Renton, WA Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)
Key Facts
- Garbage service
- compulsory citywide (RMC 8-1-1)
- Residential collection
- 1x/week, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. (8-1-8B)
- Commercial collection
- up to 5x/week, 4 a.m. to 4 p.m. (8-1-8A)
- Curb placement window
- 24 hrs before/after pickup (8-1-3C)
- Holiday makeup
- Saturday collection allowed (8-1-8C)
- Late payment
- 10% late fee, then property lien (8-1-9)
Summary
Garbage collection is compulsory for every person and property in Renton under RMC 8-1-1; RMC 8-1-8 sets residential pickup one day a week between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., with commercial collection allowed up to five days a week.
A. Regular collections from business firms and commercial enterprises will be made as often as required but shall not exceed one pickup per day, five (5) days per week, Monday through Friday, between the hours of four o'clock (4:00) A.M. and four o'clock (4:00) P.M., unless the City authorizes an extension of such time. B. Regular collections of garbage from single-family units and duplexes shall be made one day per week between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and four o'clock (4:00) P.M., Monday through Friday, unless the City authorizes a temporary extension of hours.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 6197, passed August 10, 2026).
Full Breakdown
RMC 8-1-1 makes "the collection, disposal and removal of solid waste within the City compulsory and universal" for garbage, and RMC 8-1-3(B) requires that "all persons and properties within the City shall use the garbage collection system and service of the utility and collection contractor(s) of the City." RMC 8-1-3(D) backs this with a mandatory minimum service level and charge for every occupied property, "whether or not such persons use the service," though the Solid Waste Coordinator may waive it upon a showing that a property produces no garbage or recyclables.
RMC 8-1-8(A) allows regular collection from business firms and commercial enterprises "as often as required but shall not exceed one pickup per day, five (5) days per week, Monday through Friday, between the hours of four o'clock (4:00) A.M. and four o'clock (4:00) P.M." RMC 8-1-8(B) sets residential collection at one day per week between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, for single-family units and duplexes, with the same weekly schedule applying to recyclables from single-family, duplex, and multi-family residences. Yard waste runs weekly on the same day as garbage, except mobile home courts, which need a separate agreement. RMC 8-1-8(C) allows Saturday collection to make up for a missed weekday when a legal holiday falls in the workweek and the contractor doesn't work that day.
Containers must go to the curb no earlier than 24 hours before the scheduled day and come back within 24 hours after pickup under RMC 8-1-3(C), and RMC 8-1-4(K) makes early placement or late removal by a single-family resident a separate violation.
Violations & Fines
Setting garbage, recycling, or yard waste carts out more than 24 hours before the scheduled collection day, or failing to remove them within 24 hours after pickup, is unlawful under RMC 8-1-4(K) and a misdemeanor under RMC 8-1-4(O); refusing the mandatory minimum service or letting charges go unpaid can also trigger a 10% delinquency fee and a lien against the property under RMC 8-1-9.
Frequently Asked Questions
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