Garbage and recycling are collected every other week. Please post the collection calendar delivered with your blue recycling cart or click here to get your schedule.

If you want a different size garbage cart, please contact the City of Renton,

Garbage rates effective January 2009.

Set Out by 7 AM: Put your collection carts at the street by 7:00 am.

Weight Limits (Overweight containers will not be emptied)

• Cans, bins, bundles and carts up to 32-gallon size are lifted and emptied by hand. For your safety and the safety of your collectors, please limit each 32-gallon unit to no more than 65 lbs.
  
• Larger carts are lifted mechanically, and are limited to 200 lbs.

Place carts:

• Two (2) feet apart
• At least three (3) feet from cars, trees, mailboxes, fences
  
• Cart wheels as close to the curb as possible
  
• Cart lids opening toward street

When possible, trucks with robotic arms will lift, empty and replace the carts without the drivers leaving the trucks, reducing safety hazards and traffic congestion.

Please remove all containers from the street as soon as possible after collection.

Do not put these items in your garbage: Computers and TVs Fluorescent Bulbs and Tubes Motor Oil Hazardous Waste Liquid Paint Needles or syringes Yard Trimmings Propane Tanks 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)

Extra Garbage Tips

Extra Garbage

There is an an additional charge for each extra bag or container (15-gallon, 65 lb. limit) that doesn't fit in your garbage cart with the lid closed. If you often have extra garbage, you may want to increase your garbage cart size to avoid overflow and extra garbage charges. More

Bulky Items

Bulky items like mattresses, appliances, console televisions, furniture and building materials can be picked up by special arrangement.

Order a bulky item collection

Contact Waste Management Customer Service or 1 800 592-9995 (M-F 7 AM - 5 PM, Sat. 9 AM - 1 PM) .


Reduce Your Garbage Costs!

Garbage Rates vary according to cart size. Recycling and food/yard collection can help reduce your garbage enough that you may be able to order a smaller size and lower your garbage bills.