Edmonds, WA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- ECC 7.80.030(A)
- Curbside materials
- 6 categories, curb set-out
- Container
- Provided to nonmultifamily homes
- Adopted
- Ord. 2901, 1992
- Set-out day
- Hauler's designated collection day
Summary
Edmonds requires curbside recyclables to be set out on your hauler's designated collection day under Edmonds City Code Section 7.80.030(A). The code names six accepted curbside materials: old newspaper, mixed waste paper and cardboard, aluminum and tin-plated steel food and beverage containers, glass food and beverage containers, and PETE #1 plastic.
A. Collection of the following materials from the curb when properly set out on the designated collection day for collection by the designated hauler:
1. Old newspaper;
2. Mixed waste paper, including old corrugated containers (cardboard);
3. Aluminum food and beverage containers;
4. Tin-plated steel food and beverage containers;
5. Glass food and beverage containers;
6. PETE #1 (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4444, passed August 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
80 of the Edmonds City Code, Solid Waste Recycling, requires every WUTC-certificated hauler operating in Edmonds to collect the six listed materials from the curb when properly set out on the designated collection day. The chapter was adopted by Ordinance 2901 in 1992 and amended by Ordinance 2949 in 1993. 030(D), and customers can supply their own container in exchange for a rate reduction. The code does not fix a citywide clock time for set-out; it ties the rule to whichever collection day the certificated hauler assigns the property.
Other recyclable items, such as plastics outside PETE #1 or waste oil, may be added at the city's option only if the added cost is charged to the residents who receive the expanded service, so residents should confirm what their specific hauler currently accepts before setting out anything not on the six-item list. 030(G).
Violations & Fines
The set-out rule itself carries no standalone fine; it is a service standard enforced through the city's oversight of its certificated haulers, including rate reporting under Section 7.80.050 and annual program monitoring under Section 7.80.060. Solid waste disposed of outside the sanctioned collection and county-disposal system instead falls under the unlawful disposal penalties of Edmonds City Code Section 7.70.030, which can reach a misdemeanor fine of up to $1,000 or 90 days in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
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