Rates

Rates for unincorporated Washington County customers

Washington County regulates solid waste collection services within the unincorporated area of the county, outside of the city limits.  If you live inside the limits of a city, contact your city’s office for its set of rates and rules.

Rates charged by garbage and recycling collection companies are established by the Washington County Board of Commissioners.  Each company must apply the Board-approved rates in its service area.  

Click on the following for rate schedules: 

Residential Rates
Commercial Container/Cart Rates
Occasional Container, Drop Box and Compactor Service Rates 
Medical Waste Collection Rates
Additional Services and Fees
All Rates


Residential service levels in unincorporated Washington County

Standard residential collection service - URBAN customers:

  • weekly garbage collection in your choice of a 20, 32, 60 or 90-gallon can/cart. 
  • every-other-week recycling collection in a 90-gallon roll cart, with glass collected separately in a 14-gallon red bin.
  • every-other-week yard debris collection in a 60-gallon roll cart.
The monthly rate for this service includes one roll cart for garbage, one roll cart for mixed recycling, one roll cart for yard debris, and one red bin for collecting glass.  The rate increases as the size of the garbage cart/can increases. 

Standard residential collection service - RURAL customers: 

  • weekly garbage collection in your choice of a 20, 32, 60 or 90-gallon can/cart.
  • monthly recycling collection in two 14-gallon red bins
The monthly rate for this service includes two red bins for collecting recycling.  The rate increases as the size of the garbage cart/can increases.  Rural customers do not receive yard debris collection service
 
Maximizing your recycling service may allow you to move to a smaller garbage cart/can and reduce your monthly bill.  Learn more about the curbside recycling program.


 

Commercial service levels for business and multi-family properties in unincorporated Washington County

For customers that use roll carts (32, 60 or 96-gallon sizes) or dumpster-style containers (1-8 yard sizes available), recycling service is included in your garbage bill.  Customers that use a compactor or drop-box for garbage service can order recycling collection service for a fee. 

To optimize your service, contact a Washington County Recycling Specialist or your garbage and recycling company for assistance.  Who is my garbage and recycling company? 

 

Other collection services

The collection companies offer other services such as:

Contact your hauler to determine what services are available and the rates associated with the service.