Bellevue bulk trash pickup

Contact the city for bulk pickup details.

Verified 2026-10-15 · bellevuewa.gov

At a glance

BrushCompost food scraps + yard; Cedar Grove bags OK; extra yard paper bags/cans/boxes labeled (fees).
LimitsFluorescent ≤2 tubes/bulbs per collection / ≤10/year / ≤4 ft; cooking oil ≤3 gal/pickup / ≤10 gal/year (single-family).
Not allowedHousehold hazardous waste, hot ashes; plastic bags in recycle/compost (except approved compostable).
CurbsideBy 7:00 a.m.; remove after 6:00 p.m. Checklist

Verified 2026-10-15 · bellevuewa.gov

Schedule

Curbside

Curbside checklist

City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.

When

By 7:00 a.m.; remove after 6:00 p.m.

Where

Clear sidewalks/bike lanes; spacing above.

Limits

Fluorescent ≤2 tubes/bulbs per collection / ≤10/year / ≤4 ft; cooking oil ≤3 gal/pickup / ≤10 gal/year (single-family).

Not allowed

Household hazardous waste, hot ashes; plastic bags in recycle/compost (except approved compostable).

Bags

Bag garbage; recyclables loose.

Verified 2026-10-15 · bellevuewa.gov

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Full details for Bellevue: every rule, with sources
Trash
City contracts Republic Services. Single-family CS 425-452-4762; multifamily/commercial 425-646-2492. Weekly garbage + recycling + compost (city Food Waste / Service Guide). Bag all garbage; carts by 7:00 a.m.; ≥2 ft apart; ≥3 ft from objects; 14 ft overhead; remove after 6:00 p.m. (Residential Service Guide). Extras: tied bags labeled “garbage” (fees).
Recycling
Weekly with garbage (bundled). Clean/empty/dry; expanded curbside (batteries on cart, fluorescents next to cart, cooking oil jugs, scrap metal <2 ft/60 lb, rigid plastic <2 ft — see city Solid Waste For Residents). Larger rigid plastic >2 ft: schedule Republic or Bellevue drop-off 1600 127th Ave NE.
Bulk pickup
Contact the city for bulk pickup details.
Curbside: when
By 7:00 a.m.; remove after 6:00 p.m.
Curbside: where
Clear sidewalks/bike lanes; spacing above.
Curbside: limits
Fluorescent ≤2 tubes/bulbs per collection / ≤10/year / ≤4 ft; cooking oil ≤3 gal/pickup / ≤10 gal/year (single-family).
Curbside: brush
Compost food scraps + yard; Cedar Grove bags OK; extra yard paper bags/cans/boxes labeled (fees).
Curbside: not allowed
household hazardous waste, hot ashes; plastic bags in recycle/compost (except approved compostable).
Curbside: bags
Bag garbage; recyclables loose.
Curbside: fees and fines
Extra garbage fees; missed pickup → double next week free (city missed-pickup page).
Holidays

City page: no collection Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s — if day on/after holiday → +1 day rest of week (Thu→Fri, Fri→Sat). Weather: remove after 6 p.m. If unsafe; double next week free.

Hauler
Republic Services
Contacts
Republic single-family 425-452-4762; multi-family 425-646-2492; City recycle 425-452-6932; [email protected]; City Hall 425-452-6800
Find your day
Solid Waste For Residents + Holiday Schedules + Service Guide
Sources
Trash and recycling: bellevuewa.gov
Bulk: bellevuewa.gov
Holidays: bellevuewa.gov
Curbside: bellevuewa.gov
Verified
2026-10-15

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