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2020 Solid Waste and Moderate <br />Risk Waste Management Plan Update <br /> <br />AX0304191054PDX 5-1 <br />5. Solid Waste Collection <br />The recommended options and associated implementation actions for solid waste collection are <br />summarized in Table 5-1. <br />Table 5-1 Solid Waste Collection Summary of Implementation Actions <br />Option Summary of Action <br />Routing of Collected Waste Through <br />County Facilities <br />Continue to route all MSW to the County. <br />Curbside Recycling Collection Evaluate curbside program outside served areas. <br />Review Collection Contracts Periodically review hauler contracts to confirm obligations are met. Review complaints to <br />confirm resolution is met and fees are paid. <br />Funding Sources Identify and procure additional funding sources to meet minimum level of service <br />requirements. <br /> <br />5.1 Introduction <br />This chapter provides a discussion of garbage collection in Kittitas County, including background <br />information on how solid waste collection is regulated, the legal authority that counties and municipalities <br />have in managing collection services for garbage and recyclables, and existing conditions for these <br />activities. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the key issues surrounding collection and presents <br />options for meeting existing and future collection needs in the County. <br />5.2 Background <br />The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC), the County, and the municipalities <br />regulate garbage collection in Kittitas County. The regulatory authority and jurisdiction of each of these <br />entities is described below. <br />5.2.1 WUTC Authority <br />The WUTC supervises and regulates solid waste collection companies. WUTC authority (Chapter 81.77 <br />RCW and Chapter 480-70 WAC) is limited to private collection companies and does not extend to <br />municipal collection operated by municipalities or their contractors. The Commission requires reports, <br />establishes rates, and regulates service areas and safety practices. <br />A private solid waste collection company must apply to the WUTC for a certificate of public convenience <br />and necessity to operate in the unincorporated areas of a County or in incorporated areas that choose not <br />to regulate garbage collection. The WUTC grants certificates within a designated service area to an <br />applicant based on cost data, documented need for the service, and, if the district is already served by a <br />certificate holder, the ability or inability of the existing certificate holder to provide service to the <br />satisfaction of the WUTC. The Commission requires annual reports showing the garbage collection <br />company’s gross operating revenue. Certificates may have terms and conditions attached and may be <br />revoked or amended after a hearing held by the WUTC. <br />Commission regulation of solid waste collection companies does not include collecting or transporting of <br />recyclable materials from a drop box or recycling buy-back center. It also does not include collecting or <br />transporting recyclable materials by or on behalf of a commercial or industrial generator of recyclable <br />materials to a recycler for use or reclamation (Chapter 81.77.010(8) RCW). Transportation of these <br />materials is regulated under Chapter 81.80 RCW that governs the regulation of motor freight carriers. [}) . . . . .