Burning Yard Waste Pierce County

All land clearing fires are prohibited in unincorporated areas of king kitsap pierce and snohomish counties.

Burning yard waste pierce county.

A fee of 93 48 per ton will be charged for all non system yard waste collected at transfer stations in pierce county. Minimum charge is 18 70 for up to 400 pounds. Recycle work information for businesses. Before you burn check whether you need a permit if the type of burning you want to do is allowed in your area and if there is a burn ban in place.

Residents who live outside the no burn zone are allowed to burn their yard debris. This ban only applies to residents in unincorporated pierce county. Air safe pierce county website. Lloyd enterprises 80 5th ave milton wa.

This includes land clearing residential yard waste burning and some fire training burns. Residential burning infireplaces is now allowed in most districts. Please contact your local fire district to obtain an outdoor burning permit. View plans and documents.

Or select a district. Yard waste land clearing debris return to recycling menu. Outdoor burning in king county requires a burn permit from your local fire district. Burning yard waste is not allowed at any time in urbanized areas in our jurisdiction.

What you should know about outdoor fires. Get savings on cleaner burning firelogs. Earth matters newsletter our twice yearly publication. Burn bans and outdoor fires learn more about burn bans and air quality from the puget sound clean air agency.

Limited residential outdoor burning is allowed in portions of pierce county fire district 5. Non system includes yard waste from tacoma ruston auburn pacific and jblm. Land clearing burns are no longer allowed and you cannot obtain a permit for them. Contact your local fire district to find out if residential outdoor fires are allowed and about permit and other local requirements.

Library plans docs solid waste advisory committee swac waste. Most winter no burn programs ended 2 28. There is a map provided or you may call us to find out if you are outside of this area. The burn ban applies to all land clearing and yard debris outdoor burning in unincorporated pierce county.

Pierce county open burning regulations section 201 13 a individuals may burn yard waste generated on their property including but not limited to brush stumps or unpainted and untreated wood with prior notification to the pierce county solid waste department unless township or municipal regulations prohibit open burning of these materials. Information about fire safety or air quality burn bans firework regulations burning yard waste and helpful safety tips. Clean burning tips and facts. Beginning may 1 2019.

What s in pierce county s trash. To protect air quality we oversee various types of outdoor burning.