Auburn Commercial Yard+Food Waste Collection
| Why Compost? |
Did you know that up to 30% of commercial garbage is composed of food and compostable material? You can reduce waste with Yard+Food Waste Collection. Instead of sending food scraps and food-soiled paper products to the landfill, Yard+Food Waste Collection turns them into nutrient rich compost. And composting may save you money! Yard trimmings are prohibited from garbage containers. Yard trimmings create extra landfill expense but can provide nutritious compost and mulch if composted.
WM Yard+food waste service is available on a subscription basis and is collected weekly. The day of collection may vary. To sign up for service, call WM Customer Service at 253-939-9792.
Get free on-site assistance - A visit from a WM Recycling Specialist can help identify compostable materials in your garbage and assist you in setting up your collection system. You can request a site visit by email or call 253-939-9792.
Yard+Food Waste Container Options & Rates
Yard+Food Waste containers are offered in 35, 64, and 96-gallon cart sizes and one to two yard dumpster sizes. Click here for Rates.
Commercial Food Waste
Businesses can place food waste into the yard+food waste carts or 1 or 2-yard dumpster for collection. Food waste can be placed directly into the container or in approved compostable bags. Please use the Cedar Grove Yard+Food Waste guidelines for what is accepted.
WM Yard+Food Waste Guidelines
If you need a larger dumpster for food waste collection, please contact WM Sales Department at 1-800-592-9995.
Containers Out by 5 am
Collection times may vary as routing schedules change, and so it is very important to have all containers at the street and/or dumpsters available by 6 am. We appreciate your cooperation.
Place two feet apart from other containers and five feet from any structure with lid facing street.
Place containers out in such a way that does not restrict the reasonable and safe use of the street, sidewalk, or bicycle lanes by pedestrians, bicyclists, and automobiles.
Remove containers from public property no later than 24 hours after your collection day.
Extra Yard Debris
Yard trimmings collected in excess of your current monthly service level (lid must be closed) will incur extra charges per unit (can, box or yard debris paper bag up to 32-gallons in volume) per pick up - Commercial Rates.
Put extra yard debris (NO food) in:
- Paper yard bags (available at home and garden stores), or
35-gal. cans with handles & lids (65 lb. limit) labeled "Yard" or
Bundles tied with sisal twine (4'x2' limit)
- Extra yard waste must be labeled "Yard Waste".
- NO plastic bags or food in extra compostables containers. Plastic bags are not compostable and cause processing and odor problems at the composting facility.
More Information
Email: recyclenw@wm.com
Phone: 253-939-9792 (M-F 7 am - 7 pm, SAT 8 am - 5 pm).
