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Food Scraps & Yard Debris

Food Scraps & Yard Debris service costs less than garbage service and creates 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. Login to your account to determine your collection week.

Services and Rates

To sign up for service, click here or call CleanScapes at (206) 763-4444.
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Materials Collected

Materials to put in your Food Scraps and Yard Debris container.
Do not put recalled food, plastic, glass or metal in the Food Scraps & Yard Debris container.
Read about King County's "Cube of Food," a visual reminder of the difference you make by recycling food scraps.

Tips

•  For tips on how to keep containers clean, how to collect food scraps in the kitchen and information on why composting saves money and conserves resources, click here.
•  If you have the space, compost your food scraps & yard debris in your own back yard. For more information, click here.
•  To make food scrap composting easier, call the City of Shoreline at (206) 801-2455 for a free BioBag sample!