Garbage Collections
The City is services 6600 residential and 750 commercial accounts per week. Residents are provided with a 90-gallon container furnished by the City.

Operations run Monday through Friday for residential customers and Monday through Saturday for commercial. All refuse is placed in City-owned containers and collected by automated trucks. Garbage is collected on all legal holidays except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

The cost of solid waste collection for residential customers is $27.20 per month for weekly collection and $19.75 per month for every other week collection. Special arrangements can be provided for residents who are physically unable to place carts out for collections.

To report a container needing repair, request for new containers, or a replacement container, call the City of Port Angeles Solid Waste Division 360-417-4876 or email garbagecollections@cityofpa.us.

The container must be placed at the curb or alley by 7:00 am on the scheduled collection day (you may roll it out the night before). Containers must face the street or alley and be 5 feet from cars, buildings, or other obstacles. Containers must be able to close completely. Do not over fill.

Cart Use and Care
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Collection can be at anytime between 7 am and 3pm.

Please do not place liquids in collection containers. The resident should haul heavy or large items to the transfer station. Yard waste is not permitted in trash containers.

Deodorizing Tip:
Just a small amount of vanilla extract in your container will eliminate most odors.

Garbage Container	Recycling Cart	Yard Waste Cart

Residential Collection Sign-up & Change Service Forms
To sign up for new residential service, or to change your service level, please use the form. The form must be either returned by US mail, faxed, or dropped off at City Hall. Forms are not accepted via email as they must include your original signature.

Sorry, but we can not accept requests for new service, or changes to your existing service, over the phone.

Complete details about the residential services, and a sign up form is available below.

Request Service & Change Service Form
Residential Garbage, Recycling & Yard Waste Services
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Additionally, if you have questions, or need assistance, please contact:

Collection Calendar
Recycling and yard waste are collected on alternating weeks. Every-other-week garbage is collected on the same week as recycling. All carts must be out for collection by 7a.m.

Yard waste is collected once a month during December, January and February.

Holiday Schedule:
Collections will be done on the regular scheduled day on all holidays except for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Collections will be done one day later for that week only.

Collection Calendar
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RETHINK - REDUCE - REUSE - RECYCLE
Residential Recycling Collections
Residential recycling collection is offered to all City single-family dwellings up to four-plexes. Service is provided by Waste Connections, Inc., under contract with the City of Port Angeles.

Recyclables are collected in a 96-gallon covered, wheeled, waterproof cart that conveniently holds all recyclables, except glass. Broken glass leaves shards that contaminate other recyclables, damages processing equipment and poses a danger to sorting crews.

You can still recycle glass bottles and jars (brown, green, clear) at the Regional Transfer Station's Recycling Center, Albertson's, Swain's, the Port Angeles Plaza and the Blue Mountain Transfer Station.

Recycling Guide - Mix It Up. . . . Roll It Out
Preparing recyclables is easy. Learn more about how to prepare recyclables, use the cart, and see examples of items you can, and cannot recycle.

This brochure explains it all with full descriptions and color photos. So get ready to "Mix it Up. . . Roll It Out.

Recycling Guide
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Commercial Garbage & Recycling
The City services 750 commercial customers each week. Collection is done Monday through Saturday. Garbage is collected on all legal holidays except New Year's Day, Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day. During these holiday weeks, garbage is collected one day later than usual after the holiday.

Businesses (including apartment buildings) can set up service by calling the Solid Waste Division at 360-417-4876. Commercial rates are set by the size of the container (90 or 300 gallon) and the number of pick ups per week.

The City of Port Angeles contracts with Waste Connections, Inc. for cardboard pick up from City commercial garbage customers, including apartment buildings. There is no additional charge.

Waste Connections also collects paper, plastic, tin and aluminum. A collection fee is charged. Businesses must contact Waste Connections directly at 360-452-7278 for this service.

Yard Waste Collections
Yard waste collection is available to all city residents for an additional charge of $7.40 per month. Collection is every other week and on the same day of the week as your garbage collection. You must use the container provided. Yard waste is collected once a month during December, January and February.

Yard waste includes branches, lawn clippings, small trimmings, leaves, weeds and brush.

Yard waste is chipped and mixed with bio-solids from the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the composting operation at the Regional Transfer Station.

Want to Compost In Your Own Backyard?
Compost is a great soil amendment and is very easy to make from kitchen scraps, garden trimmings, grass and leaves. Call 360-417-4874 for a free booklet.

Collection Map
It's easy to see what day of the week is your collection day.

Please click the map to the right to view in a larger image size.

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For more information or questions about the collection schedule:

Jason Paynter - Solid Waste Collection Supervisor / 360-417-4876
Helen Freilich - Waste Reduction Specialist / 360-417-4874

Transfer Station & Recycling Center
The transfer station handles 175 tons of municipal waste per day from both the City of Port Angeles and Clallam County. Waste from outside of Clallam County is not accepted.

The transfer station is located near the airport at 3501 West 18th Street and is open 9am to 5pm, Monday through Saturday. It is closed on Sunday and all legal holidays.

Another Recycling & Garbage Guide is in Your Phone Book
Another source for information about recycling and garbage services can be found beginning on page 17 of your local Dex Telephone Directory.

Look for the brown tabbed pages for several pages of information that also include alternatives to help reduce waste.

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