Kitsap County, WA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- KCC § 9.48.040(1)(D)
- Minimum frequency
- Every other week
- Collection day
- Same day as garbage pickup
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Kitsap County
- Missed-pickup fix
- Recollected within 2 business days
- Fallback
- County can contract service, § 9.48.110
Summary
Recycling in unincorporated Kitsap County runs on a fixed biweekly clock tied to garbage day. Kitsap County Code 9.48.040(1)(D) requires the solid waste company to collect recyclable material at least every other week, on the same day of the week as the customer's garbage pickup, for both single-family and multifamily accounts.
Collection Schedule. The recyclable material specified in the current Kitsap County Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan must be collected at least every other week. Recyclable material will be collected on the same day of the week as garbage collection.
Full Breakdown
48, Residential Recycling Collection, sets minimum curbside service levels for the WUTC-regulated hauler serving unincorporated Kitsap County; the schedule is a floor, not a ceiling, and the company can collect more often if it chooses. 040(1)(D), governing single-family accounts, states plainly: recyclable material specified in the current Kitsap County Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Plan must be collected at least every other week, and recyclable material will be collected on the same day of the week as garbage collection. 040(2)(C) applies the identical every-other-week minimum to multifamily accounts.
040(3)(D): compostable organics will be collected at least every other week on the same day as garbage collection, unless the company demonstrates to the solid waste division that an alternate schedule increases route density. 070(4) requires the company to distribute a printed calendar of collection dates to every customer, listing both its own phone number and the WUTC consumer affairs line. Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo and Bainbridge Island set their own schedules independently of this chapter.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 9.48 sets no criminal penalty for a missed pickup; the remedy is service-based. Under Section 9.48.080(3), a verified missed collection caused by the hauler's own fault must be redone within two business days at no charge to the customer. Persistent non-implementation of the required schedule lets the county itself step in and contract for the collection service under Section 9.48.110.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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