Calculating Residential Dumpster Rates

The charge for each container will be calculated in accordance with the following formula:

(A*m) + ((B*cy)*m)

Where:
A = Trip rate
B = Volume rate
m = number of pick-ups per month (4.33 per month for weekly service)
cy = number of cubic yards picked up at each collection

The following trip and volume rates will apply.

Uncompacted
Factors Effective April 1, 2024 Effective April 1, 2025
Trip Rate (A) $36.10 $37.05
Volume Rate (B) $27.85 $28.55
Compacted
Factors Effective April 1, 2024 Effective April 1, 2025
Trip Rate (A) $36.10 $37.05
Volume Rate (B) $56.55 $58.00

Effective April 1, 2025, the account fee is $49.50 per account
Effective April 1, 2024, the account fee is $48.25 per account

Special Collection Rates

Since January 1, 2011, special collections have been charged at 130 percent of the rate for a single pickup of the same size container as outlined in the rate schedules above.

Public Utilities

Andrew Lee, General Manager and CEO
Address: 700 5th Avenue, Suite 4900, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 34018, Seattle, WA, 98124-5177
Phone: (206) 684-3000
SPUCustomerService@seattle.gov

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Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is comprised of three major direct-service providing utilities: the Water Utility, the Drainage and Wastewater Utility, and the Solid Waste Utility.