Benton County runs disposal, not curbside pickup. Kennewick uses Waste Management, Richland runs its own utility, and West Richland, Benton City, and Prosser use Basin Disposal. Unincorporated homes hire a UTC-certificated hauler or self-haul.
Benton County's Solid Waste program handles disposal and planning, not household collection. Pickup is arranged city by city. The City of Richland's own Solid Waste Utility runs weekly garbage and yard-waste routes. Kennewick contracts curbside service to Waste Management. West Richland, Benton City, and the county seat of Prosser contract with Basin Disposal. In the unincorporated county there is no municipal route: residents either subscribe to a private hauler holding a certificate from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission under RCW 81.77, or self-haul waste to the Horn Rapids Landfill or a transfer station. Set carts out by your provider's morning deadline.
No county penalty exists for a missed set-out; service follows your city utility or hauler contract. Dumping waste instead of using a certificated hauler or a landfill draws fines under state and county solid-waste law.
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