Food Scraps & Yard Debris

June 11, 2008
Temporary Restriction on Disposal of Raw Red Tomatoes

Due to the presence of salmonella in some of the tomato supply, put raw red tomatoes and products containing raw red tomatoes in the garbage. Raw red tomatoes and products containing them have been linked to a salmonellosis outbreak.

Dispose of tomatoes in the garbage not in the food scraps & yard debris collection cart, backyard compost bin or worm bin.

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Food Scraps & Yard Debris

Click here for a picture showing the materials to put in your Food Scraps & Yard Debris cart.

Food Scraps & Yard Debris service costs less than garbage service and creates compost rather than garbage.  To order Food Scraps & Yard Debris service, Log in to your account or call (206) 763-4444.

When you subscribe to Food Scraps & Yard Debris service, you create a valuable product to use in parks and gardens. Approximately 30% of all material that ends up in the landfill could be composted instead. When you keep food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard debris separate from your garbage you extend the life of our landfill and conserve resources.

Your Food Scraps & Yard Debris cart is collected every other week on your garbage collection day. Food Scraps & Yard Debris collection weeks alternate with Recyclables collection. Log in to your account or check the User Guide that came with your garbage cart to determine your collection week.

See Services and Rates for the cost of this service

For tips on how to keep containers clean, how to collect food scraps in the kitchen and information why composting saves money and conserves resources, visit www.metrokc.gov/dnrp/swd/garbage-recycling/recyclefood.asp.

If you have the space, compost your food scraps & yard debris in your own back yard. To see how visit http://composters.com/kingcounty/kc.html

Do not put plastic, glass or metal in the Food Scraps & Yard Debris container.