Kirkland, WA Trash & Recycling: Bulk Item Disposal (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- KMC 16.12.030
- Appliance pickup fee (2026)
- $37.30 per item
- Refrigerator/freezer fee (2026)
- $49.73 per item
- Mattress/box springs fee (2026)
- $37.30 per item
- Misc. bulky material (2026)
- $198.98 per cubic yard
- Service basis
- On-call, per occurrence, per item
- Alternative for larger loads
- Temporary 2/4/6-yard containers
Summary
Kirkland handles large items like appliances, furniture and mattresses through On-Call Bulky Waste Collection, a separate per-occurrence, per-item service billed under KMC 16.12.030, not the weekly cart pickup used for regular garbage.
16.12.030 Collection rates. The rates to be charged for solid waste collection service in the city shall be as follows:
C. On-Call Bulky Waste Collection Fees (Per Occurrence—Per Item)
2024 2025 2026 Appliances $34.50 $36.04 $37.30 Refrigerator/freezer 46.00 48.05 49.73 Sofa 34.50 36.04 37.30 Chair 34.50 36.04 37.30 Mattress or box springs 34.50 36.04 37.30 Tire: Auto/light truck N/A N/A N/A Miscellaneous, per cubic yard 181.07 188.10 198.98
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4945, passed July 21, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Kirkland's regular curbside garbage, recycling and yard waste service does not cover bulky items. 030, the city sets separate On-Call Bulky Waste Collection Fees, charged per occurrence and per item rather than folded into the monthly cart rate. 30. 98 per cubic yard. Auto/light truck tires, bus/heavy truck tires, and rim or wheel add-ons are listed in the same fee table but currently show no charge (N/A) in the 2024 through 2026 schedule. Because this is an on-call service, a resident who wants a couch, mattress or old appliance taken away must arrange the pickup with the city's contracted hauler and pay the applicable per-item fee rather than simply setting the item at the curb on a normal collection day; items set out without being scheduled and paid for are not part of the routine cart collection this section funds.
030, also sets the underlying monthly residential and commercial cart rates and the miscellaneous service fees (return trips, drive-in charges, redelivery of carts, carry-out surcharges) and Temporary Container Service rates for roll-off style bulky loads (2-yard, 4-yard and 6-yard temporary containers with daily rent and delivery fees), which is the option available to a resident disposing of a larger volume of bulk material than the per-item on-call service is meant to handle. 160 that King County does not set service levels or rates within Kirkland's limits.
Violations & Fines
Section 16.12.030 itself is a rate-setting provision, not a penalty section; billing for garbage collection, including bulky item charges, runs through the customer's city utility account under KMC 16.12.020. Unpaid solid waste charges become delinquent and are subject to a lien on the property under KMC 16.12.040. Separately, dumping bulky items curbside without scheduling and paying the on-call fee, or depositing refuse outside authorized carts or containers, is enforceable as a violation of Title 16 under KMC 16.08.125, which routes enforcement and penalties through the city's Chapter 1.12 Code Enforcement process.
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