Garbage, recycling, and food & yard waste services will be a day late on Friday, July 4th, to observe the holiday. Friday's pickup will occur on Saturday, July 5th. Please have your carts out at the point of collection by 6 AM. See more information regarding other City closures.
Recycle your Unwanted Paint with PaintCare - March 27, 2025 at 3:42 p.m. - PaintCare provides convenient drop-off sites throughout Washington where residents can recycle their unwanted paint.
Register to be a Master Composter/Recycler - January 24, 2024 at 1:45 p.m. - The Master Composter/Recycler Program class teaches residents how to reduce waste through home composting and recycling.
Students Share the Magic of Recycling in a 2023 Calendar - December 16, 2022 at 1:50 p.m. - County students recently participated in a poster contest promoting the power of recycling. The finalists’ art makes up this 2023 recycling calendar.
Spokane Recycles Poster Contest - September 12, 2022 at 1:57 p.m. - Get your art featured in the 2023 Spokane Recycles Calendar!
2021 Spokane Recycles Poster Contest - September 13, 2021 at 4:55 p.m. - Students can enter the 2021 Spokane Recycles Poster Contest and have their artwork used to educate others about reducing waste.
Latex Paint Accepted for Recycling - July 6, 2021 at 12:57 p.m. - Residents can now drop off their unused latex paint for recycling at the City of Spokane’s Waste to Energy Facility.
More Things to Recycle! - May 18, 2021 at 4:02 p.m. - There is one more thing residents can bring to the Waste to Energy Facility’s recycling drop off area.
Recycling Pickup to Change in May - February 23, 2021 at 4:31 p.m. - City to Switch to Every Other Week Recycling Collection to Keep Costs Affordable
Episode 2 of the Talking Trash Podcast - November 23, 2020 at 11:35 a.m. - The City of Spokane Solid Waste Department’s waste reduction podcast series, Talking Trash with Gina Claeys, has released Episode 2 of the series.
2021 Spokane Recycles Calendar - November 12, 2020 at 10:45 a.m. - Students educate our community on ways to reduce waste in their lives!
2020 Spokane Recycles Poster Contest - September 2, 2020 at 4:49 p.m. - Students can enter the 2020 Spokane Recycles Poster Contest and have their artwork used to educate others about reducing waste.
New Waste Reduction Podcast Series - August 26, 2020 at 12:29 p.m. - The City of Spokane Solid Waste Department has launched a new podcast series called, Talking Trash.
Recycling Study Takes to the Streets - May 27, 2020 at 3 p.m. - Recycling carts on many city routes will get a quick look inside as part of a study aimed to reduce recycling contamination.
Celebrating decades of reducing waste! - November 7, 2018 at 4:49 p.m. - Master Composter/Recyclers lead the way on home composting and better recycling
