Pasco, WA Trash & Recycling: Yard Waste Collection (2026)
Key Facts
- Bundle size cap
- 5 feet long, 2 feet in girth
- Bundle weight cap
- 65 pounds per bundle
- Branch diameter limit
- Under 6 inches in diameter
- Automated cart priority
- Material that fits must go in the cart
- Oversize bundle placement
- 3 feet from the automated container
Summary
PMC 8.05.160 lets Pasco residents bundle boxes, shrubs, and small tree limbs under six inches in diameter for collection, but caps each bundle at five feet in length, two feet in girth, and 65 pounds, with material that fits in an automated cart required to go in the cart instead.
Boxes, cartons, shrubs, trees (less than six inches in diameter), small tree limbs, strips of boards or lumber and other solid waste may be broken or cut and tied into bundles that shall not exceed five feet in the longest dimension and two feet in girth and not exceeding 65 pounds; provided, however, where a residence or other establishment has been furnished with a container to facilitate automated service, all such materials shall be placed in the automated container unless the capacity of the container is insufficient to accept the material. Bundles of solid waste which do not fit into the automated container shall be placed a distance of three feet from the automated container near the contractor's collection equipment.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4837, passed May 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
160 governs how residential yard waste and brush leave the curb. Boxes, cartons, shrubs, trees under six inches in diameter, small tree limbs, and strips of board or lumber may be cut or broken and tied into bundles, but each bundle is capped at five feet in its longest dimension, two feet in girth, and 65 pounds. Where a residence has been furnished an automated container, all such material must go into that container instead of being bundled, unless the container lacks the capacity to accept it; only then may an oversize bundle be set out, and it must sit three feet from the automated container near the collector's equipment.
180's general weight limitation, which bars any bundle, can, or container from weighing more than 65 pounds when filled unless the City or its solid waste collector authorizes a heavier load. 150 apply as well: residential waste must be drained and securely bagged so moisture and contents do not escape before pickup. 260.
Violations & Fines
Bundles that exceed the five-foot, two-foot-girth, or 65-pound limits, or yard waste set out loose instead of bundled or bagged, violate PMC 8.05.160 and 8.05.150 and are punishable under PMC 8.05.340 as a civil infraction, carrying a penalty of up to $500 for a first violation and $50 per day it continues, under the schedule in PMC 1.40.050(5).
Frequently Asked Questions
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