Anacortes, Washington - Garbage, Trash, recycling, yard waste, residential, commercial, multifamily Service

* Information below applies only to service inside the City limits.

Outside City Limits: Unincorporated Skagit County

Welcome to Waste Management
City of Anacortes *
As your collection company and your neighbor, Waste Management is dedicated to excellent customer service, protection of our environment, and preservation of valuable resources. We "Think Green"!

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Thanksgiving Schedule

No collection on Thursday or Friday, Nov 26 & 27

Thursday and Friday yard waste collection will be delayed one week. Up to twice as much material will be accepted on Thur and Fri, Dec 3 and 4, with no additional charge.

Garbage and Recycling Service

Contact: The City of Anacortes
Phone 360 293-1909 | FAX 360 293-1928 | Email

Order garbage or recycling service
Inquire about your garbage and recycling bill
Change your garbage service level
Order special collection for bulky items (mattresses, refrigerators, etc.)

Yard Waste Service

Contact: Waste Management Customer Service
1 800 592-9995 to:.

Missed Collection

If your garbage and recycling container(s) were at the curb by 6:00 am and were not emptied, contact the
City of Anacortes
360 293-1909.

If your yard waste container(s) were at the curb by 6:00 am and were not emptied,
Click Here
Or call 1 800 592-9995.

Holidays

Click Here for a list of holidays when collection service is not provided.

EcoConsumer
Where can we put all those plastics?

By Tom Watson
Special to The Seattle Times

Plastics and recycling have a complicated relationship…. Plastics recycling seems to confuse and frustrate consumers more than any other type of recycling. More

Waste Management collectors
are watching out for your neighborhood. More

Weather Delays
(Wind, Flooding, Snow, etc.)

If weather conditions prevent safe collection, we will announce service cancellations on local radio and television stations and on our Collection Delay Bulletin Board

If residential garbage, recycling or yard waste is not collected because of weather conditions, please remove containers from the street. A double load will be accepted with no extra charge on the next regularly scheduled collection day. No credit is given for collection delayed because of weather.

Curbside Yard Waste Collection
Yard Waste Cart

Yard waste is collected from subscribing residences:

Weekly March - November
Once a month December - February on the first full week of the month

Collection Calendar

E-Cycle Washington lists free responsible recycling locations for computers, monitors and TVs.

Where to go with old TVs & computers

Special Event Garbage
and Recycling Collection
Waste Management can help your organization have a clean, environmentally friendly special event. - Details

Do not put these items in your garbage:

Computers, TVs

Fluorescent bulbs, tubes

Motor Oil

Hazardous Waste

Needles or syringes

Yard Trimmings

Liquid Paint

Concrete, rocks, or dirt

Cooking Oil (Add animal litter to solidify)

Loose or hot ashes (Double bag)

Loose cat litter or animal waste (Double bag)

Loose packing pellets or sawdust (Double bag)

Hazardous Waste Disposal Options (including free drop sites)

Where Do Recyclables Go?

Watch the Sorting in Action!

Where Do Recyclables Go?
Single Stream Processing

City Inside/Out: Zero Waste

Battle of the Bags: Paper versus Plastic

Investigators: Some plastic getting greenwashed

Some recycling dos & don'ts

Combined bottles, cans, paper and cardboard collected from residences and businesses, as well as debris from construction and demolition projects are sorted at Waste Management's Cascade Recycling Center in Woodinville. The center employs advanced technologies from the US and Europe, and ships the sorted commodities to domestic and Pacific Rim markets for use in new products.

No shredded paper in recycling, please! (OK layered with food and yard waste) More

No plastic bags in recycling, please! (Reuse or recycle at grocery stores) More

No needles or syringes in recycling, please! More (Medwaste Tracker)