Lynnwood, WA Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- LMC 7.04.040
- Mandatory
- Licensed collector required for every property
- Fine
- Up to $100 per violation
- Jail
- Up to 30 days
- Container standard
- Watertight, raised-bottom, tight-covered (LMC 7.04.030)
- Self-haul exception
- Only nonregular, occasional, no WUTC certificate
Summary
Lynnwood, Washington, a Snohomish County city, requires every property owner and entity to obtain garbage collection from a solid waste collector licensed by the state under LMC 7.04.040. The city council declared mandatory, universal service necessary for public health, and LMC 7.04.050 backs the duty with a fine of up to $100.00 per violation, up to 30 days in jail, or both.
A. The city council finds that all residents, property owners, and other citizens benefit from the orderly, timely, and sanitary disposal of garbage, refuse and solid waste, and that mandatory and universal garbage collection service is important to maintain the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the city. B. All persons or entities shall use a solid waste collector, licensed by the appropriate state agency, to remove, transport and dispose of all garbage, refuse and other solid waste created, generated, or accumulated by, on or at any premises or other property owned or controlled by that person or entity, and to that end it shall be the duty of each such person or entity to obtain garbage collection service from a licensed solid waste collector ...
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 3512, passed May 26, 2026).
Full Breakdown
040 makes garbage collection service mandatory across Lynnwood, Washington, a Snohomish County city. The city council found in adopting the section that orderly, timely, sanitary disposal of garbage, refuse and solid waste protects public health, safety and welfare, and declared mandatory and universal garbage collection service necessary to that end. 77 RCW; self-hauling is not a substitute for that ongoing service. 08, construction and demolition debris removed by the property owner or a licensed collector, dead animal disposal, dangerous wastes regulated by the Department of Ecology under WAC 173-303, other 'problem wastes' such as contaminated cleanup soils or dredge spoils, septage from septic systems, and yard waste, which a resident may remove personally or through a collector.
030: watertight, raised-bottom, tight-covered receptacles approved by the health officer, though dry refuse may be kept in cartons if it will not spill or scatter. 08.
Violations & Fines
Violating the mandatory-collection duty in LMC 7.04.040 is punishable under LMC 7.04.050 by a fine of up to $100.00 per violation, up to 30 days in jail, or both, with each day of noncompliance chargeable separately. The city may instead pursue any other remedy available under the code, including the general penalty and abatement procedures in LMC Chapter 1.40 and the junk-vehicle removal process in LMC Chapter 10.08.
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