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Garbage, recycling and hazardous waste

Who picks up your trash, how recycling works in each city, holiday schedules, yard waste, transfer stations, and where to take paint, oil and other hazardous waste.

Who picks up your garbage

Garbage service is set up by your city, so the hauler, schedule and recycling options depend on where you live. Outside city limits, you contract directly with a hauler.

City	Hauler	How it works	Contact
Kennewick	Waste Management (WM)	Weekly garbage, recycling every other week. Carts at the curb by 6 a.m. Bagged leaves picked up on garbage day the first full weeks of November, December and January; Christmas trees free the first two weeks of January.	WM Kennewick · 1-877-466-4668
Richland	City of Richland Solid Waste	Weekly garbage and yard waste (96-gallon carts); optional blue recycling cart every other week. Basic service $17.50 a month; recycling $7.70. Yard waste is composted at Horn Rapids Landfill; use only BPI-certified compostable bags.	City of Richland · 509-942-7700
Pasco	Basin Disposal (BDI)	Weekday collection that continues on holidays. Neighborhood recycling drop sites around town.	Basin Disposal · 509-547-2476
West Richland, Benton City	Ed’s Disposal (Basin Disposal)	Curbside garbage; recycling drop boxes in West Richland (40th and Van Giesen) and at the Benton City transfer site.	509-547-2476
Prosser	Basin Disposal, billed by the city	Start, stop or change service through the City of Prosser. Recycling drop site at the Prosser transfer station.	City of Prosser · 509-786-2332
Connell	Contact the city	Cardboard drop site at 7th and Elm.

Holiday schedules

Kennewick (WM): collection happens on every holiday except Christmas and New Year’s Day. A weekday holiday pushes the rest of that week back one day.
Richland: crews collect Monday through Friday year-round except Christmas Day.
Pasco (BDI): residential pickup runs on weekdays regardless of holidays; drop-box service skips major holidays.

Drop-off recycling

Basin Disposal runs free drop sites for newspaper, mixed paper, flattened cardboard and rinsed aluminum and steel cans:

Pasco: Virgie Robinson Elementary (125 S. Wehe Ave.), Grange Hall at Road 64 and Court St., 5th and Octave St., the soccer field at Court St. and Road 48, Ochoa Middle School (1801 E. Sheppard), Community U.U. Church (2819 Sylvester St.), McLoughlin School at Argent and Road 84
Franklin County: Merrill’s Corner (Glade and Eltopia West Rd.), Basin City (Glade North), Mesa (101 N. First Ave.), Connell (cardboard only, 7th and Elm)
Benton County: West Richland (40th and Van Giesen), Benton City (7th Ave. and Dinah Ln.), Prosser (Sherman and Wine Country Rd.)

Transfer stations and landfill

Site	Address	Hours
WM Kennewick Transfer Station	2627 S. Ely St., Kennewick · 509-586-7555	Summer (Apr–Oct): Mon–Thu 7–5, Fri 7–4, Sat 7–3. Winter (Nov–Mar): Mon–Thu 8–5, Fri 8–4, Sat 9–3.
Richland Horn Rapids Landfill	3102 Twin Bridges Rd., Richland	Mon–Sat 8 a.m.–4 p.m.; closed city holidays
Basin Disposal transfer facility	1721 Dietrich Rd., Pasco	Call 509-547-2476

Hazardous waste: paint, oil, chemicals

Never put paint, solvents, pesticides, motor oil, antifreeze or batteries in the trash or down a drain.

Benton County residents: the Moderate Risk Waste Facility, 1709 S. Ely St., Kennewick, takes household paints, stains, automotive fluids and other hazardous products. Open Tuesday–Saturday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (check the county page for holiday closures).
Franklin County residents: Franklin County Solid Waste (509-545-3551) runs free collection events, such as used motor oil drop-offs at the Basin Disposal transfer station.