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

Recycling in Pasco is primarily a voluntary, drop-off program rather than a mandated curbside service. The Pasco Municipal Code's solid waste chapter (Chapter 8.05) governs collection and prohibits scavenging of recyclables set out for collection (PMC 8.05.130), but the city does not impose a household recycling mandate requiring separation of recyclables. Instead, recycling is provided through Basin Recycling, affiliated with the city's contracted hauler Basin Disposal, which operates Neighborhood Recycling Centers at numerous locations around the community. These drop-off centers accept aluminum and steel (tin) cans, newspaper, mixed and office paper, and cardboard; corrugated cardboard should be broken down and flattened before drop-off. One documented Pasco drop-off site is at Virgie Robinson Elementary, 125 S Wehe Ave. Franklin County and Basin Disposal coordinate broader recycling and household hazardous waste options for the region. Because there is no local ordinance requiring curbside recycling participation, Pasco residents are not fined for failing to recycle, but they are encouraged to use the drop-off network. At the state level, Washington has been expanding organics and recycling requirements (for example through the 2022 Organics Management Law), but those obligations fall mainly on businesses and on jurisdictions that operate in designated collection areas rather than on individual Pasco households. Residents who want recycling should sort accepted materials and use the nearest neighborhood center; contact Basin Disposal at 509-547-2476 for current locations and accepted items.