Richland trash & recycling schedule

Trash is picked up weekly; your day depends on your ZIP.

At a glance

TrashStandard 96-gal gray garbage + 96-gal green yard cart weekly; day via Interactive Collection Day Map.

Verified 2026-10-15 · ci.richland.wa.us

Curbside6:00 a.m. on collection day (Fall Cleanup extra bags); standard per residential garbage page. Checklist

Verified 2026-10-15 · ci.richland.wa.us

RecyclingBiweekly co-mingled blue cart (Week A/B on calendar/map). Paper/cardboard, #1/#2 neck bottles, metal cans; clean plastic grocery bags OK in blue per page.

Verified 2026-10-15 · ci.richland.wa.us

BulkExtra bagged waste during Fall Cleanup windows per calendar; Christmas trees first 2 weeks of January ( >6 ft cut in half). Bulk page

Source: Not yet confirmed

HaulerCity of Richland Solid Waste Utility.
ContactsContact the city — 509-942-7700.

Verified 2026-10-15 · ci.richland.wa.us

Curbside

Curbside checklist

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

When

6:00 a.m. on collection day (Fall Cleanup extra bags); standard per residential garbage page.

Limits

Fall Cleanup bag ≤40 lb; bundled limbs per cleanup rules.

Not allowed

Food waste, household hazardous waste, batteries, aerosol in blue cart; appliances/tires not in fall bag pickup.

Bags

Garbage bagged in gray; recycling loose in blue.

Brush

Green yard cart weekly; reduction tips on city site.

Not yet confirmed: Where.

Verified 2026-10-15 · ci.richland.wa.us

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Verified 2026-10-15 · ci.richland.wa.us

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Full details for Richland: every rule, with sources
Trash
City Solid Waste Utility in-house. Standard 96-gal gray garbage + 96-gal green yard cart weekly; day via Interactive Collection Day Map. Optional 96-gal blue recycle $7.70/mo (extra $2/mo). Contact 509-942-7700 / [email protected].
Recycling
Biweekly co-mingled blue cart (Week A/B on calendar/map). Paper/cardboard, #1/#2 neck bottles, metal cans; clean plastic grocery bags OK in blue per page. No glass curbside (drop-box locations); contamination fee $10 repeat offenders. Sign up via service request.
Bulk pickup
Extra bagged waste during Fall Cleanup windows per calendar; Christmas trees first 2 weeks of January ( >6 ft cut in half). Drop boxes and Horn Rapids Landfill for large loads. Yard in green cart weekly.
Curbside: when
6:00 a.m. on collection day (Fall Cleanup extra bags); standard per residential garbage page.
Curbside: where
Not yet confirmed
Curbside: limits
Fall Cleanup bag ≤40 lb; bundled limbs per cleanup rules.
Curbside: brush
Green yard cart weekly; reduction tips on city site.
Curbside: not allowed
Food waste, household hazardous waste, batteries, aerosol in blue cart; appliances/tires not in fall bag pickup.
Curbside: bags
Garbage bagged in gray; recycling loose in blue.
Curbside: fees and fines
$10 recycling contamination fee cited on recycling page.
Holidays

Not yet confirmed. Check your city.

Hauler
City of Richland Solid Waste Utility
Contacts
Contact the city — 509-942-7700.
Find your day
Interactive Collection Day Map
Sources
Trash and recycling: ci.richland.wa.us
Bulk: Not yet confirmed
Holidays: Not yet confirmed
Curbside: ci.richland.wa.us
Verified
2026-10-15

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