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Food Scraps & Yard Debris Service

Food Scraps & Yard Debris service costs less than garbage service and creates compost rather than garbage. 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.

Services and Rates

To sign up for Food Scraps & Yard Debris service, call (206) 763-4444.
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Materials Collected

Do not put recalled food, plastic, glass or metal in the Food Scraps & Yard Debris cart.
Materials to put in your Food Scraps and Yard Debris cart.

Tips

•  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 http://www.metrokc.gov/.
•  If you have the space, compost your food scraps & yard debris in your own back yard. To see how visit http://your.kingcounty.gov/solidwaste/garbage-recycling/backyard-composting.asp