Federal Way, WA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

020 restricts who can pick up trash in Federal Way. Collection, disposal and billing for garbage generated within the city must be handled by service providers operating under a written service agreement or franchise issued under city ordinance, and only providers with a current agreement or franchise are authorized to collect garbage or haul it through city streets. The section carves out ancillary disposal providers, businesses such as appliance or carpet delivery companies, self-hauling contractors, or clean-up services, that can collect, haul and dispose of garbage generated in the regular course of a distinct business they provide, so long as that other service is equivalent to what a city-contracted hauler offers.

010 allows self-hauling of solid waste or source-separated material to a site the administrator, meaning the public works director or designee, has approved. 030. 040 layers on a duties clause: providers must comply with all city code provisions, applicable federal, state and county law, and their contract or franchise terms regarding collection, handling, transportation and disposal of garbage, at no added cost to the city or residents, and the city can inspect their books and records during business hours. 050 lets providers enter private property to collect garbage, yard debris and recyclables from customers under their city agreement.