Kennewick, WA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Max bundle length
- 5 feet
- Max bundle girth
- 2 feet
- Max bundle weight
- 65 pounds
- Tree diameter limit
- Under 6 inches
Summary
Kennewick lets residents bundle shrubs, trees under six inches in diameter, small limbs, and lumber for pickup, but each bundle is capped at five feet long, two feet in girth, and 65 pounds.
Boxes, cartons, shrubs, trees less than six inches in diameter, small tree limbs, strips or boards or lumber and other refuse may be broken or cut and tied into bundles so long as they do not exceed five feet in length, two feet in girth and 65 pounds in weight.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 19 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
KMC 9.04.030(5) allows boxes, cartons, shrubs, trees less than six inches in diameter, small tree limbs, and strips or boards of lumber to be cut and tied into bundles for collection instead of bagged. Each bundle is capped at five feet in length, two feet in girth, and 65 pounds in weight. Anything larger than that, a bigger tree, a load of storm debris, falls outside the curbside bundling allowance and has to go through the transfer station instead.
Violations & Fines
Bundles over the five-foot, two-foot-girth, or 65-pound limits can be refused by the collector; noncompliance is enforceable as a civil infraction under the Chapter's general penalty, up to $5,000 (KMC 9.04.120).
Frequently Asked Questions
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