Federal Way, WA Trash & Recycling: Illegal Dumping (2026)

020 bans illegal dumping outright: it is unlawful to deposit, throw or place solid waste or source-separated material in any public street or other public place, and the ban extends to private property too, covering private roads, private drives, or any private property regardless of who owns it, unless the material is placed in an approved collection container. The rule closes off both the classic dumping-on-a-vacant-lot scenario and dumping on a neighbor's land, since ownership of the dumping site provides no defense. 20 does not carry its own penalty schedule for this section, enforcement falls back to the city's general provisions.

010 gives the public works director authority to administer and enforce the solid waste collection division and makes it unlawful to violate any provision or implementing rule. 010 supplies the default: anyone violating any Code provision is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment for up to 90 days, or both, and each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense, which matters for dumped material left in place. 080.