Fees & Acceptance List

Payment options:

Cash, check, debit card, all major credit cards (Discover, Visa, AMEX and MasterCard only), and Apple Pay

Payment by debit or credit card has an additional $2.00 processing fee.

All rates include 3.6% state refuse tax where applicable.
NSF Fee: $30.00 fee for insufficient funds

The drop-off guide for food and yard waste accepted at the Waste and Recovery Center (WARC) is helpful if self-hauling.

MATERIAL	FEE	ACCEPTED FOR COMPOSTING AT:
Food and yard waste The WARC accepts: Yard waste Grass, branches, leaves, plants and flowers Wooden pallets, wood boxes, and lumber scraps (NOT treated, painted or stained–Nails are OK) NOT ACCEPTED: Noxious weeds and problem plants–see list below Dirt, rocks, root balls, and sod Note: Yard waste is accepted for composting 7 days a week. Food scraps Fruits and vegetables Bread, pasta, pizza, and rice Dairy and eggshells Meat and bones Seafood and shells Note: Food waste is only accepted for composting Monday through Friday. Saturday and Sunday, food waste is treated as garbage and charged regular garbage rates. Food-soiled paper Kitchen paper towels and napkins Coffee grounds, filters, and tea bags Note: Mixed loads of garbage and food/yard waste will be charged the garbage rate.	$9 minimum (under 300 pounds) $45 / ton (less than 10 cubic yards, prorated) $37 / ton (10+ cubic yards, prorated)	WARC only All food and yard waste brought to the Rainier and Rochester Drop-Box Facilities is treated as garbage and charged regular garbage rates.

MATERIAL

FEE

ACCEPTED FOR COMPOSTING AT:

Food and yard waste

The WARC accepts:

Yard waste

Grass, branches, leaves, plants and flowers
Wooden pallets, wood boxes, and lumber scraps (NOT treated, painted or stained–Nails are OK)
NOT ACCEPTED:
- Noxious weeds and problem plants–see list below
- Dirt, rocks, root balls, and sod

Note: Yard waste is accepted for composting 7 days a week.

Food scraps

Fruits and vegetables
Bread, pasta, pizza, and rice
Dairy and eggshells
Meat and bones
Seafood and shells

Note: Food waste is only accepted for composting Monday through Friday. Saturday and Sunday, food waste is treated as garbage and charged regular garbage rates.

Food-soiled paper

Kitchen paper towels and napkins
Coffee grounds, filters, and tea bags

Note: Mixed loads of garbage and food/yard waste will be charged the garbage rate.

$9 minimum
(under 300 pounds)

$45 / ton (less than 10 cubic yards, prorated)

$37 / ton (10+ cubic yards, prorated)

WARC only
All food and yard waste brought to the Rainier and Rochester Drop-Box Facilities is treated as garbage and charged regular garbage rates.

Thurston County, Washington

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Yard waste

Food scraps

Food-soiled paper