Waste Management yard debris containers are now available for residents served by Waste Management to bring excess yard debris (branches, tree limbs, etc.) at no charge. Collection will take place during daylight hours only.
Containers are located at:
• Game Farm Park, 3030 R St. SE
• Les Gove Park, 910 Ninth St. SE
• Brannan Park, 611 28th St. NE
• Auburndale Park, 31700 108th St. SE
• Parks Department Maintenance, 1301 C St. SW
• Dorothy Bothell Park, 5701 Lakeland Hills Way SE
• Fulmer Park, 5th and K St. NE
• Cameron Park, 3650 Academy Drive SE
• Lea Hill Park, 124th St SE and 319th St. SE (access is off 320th)
NOTE: Storm debris may not be burned. For more information on outdoor burning, visit the Valley Regional Fire Authority website.
Spoiled food collection (Jan. 23–27 and Jan. 30-Feb. 3) – Waste Management customers
Due to the long power outages, Waste Management will collect extra spoiled food at no additional cost on your garbage collection day. Spoiled food should be bagged and put in your garbage cart or heavy, black plastic bags.
If you subscribe to compostables service, remove food from its packaging and place in your compostables cart. No plastic bags.
Curbside collection (Jan. 30-Feb. 3 and Feb. 6-10) – Waste Management customers
Waste Management will collect extra storm yard debris at no charge on your collection day.
Place extra storm yard debris at the curb next to your containers. Do not put debris in the street.
Storm yard debris must be no larger than 4 inches in diameter and 4 feet in length.
If you are elderly or disabled and need assistance with cleanup, please call 253-876-1925. Check here for more information on setting out extra garbage or debris.
Non-Waste Management customers
If you are not serviced by Waste Management, please contact your hauler for information related to storm debris disposal:
• Allied Waste Services: 800-322-8709 or 206-682-9735
• Murrey’s Disposal: 253-414-0345
Free wood debris recycling
King County residents may take advantage of free wood debris recycling offered by King County.
• Shoreline Transfer Station, 2300 N 165th St., Shoreline
• Enumclaw Transfer Station, 1650 Battersby Ave. E, Enumclaw
• Cedar Falls Drop Box, 16925 Cedar Falls Road SE, North Bend
• Russell Road Park, 24400 Russell Road, Kent
Restrictions: No brush, leaves, grass clippings, sod, soil or construction debris. People bringing wood debris are reminded to secure their loads.
Pierce County residents with storm related debris can dispose of it for free at the county transfer stations listed below. This storm debris disposal program will continue for at least a month.
• Hidden Valley Transfer Station, 17925 Meridian St. E, Puyallup, seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
• Purdy Transfer Station, 14515 54th Ave. NW, Gig Harbor, seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
• Prairie Ridge Transfer Station, 11710 Prairie Ridge DR East, Sumner, seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
• White’s Pit, Eckenstam Johnson Rd, Anderson Island, seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Customers who pay for curbside yard waste collection can put compostable debris inside yard waste containers and place at the curb on their regular collection day. Debris must fit inside the container and is limited to foliage and branches smaller than four inches in diameter. No thick branches, trunks or stumps are allowed in yard waste containers. Storm debris placed next to a container will not be collected.
More information can be found here.
Property damage reporting and recovery
The City of Auburn is taking steps to help its citizens to address storm damage. If citizens suffered damage from the recent snow and ice storms, property owners should check with their personal insurance carriers to determine if costs associated with storm damage are covered under their policies.
Residents who have uninsured property damage need to report that information to the County they live in. King County residents can report online or call 800-523-5044. Pierce County residents can report online or call 866-798-6363.
Businesses that suffered physical or economic damage should file a preliminary damage report with their respective counties. These reports are the first step to receiving federal assistance for business recovery activities.
Businesses in King County that suffered physical damage should file a report by visiting the King County website or calling 1-800-523-5044. Businesses in King County that suffered economic damage should also fill out the Estimated Disaster Economic Injury Worksheet and submit it according to the instructions provided.
Businesses in Pierce County can report all types of damage by visiting the Online Pierce County Damage Reporting Tool or calling 1-866-798-6363.
Those that feel that City action specifically caused the damages – going beyond the “act of nature” status and were caused by the City of Auburn, such person has the right to file a claim for damages which would be investigated by the City’s insurance provider. More information can be found here.
