SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
Grays Harbor County Environmental Health permits and regulates active and closed landfills, transfer stations, land application sites, composting facilities, and recycling facilities to ensure compliance with regulations set in WAC 173-350 and closing/monitoring requirements set in WAC 173-304. Environmental Health will also respond to solid waste disposal complaints/concerns.
SOLID & HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Definition of solid waste: All putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, swill, sewage sludge, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles or parts thereof, contaminated soils and contaminated dredged material, and recyclable materials. To determine if a material meets the definition of a solid waste, please refer to WAC 173-350-021.
WAC 173-350 - current regulation as of August 1, 2018
WAC 173-304 - regulation used prior to August 1, 2018
To submit your Solid Waste Facility Annual Report Online: CLICK HERE
For information regarding free recycling of electronics (E-Cycle Washington Program): CLICK HERE
For information regarding composting (Department of Ecology): CLICK HERE
Disposal/Recycling Information & More in Grays Harbor County: CLICK HERE
- Hazardous Materials
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Used Oil
- Recycled Materials
- Yard Waste / Composting
APPLICATION FOR MODIFICATION OF A SOLID WASTE HANDLING PERMIT
For questions regarding solid waste or to report a solid waste concern, please email EHD@graysharbor.us