehumidifiers contain Class I or Class II refrigerants (CFCs or HCFCs) regulated under federal Clean Air Act Section 608 (42 U.S.C. 7671g) and EPA's 40 C.F.R. Part 82 Subpart F, which require a certified technician to recover the refrigerant before disposal. WM's bulk-pickup rate for these items typically includes the refrigerant-recovery surcharge.
Setting a bulky item at the curb without scheduling a paid WM appointment is not on the route, the item is not collected, and the resulting curbside accumulation can become a KMC 9.48 property-blight nuisance if left out. Dumping a bulky item on someone else's property, on a vacant lot, in a county park, on a roadside, or on public land is illegal dumping under RCW 70A.205.195 - a class 3 civil infraction for less than one cubic foot, a misdemeanor for one cubic foot up to a cubic yard, and a gross misdemeanor (plus litter-cleanup restitution) for one cubic yard or more. Disposing of a refrigerator or freezer without certified refrigerant recovery violates federal Clean Air Act Section 608 (42 U.S.C. 7671g) and EPA 40 C.F.R. Part 82 Subpart F, with civil penalties up to $44,539 per day per violation.
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