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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Chapter 13.02
Section 13.02.0554
 

Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.02 Solid Waste

Article VI. Recycling Rates

Section 13.02.0554 Clean Green Yard Waste Collection
  1. Any customer may apply to the department for collection of “clean green” yard waste. Participation is voluntary.
    1. To be accepted as “clean green” yard waste, material must consist of grass, leaves, pine needles, pine cones, thatch, vines, weeds, and branches, or other such fresh yard waste type material, not putrefied. Food scraps and compostable paper products are acceptable.
    1. Woody material must be no more than three inches in diameter and not extend outside the approved collection container.
    1. Material may be bundled with rope or string next to the container not to exceed six feet in length.
    1. Total gross cart weight may not exceed two hundred fifty pounds.
  1. In alddition to subsection (A) of this section, customers are cautioned that “clean green” yard material may not contain any of the following:
    1. Sod (beyond small amounts).
    1. Rocks.
    1. Dirt.
    1. Gravel.
    1. Concrete.
    1. Glass.
    1. Metal.
    1. Plastic.
    1. Treated wood/bark.
    1. Animal feces.
    1. Paint residue.
    1. Christmas or holiday decorations.
    1. Non-compostable paper products.
    1. Flocking.
    1. Dimensional lumber.
    1. Stumps/roots.
    1. Charcoal/Ash

A load is further not considered clean green if it emanates a strong odor, detectable by an ordinary person at a distance of thirty feet. Loads submitted not acceptable as clean green will be left by clean green collection crews and must be handled as a category solid waste. The rate shall be as for a ninety gallon automated style container, as set in SMC 13.02.0502.

  1. The collection day for clean green yard waste shall be on a weekly basis during the season which generally runs from March through November, on the same day as the customer’s regular solid waste collection. Service is provided only in ninety gallon carts supplied by the department.
  1. The service is billed and payable monthly, as follows:

Clean Green Yard Waste Collection

2024

March thru November

$20.72

December thru February

No charge

Extra Dump

$5.19
  1. Yard waste cart packout charged at same rate as refuse (one half of standard sixty gallon refuse rate for each fifty feet for items not within the six feet of pickup location).
  1. There is no container delivery charge for the first delivery to a given customer. Thereafter, the redelivery charge is the same amount as the container pickup fee as listed below.
  1. The container pickup fee is:

2024

$35.15

if requested within twelve months of the initial delivery.

The customer is responsible for the cost of cart replacement in case of loss or damage.

Date Passed: Monday, August 28, 2023

Effective Date: Monday, January 1, 2024

ORD C36428 Section 13