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handling & disposal
The Solid & Hazardous Waste Program is
responsible for ensuring that solid wastes are properly handled
and disposed of in Kitsap County. This is accomplished by enforcing
rules and regulations governing these activities and permitting
haulers and facilities that handle and/or dispose of wastes.
In the State of Washington, authority for permitting solid waste
handling, treatment, recycling, transportation, and disposal facilities
is delegated to local Health Districts. Local Health Districts are
required to adopt regulations at least as stringent as the State
solid waste regulations. These minimum standards established by
the State that apply to solid waste handling, treatment, recycling,
and disposal are contained in Chapter
173-350 WAC, Solid Waste Handling Standards.
Local Health Districts may adopt additional, more stringent standards
to protect public health and the environment that may be more appropriate
or be better suited to local conditions. Accordingly, the Bremerton-Kitsap
County Board of Health has adopted
Ordinance 2004-2, Solid Waste Regulations.
Solid Waste Program areas are funded through several sources. Solid
waste enforcement activities (primarily complaint response and enforcement)
are funded through an Ecology grant that requires local matching
funds, tipping fees received through the operation of the Olympic
View Transfer Station, and solid waste permit fees.
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Complaint
Response
Electronic Waste
What is "Solid
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What Could Happen if the
Health Inspector Finds a Violation?
Solid Waste Vouchers
Outdoor
Burning is “OUT”
Specific Waste Handling
Appliances
Asbestos
Biomedical Waste
Compost
Construction, Demolition
or Land Clearing
Pet Feces
Sharps Disposal
Approved Hauler
and Disposal Facilities
Recycling
Medicine
Disposal Fact Sheet
Complaint
Response
The Solid and Hazardous Waste Program responds
to complaints related to the improper storage and disposal of solid
wastes in Kitsap County and all municipal jurisdictions within the
county. Solid waste complaints are categorized as either "premises"
complaints or "dumping " complaints. Premises complaints
involve the improper storage or disposal of an individual's solid
waste on their own property. Dumping complaints involve the illegal
placement or "dumping" of solid wastes on another person's
property or on public property.
To file a complaint call the Health District at (360) 337-5235.
What is "solid waste"?
Solid waste is any material (solid, liquid
or semi-solid) including garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes,
swill, construction and demolition wastes, land clearing wastes,
junk vehicles or parts of junk vehicles, and discarded commodities.
Solid wastes may also be hazardous wastes. If a waste is also a
hazardous waste, it is subject to additional, more stringent regulations.
What could happen if the Health Inspector
finds a violation?
If a Health Inspector contacts you about
a violation of our solid waste regulations, he/she will usually
first request that the problem be corrected within a specified period
of time. The inspector will discuss what actions are appropriate
to correct the violation. If the violation is not corrected, the
inspector has several enforcement tools at his/her disposal, including:
- Notice and Order to Correct Violation
- Civil Infraction ($513 Ticket)
- Compliance Agreement
- Stop Work/Abatement Order
- Court Injunction
- Criminal Penalties
- Permit Suspension/Revocation
- Non-Compliance Fees
All violations may be appealed in court
or to the Health Officer or Board of Health.
Solid Waste Vouchers
The Health District may issue a Solid Waste
Voucher to any individual who has been the victim of illegal dumping
on their property. This voucher may be used at an approved disposal
facility within Kitsap County to pay for disposal fees. In certain
situations, these vouchers may also pay for collection and/or transportation
with the approval of the Health Inspector. In exchange, the property
owner agrees to take actions necessary to limit access to their
property to deter future dumping. These actions include placing
a gate, fencing, or other obstacles in private drives to prevent
access to remote, vacant properties. The Health District will provide
"No Dumping" signs for posting.
Specific Waste Handling Requirements
Pet Feces
PET FECES can become a nuisance if not disposed
of properly.
Kitsap County Health District Solid Waste Regulations require weekly
disposal of residential pet feces by one of the following methods
(not applicable to commercial kennels):
1. Bagging and Disposal. Place waste
in a plastic bag (double bagging is best) and dispose of with your
garbage.
2. Burial. OK as long as a nuisance
is not created. Avoid burial in quantities or locations which may
impact public health. Avoid burial in children play areas, around
drinking water wells, in septic system drainfields, etc.
3. Disposal into Sanitary Sewer. Dispose
of feces in the sanitary sewer, if you are served by a sewer treatment
plant and if approved by the sewer utility. NEVER put pet feces
into storm sewers or septic systems.
Compost
Composting is the controlled degradation
of organic solid waste yielding a product for use as a soil conditioner.
Commercial composting operations consist of any composting operation,
which utilizes more than 200 cubic yards of feedstock materials
and must obtain a Solid Waste Handling Permit.
For more information on Backyard
or Home composting click here
Related compost links
Compost
Permit Application
US
Department of Agriculture-Compost
Kitsap
County – Backyard or Home Composting
Ecology
Composting Handbook
Asbestos-Containing Wastes
Asbestos wastes are regulated by the Puget
Sound Clean Air Agency and by EPA. Information about asbestos can
be found at
http://www.pscleanair.org/asbestos/
Asbestos disposal information can
be found at http://www.pscleanair.org/asbestos/asbe-home-form.shtml#dispose
Used Appliances
There are several Used Appliance drop off
locations in Kitsap County (there is a small fee for this service).
http://www.kitsapgov.com/sw/recycle.asp?ItemID=8
Construction, Demolition, and Land Clearing Wastes
Construction and demolition wastes are often
suitable for salvage or for recycling. Some drop boxes locations
will accept certain types of construction and demolition wastes
for recycling. Other disposal and recycling options for CDL can
be found at Recycling
in Kitsap County
Approved Hauler and Disposal Facilities
Approved
SW Haulers
Approved
SW Disposal Facilities
Recycling
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