Residential Curbside Garbage - Bainbridge Disposal

Q: What should I do if my bin is not picked up?

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We provide our customers with reliable and timely service. But please help us help you.

Acceptable garbage bins

We offer two sizes of garbage bins to all our residential customers – 32 and 64 gallons. You can have more than one bin if necessary.

Our garbage bins are durable, corrosion-resistant, water-tight, and come with a close-fitting cover and convenient handle.

Purchase a new garbage bin here (we deliver!)

Please identify your garbage bins

Make sure to mark your bins with your name and address. Your route driver will add your account number.

Please have your bins curbside before 6am

Our drivers have a rhythm to their duties They strive to collect everything from everybody in a fast, efficient, and elegant method.

To help us achieve this aim, your bins must be ready for pickup by 6am on your collection day. Place them at the curb and allow 3 feet from cars, trees, mailboxes, fences, and other bins.

View pickup schedule

What Can Go In Your Garbage Bin

No

Appliances

Where to recycle

Batteries
- Where to recycle
Electronics
- Where to recycle
Fluorescent light bulbs
- Where to recycle
Hazardous waste
- Where to dispose
Paint and paint cans
- Where to recycle
Used motor oil and filters and antifreeze
- Where to recycle
Prescription medications
- How to dispose
Scrap metal
- Where to recycle
Sharps
- How to dispose

Yes

Household garbage only – non-hazardous waste generated by a normal, non-commercial household.

Some of your trash items can be recycled, composted, or donated and repurposed.

Compostable with conditions – learn more

Download Recycling PDF

Residential Services

Residential Garbage

Bainbridge Disposal is the provider for residential garbage pick-up on Bainbridge Island.

Residential Recycling

We care about recycling and put forth every effort to make recycling on Bainbridge Island and in the City of Poulsbo easier and more sustainable.

Residential Compost and Yard Waste

Returning yard waste and organics back to earth is easy with our curbside service.

Demolition Boxes

We use demolition boxes to remove large quantities of waste from your home. We can provide a box on a one-time only basis, or we can meet your continual needs.

842-Junk

This is a specialized service for oversized household goods. We will send a crew out to your home and haul your bulky items away.

Septic Pumping

Bainbridge Septic Tank Pumping provides fast, friendly, and professional septic tank services to homes on Bainbridge Island, Poulsbo, Kingston, Suquamish & Hansville.

Residential Curbside Garbage FAQs

Answers to your frequently asked questions about residential garbage service.

What should I do if my bin is not picked up?Sinclair Navarro2022-12-08T10:33:25-08:00

What should I do if my bin is not picked up?

It’s best to contact our office at (206) 842-4882.

What if a holiday falls within my service week?Sinclair Navarro2022-12-08T10:33:59-08:00

What if a holiday falls within my service week?

Your service day becomes one day late for the remainder of the week. For example, if a holiday falls on a Tuesday and your normal service day is Wednesday, then your new service day for the week is Thursday.

What if it snows or is too icy for pickup?Sinclair Navarro2022-12-19T14:15:03-08:00

What if it snows or is too icy for pickup?

During inclement weather we make all efforts to pick up as conditions safely allow.
Place your garbage and recycle at the curb by 6:00am, on your regular scheduled day.
If you cannot safely get your cans to the curb, please double up for the following week.
If the garbage is not collected by 4:00 pm, remove it from the curb, and set it out the following week.
Recycle and Yard Waste rotate weeks and the schedule remains the same throughout the year. During inclement weather and a missed pick up occurs, please refer to the pickup schedule calendar for your next regular or recycle or yard waste collection day. This schedule does not change.

I have extra garbage this week. What should I do?InterlockSolutions2022-11-09T13:45:59-08:00

I have extra garbage this week. What should I do?

Place it next to you bin with your address or account number on the extra bag or bin. Additional rates apply for extras.

How do I dispose of big items, like a mattress?InterlockSolutions2022-10-25T12:47:53-07:00

How do I dispose of big items, like a mattress?

Visit our 842-JUNK page. Our friendly workers will haul away big and bulky items for you. Give us a call today to arrange a pick-up time.

The transfer station also accepts mattresses and furniture.

How do I dispose of hazardous waste?InterlockSolutions2022-10-25T12:48:04-07:00

How do I dispose of hazardous waste?

You can take hazardous waste, such as adhesives, antifreeze, nail polish, and paints and stains to the Kitsap County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility.

Once every two years there is a household hazardous waste collection on Bainbridge Island, run by Kitsap County Solid Waste. Please visit the Sustainable Bainbridge Zero Waste website for more information.

Where do I dispose of batteries, light bulbs, electronics, sharp objects, motor oil, and scrap metal?InterlockSolutions2022-11-16T15:12:36-08:00

Where do I dispose of batteries, light bulbs, electronics, sharp objects, motor oil, and scrap metal?

Keep these items out of your garbage bin. You can drop them off at our transfer station instead.