12/23/22 Updates:
Following multiple days of snow and ice this week, there will be no residential collection on Friday or Saturday due to unsafe road conditions. Thursday and Friday customers can pull their carts in and set out double at no extra charge next week.
If your normal collection day this week was:
- Tuesday – Set out extra next Tuesday at no additional charge. We will attempt to pick up recycling in the off week.
- Wednesday – Set out extra next Wednesday at no additional charge. We will attempt to pick up recycling in the off week.
- Thursday – Customers can pull in their containers for today. Set out extra next Thursday at no additional charge. We will attempt to pickup recycling in the off week.
- Friday – Customers can pull in their containers for today. Set out extra next Friday at no additional charge. We will attempt to pickup recycling in the off week.
Both the North and South transfer stations and South Hazardous Waste Facility are closed to customers today and will reopen tomorrow.
12/22/22 Updates:
No residential collection today due to unsafe road conditions. Due to this delay, customers missed this week on Tuesday and Wednesday will be able to set out extra next week at no additional charge. Wednesday customers can pull in their containers for today. We will attempt recycling in the off week. We will attempt to service Thursday customers tomorrow, weather permitting. Customers should have carts out by 7am. If Thursday customers are missed tomorrow, pull your containers in and put out double next week. We will attempt Friday customers on Saturday.
If your normal collection day this week was:
- Tuesday – Set out extra next Tuesday at no additional charge. We will attempt to pickup recycling in the off week.
- Wednesday – Customers can pull in their containers for today. Set out extra next Wednesday at no additional charge. We will attempt to pickup recycling in the off week.
- Thursday – We will attempt to pick up Friday, weather permitting. Customers should have carts out by 7am on Friday. If customers are missed on Friday, pull your containers in and set out extra next Thursday at no additional charge.
- Friday – We will attempt to pick up on Saturday, weather permitting. Customers should have carts out by 7am on Saturday.
Both the North and South transfer stations are open to customers today as well as the South Hazardous Waste Facility.
12/21/22 Updates:
No residential collection today due to unsafe road conditions. Tuesday customers may set out twice as much next week at no additional charge. We will attempt to collect recycling in the off week as well. Wednesday customers should set their carts out for Thursday collection. We will attempt to collect Thursday, weather permitting.
In addition, our North and South Transfer stations are closed to the public.
12/20/22 Updates:
Due to winter weather conditions, there will be delayed residential garbage, recycling, and food/yard waste pickup in Seattle for customers in Seattle today, Tuesday, Dec. 20 through the rest of the week. SPU’s Household Hazardous Waste sites and transfer stations are closed to customers today, Tuesday Dec. 20 and will attempt to reopen tomorrow, weather permitting.
Weather and road conditions permitting, garbage, recycling, and food/yard waste service will resume Wednesday, December 21, 2022 on a revised schedule — with customers scheduled for pickup today, Tuesday, collected tomorrow. All remaining residential services will be delayed one day this week. For example, if your regular collection day is Friday, your garbage, recycling, and food/yard waste will be collected on Saturday this week. Customers should be sure to have their containers out by 7 am to ensure collection.
If your materials are not picked up by the end of the following day, please put them out on your next regularly scheduled pickup day. Customers missed this week will be allowed to set out double their normal amount of garbage, recycling, and yard waste at no additional charge, on their next scheduled collection day. For service updates, please check back here or follow SPU on Twitter: www.twitter.com/SeattleSPU. In the event of snow and/or ice, City emergency planners urge residents to prepare their homes for cold weather, build emergency supply kits for homes and vehicles, and not to drive unnecessarily. For more information on how to prepare for winter weather, please visit the Seattle Department of Transportation’s winter weather website and TakeWinterByStorm.org. Additionally, for up-to-date information pertaining to impacts in the City of Seattle, please sign up for alerts at Alert.Seattle.gov.