Grant County, WA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Covered yard waste
- Grass, leaves, clippings, prunings, brush, branches
- Restricted window
- June 1 to September 30, annually
- Standing pile limit
- 5 feet diameter and height, year-round
- Never allowed
- Burning household garbage or processed lumber
- First offense fine
- $150.00
Summary
Unincorporated Grant County treats yard waste, trees, shrubs and grass clippings as regulated natural vegetation under GCC 6.10.020, and GCC 6.10.070 folds it directly into the annual June 1 to September 30 burn restriction: residential yard-waste burning, including ditch-bank clearing, is limited to that restriction's rules rather than allowed freely.
6.10.020 - Definitions. ... "Natural vegetation" shall be defined as unprocessed plant material from herbs, shrubbery, and trees, including grass, weeds, leaves, clippings, prunings, brush, branches, roots, stumps, and trunk wood. ... 6.10.070 - Annual burn restriction. An automatic burn restriction on outdoor burning shall be placed into effect from June 1 to September 30 each year within the unincorporated areas of the County. 1.Burn restriction conditions and procedures. (Note: Burning in burn barrels is illegal - see 6.10.040(1) above.)a.This burn restriction limits all residential burning to include yard waste (trees, shrubs, grass clipping, etc.), the burning of ditch banks or any other private burning.b.The burning of household garbage, building materials (processed lumber) is never allowed by Washington State law at any time.
Full Breakdown
10, Fire Hazards, addresses yard waste through what residents are allowed to burn and when. 020 defines natural vegetation as unprocessed plant material from herbs, shrubbery, and trees, including grass, weeds, leaves, clippings, prunings, brush, branches, roots, stumps, and trunk wood, the exact material that piles up as yard waste after mowing, pruning or clearing. , the burning of ditch banks or any other private burning during that window. 040: piles no larger than five feet in diameter and five feet high, kept twenty-five feet from any structure, with the fire district notified when burning starts and prior approval needed to go bigger.
Burning household garbage or processed building materials as a way of clearing debris is never allowed at any time, restriction or not, a limit the code ties directly to state law. Residents who want to burn yard waste during the June-to-September window need approval from the Fire Marshal and local fire district as an exception to the automatic restriction, the same approval path used to raise pile-size limits.
Violations & Fines
Burning yard waste outside the pile-size and setback limits in GCC 6.10.040, or during the June 1 to September 30 restriction in GCC 6.10.070 without Fire Marshal approval, is a civil infraction under GCC 6.10.080. GCC 6.10.090 sets fines of $150.00 for a first offense, $300.00 for a second, and $500.00 for a third or later offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I burn yard waste in unincorporated Grant County?
Does Grant County pick up yard waste for residents?
Can I burn ditch bank clippings during the summer restriction?
Sources & Official References
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