Edmonds, WA Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

030's opening sentence puts the obligation on every waste collector servicing Edmonds: each must make the recycling services listed in the section available across its operation areas within the city. The processing standard in subsection (C) then requires that all collected materials be processed and marketed such that no more than 10 percent by weight of the collected material may be landfilled, unless the county and the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission jointly recognize special circumstances that allow more to be landfilled. That processing requirement works alongside the rate structure obligation in subsection (H), which requires haulers to build a total rate for garbage and recycling that gives customers an economic incentive to recycle and reduce waste, consistent with state and county goals, and to credit customers who can show they generate no recyclables.

060, which requires at least annual reports on participation rates, tonnages recovered, and customer complaint logs. 070 to review and adjust how recycling services are delivered based on those reports.