Kennewick residential customers receive weekly curbside garbage and recycling collection from Waste Management (WM Northwest) under the exclusive franchise authorized by KMC 9.04. Carts must be at the curb by 5:00 a.m. (June-September) or 6:00 a.m. (October-May). Holiday rules: WM collects on all holidays except Christmas Day and New Year's Day; when a service day is missed for a holiday, all collections that week shift one day later. Bagged-leaf yard waste collection happens during the first full week of November, December, and January.
The Kennewick Municipal Code authorizes the city to award an exclusive solid waste franchise (KMC Chapter 9.04), and the city has done so to Waste Management, operating as WM Northwest. Residential service includes weekly garbage pickup, weekly curbside single-stream recycling, and a limited bagged-leaf yard-waste program three weeks per winter season. Set-out time is the night before through 5:00 a.m. (June 1 through September 30) or 6:00 a.m. (October 1 through May 31), reflecting WM's earlier summer start time. Cart-placement requirements (wheels toward house, three-foot clearance) apply for the automated trucks. Holiday schedule: WM collects on every federal holiday except Christmas Day (December 25) and New Year's Day (January 1); when one of those two holidays falls on a weekday, that day's collection and all subsequent collections that week shift one day later, with the Friday route picked up on Saturday. Bagged-leaf yard waste is collected during the first full week of November, December, and January on the regular garbage day - bags tied and placed next to the garbage cart. Extra-bag charges apply for material that does not fit in the cart with the lid fully closed (32-gallon bag, 65-pound limit). WM customer service is 1-877-466-4668 (Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.). Self-haul to the WM Kennewick Transfer Station is an option for material that does not fit curbside; the transfer station is a permitted solid-waste handling facility under WAC Chapter 173-350 (Solid Waste Handling Standards).
Failure to subscribe to franchised service is enforced under KMC 9.04 with the accelerated 20-day Compliance Warning Letter track, then a Notice and Order with a $500 minimum civil penalty. Carts left at the curb past the day-after-collection or placed where they obstruct sight distance, pedestrian travel, or driveway access are addressable under KMC 9.48 nuisance authority. Cart contents that exceed weight limits (65 pounds in a 32-gallon cart, up to 180 pounds in larger automated carts) or that include prohibited materials (hazardous waste, batteries, electronics) are not collected by WM and are returned to the customer for proper disposal at the WM Transfer Station or the Benton County Moderate Risk Waste Facility (1709 S Ely St, Kennewick) for household hazardous waste.
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