WEST SEATTLE WEATHER: Trash/recycling/etc. pickup for this week

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(Last Wednesday morning’s snow – photo by Janelle Otterholt)

With delays and cancellations in Seattle Public Utilities customers’ solid-waste-pickup service last week, SPU published this reminder today:

We aren’t quite out of the woods yet with the winter weather this week, so here are a few reminders:

Wednesday customers missed last week may set out twice the amount of garbage, recycling, and compost this week at no extra charge.

Any other customers missed last week should report a missed collection as usual.

As winter weather continues, please be sure to regularly check back in on the At Your Service blog for the latest updates. If your garbage collection was missed and there were no collection delays, please use the Utilities Services website to report a missed collection or call our customer service line 206-684-3000.

Though the update didn’t specifically mention Tuesday customers, SPU spokesperson Brad Wong told WSB last Friday that anyone missed on February 4th could call this morning for a special pickup.

Tim February 10, 2025 (6:13 pm)

I reported my missed Tuesday pick-up on Wednesday. They responded that Wednesday pick-up was also canceled and that if it wasn’t picked up by 6 p.m. on Thursday (it wasn’t) I could put a second can out this week. I guess we’ll see what happens tomorrow.

Nate February 10, 2025 (6:38 pm)

I’m frustrated by the lack of cohesive information we’re getting from them. A large swath of SW Seattle was missed on the 4th. Per usual, I reported the missed pick-up and I got an email telling me to put out double this week if it wasn’t collected the next day. As expected, no one came to get it so I’m putting out double this week. No one ever said we could have a special collection.

Barbara February 10, 2025 (6:45 pm)

Just tried to report missed garbage and yard for Tuesday Feb. 4th and the form errors that it’s too late to report. I’ll try calling in the am. We shouldn’t have to individually report missed collections when a whole street is missed. The company responsible should keep track of what they miss due to weather. Kudos to recycling which did pick up.

Gibby February 10, 2025 (6:45 pm)

I’ll keep a close eye on my bill. Our whole area got missed last Tuesday and of course no pick up Weds. The missed collection email from SPU did say I could put out double for this week, but we’ll see what happens and if they charge because the bin is over filled now.If the garbage is not recollected this week, you may set out double your normal amount of garbage next week on your scheduled collection day without extra charge.

D February 10, 2025 (8:38 pm)

I will be monitoring our bill also. The Morgan Junction area on Tuesday was definitely missed. I’m really confused how SPU doesn’t seem to know what areas didn’t have garbage service.

Josh in Puget Ridge February 10, 2025 (10:48 pm)

So, I’m assuming us Wednesday pick-up people who missed a recycling pick-up can put out twice as much but not until next week, right? I wish they were more clear and explicit about how the every-other-week aspect of recycling is handled. If any one has a definitive answer, please let me/us know. Thanks!

LJJ February 11, 2025 (6:29 am)

The website states that you can put recycling out this week, even if it’s not your usual recycling week.
- Chris February 12, 2025 (12:34 pm)
  
  This wasn’t the case for us. We were missed last Wednesday, and our whole neighborhood has had their bins out since then. Garbage and yard waste were picked up today, but not recycling. My wife just called, and they told her no recycling pickup until next week. Super frustrating.
  - Nat February 13, 2025 (11:29 am)
    
    Thanks for the info because their website doesn’t state that they’re not picking up recycling until next week. Tried calling but longer than usual wait times. Crazy how that’s four weeks worth of recycling. I don’t have anymore room so I’ll have to set a bag out in my backyard until next week.

anonyme February 11, 2025 (6:12 am)

Communication has been very poor on this. My trash wasn’t picked up last Tuesday, and now I’m wondering if it will be picked up this week either. Most of my neighbors left their trash out for the entire week, and it was never collected. Not late, not ever. And the amount of snow was negligible, none at all on the collection day.

Dave February 11, 2025 (3:23 pm)

It‘s 3:15 pm Tuesday and black bin trash on 40th, 41st, 42nd and Fauntleroy south of the junction has not been picked up yet. Food and yard were picked up thankfully.

Anonymous February 11, 2025 (5:15 pm)

Black garbage bin for last week Tuesday and another for this week for address on 36th Ave SW — East of Gatewood, S of Myrtle, N of Holden –:were put out this morning. ● They have not been picked up.Yard waste bin, put out last week for Tuesday pickup and missed: we continued to add to it. ■ It was picked up today.》》You cannot report a Missed Pickup online if not done within one day of scheduled collection 》》I called SPU yesterday, Monday, at 915am – to report last week’s missed Garbage and Yard Waste Pickup – before the reported 10am deadline.● No one answered the phone!● Just great! ● *:not.*

Anonymous February 11, 2025 (6:31 pm)

We got missed on Feb 4, and reported it that evening, and were told there should be a make up pickup on the 5th. So of course, no pickup on the 5th… walking around the neighborhood it seems no one on Fauntleroy, 40th, or 41st south of Edmunds for a few blocks got any pickup. Our regular pickup day was today, Feb 11, and NO PICKUP. This is ridiculous. People have trashbags piled near trash cans which the crows are tearing open and there is trash all over all the streets and alleys. Both the 4th and 11th there has been no snow, with clear blue skies. Why are we paying for trash pickup if no one comes on bright sunny days for two weeks?

Melissa M February 12, 2025 (6:16 pm)

Still no recycle pickup today during normal collection, even though it was supposed to be picked up this week based on SPU (poor) communication… impossible to make a report for missing collection, the feature seems to be down due to too many complaints probably.

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