312
Permit
$50-$100 typical
Public right-of-way (street/curb)
Permit required
Yes
Cost
$50-$100 typical
Max days
Variable
Authority
City of Walla Walla Public Works/Engineering 55 E. Moore St (509-527-4463); City rents drop boxes; BDI contracts recycling; Sudbury Regional Landfill 414 Landfill Rd.
Portal
wallawallawa.gov permit portal
Processing
3-5 business days
Special rules
ROW Permit issued by **City of Walla Walla Public Works Department / Engineering Division** (55 E. Moore Street, Walla Walla WA 99362; 509-527-4463; pwinfo@wallawallawa.gov; M-F 8am-5pm). **Public Works has 4 divisions**: Street, Solid Waste, Water, Wastewater. **City IN-HOUSE residential garbage** + **Basin Disposal Inc. (BDI) contract for recycling** (509-547-2476 service; City billing 527-4479). **Per Municipal Code Section 8.20.030**: ALL residents must use City's recyclable materials & collection system (mandatory after 1996 survey). **Container with lid opening toward street; lid must close (no overfilling); no items beside container**. **NO plastics, landscape fabric, dirt/rock/sod, pet waste, food waste, diseased plants, branches >4in diameter or >3ft length**. **City offers DROP BOX CONTAINERS for temporary rental** (commercial size accounts > 10 units multi-family). **Carry-out service** for those unable to bring containers to curb. **Subscription weekly Green (yard) Waste March 1-Nov 30**. **Annexed areas**: BDI subscription. **Leaf collection program** w/ 2 drop-off sites — ~3 million lbs/year to **Sudbury Landfill Compost Facility**. **Sudbury Regional Landfill 414 Landfill Road** (509-524-4591) — March 1-Oct 31 8:30am-6pm; Nov 1-Feb 28 8:30am-4pm M-Sat (pit closes 30 min before). **HHW Facility at landfill — FREE for Walla Walla County residents only (no business waste)**. **Effective Jan 1, 2013 ILLEGAL under WA state law to dispose of mercury-containing lights in garbage**. **City SUSPENDED glass recycling July 27, 2012** — glass goes in regular garbage. **E-waste FREE drop-off**: CEP Recycle, Goodwill Industries, Lillie Rice, Walla Walla Recycling. **Walla Walla County Public Works** (covers 960 mi county roads, 180 bridges; 1300 sq mi SE WA). **Industrial Pretreatment Program managed by Jacobs** (572 Hatch Street; 509-527-4509). **Stormwater fee on all properties** since 2001 per Phase II Permit + WA Dept of Ecology. **Annual operating + capital budget ~$79 million**. Walla Walla County (county seat). **Whitman College + Walla Walla Community College + Walla Walla University** (in College Place). **Wine country (Walla Walla AVA)** + **WA's first oldest town** (1862). **Walla Walla Sweet Onions**. ~33,000 pop city. WA Dept of Ecology. NOT Walla Walla OR.
Private property (driveway/yard)
Permit required
No
Cost
$0
Max days
Local-dependent
Special rules
Vineyard waste regulated separately.
Prohibited items & penalties
State landfill bans
Washington bans: Electronics (E-Cycle WA program, RCW 70.95N: TVs, computers, monitors banned since 2009), mercury thermostats, batteries, lead-acid batteries, oil, tires. Seattle adds 9 city-level disposal bans.
Common prohibited
All WA-banned items + hazardous waste, paints, oils, batteries, tires, refrigerants, asbestos, medical waste, propane, fluorescent bulbs
Max fine
Variable
VERIFIED Apr 2026 against wallawallawa.gov Public Works + Garbage Collection + Landfill + Walla Walla County permits.
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