Auburn bulk trash pickup
1×/year free up to 4 bulky items — schedule ahead on regular service day.
Verified 2026-10-15 · wmnorthwest.com
At a glance
| Brush | Weekly yard+food. |
|---|---|
| Limits | Annual free 4 bulky; weather double next week free. |
| Not allowed | Contaminants in recycle; bulky exclusions on flyer. |
| Curbside | By 7:00 a.m.; not earlier than 24 hrs before. Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · wmnorthwest.com |
Schedule
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
By 7:00 a.m.; not earlier than 24 hrs before.
Where
Planter strip preferred; clearances above; remove ≤24 hrs after.
Limits
Annual free 4 bulky; weather double next week free.
Not allowed
Contaminants in recycle; bulky exclusions on flyer.
Bags
Per Waste Management (WM) Auburn guidelines.
Verified 2026-10-15 · wmnorthwest.com
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Full details for Auburn: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- City contracts Waste Management (253-939-9792; wmnorthwest.com/auburn) since Oct 2021 (replaced Republic). Weekly garbage + weekly yard/food. Carts by 7:00 a.m. (or ≤24 hrs before); ≥2 ft apart, lids toward street; ≥3 ft from cars/trees/fences/mailboxes; remove ≤24 hrs after.
- Recycling
- every other week; “Recycling Only Oops” tags for contamination.
- Bulk pickup
- 1×/year free up to 4 bulky items — schedule ahead on regular service day (253-939-9792). No household garbage/tires/construction debris/household hazardous waste/e-waste as bulky (Waste Management (WM) flyer).
- Curbside: when
- By 7:00 a.m.; not earlier than 24 hrs before.
- Curbside: where
- Planter strip preferred; clearances above; remove ≤24 hrs after.
- Curbside: limits
- Annual free 4 bulky; weather double next week free.
- Curbside: brush
- Weekly yard+food.
- Curbside: not allowed
- Contaminants in recycle; bulky exclusions on flyer.
- Curbside: bags
- Per Waste Management (WM) Auburn guidelines.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Extra/contamination follow-up per Waste Management (WM).
- Holidays
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s → on/after +1 day; other holidays normal.
- Hauler
- Waste Management Northwest
- Contacts
- Waste Management (WM) 253-939-9792; [email protected]
- Find your day
- Garbage, Recycling & Yard+Food Waste Services + Waste Management (WM) Auburn
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: auburnwa.gov
Bulk: wmnorthwest.com
Holidays: wmnorthwest.com
Curbside: wmnorthwest.com - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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