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Waste Management outlines service changes, recycling outreach and contamination penalties in annual update to Mill Creek council
Summary
Waste Management representatives updated the Mill Creek City Council on a contract that began July 1, 2024, describing weekly collection, contamination charges for recycling and yard waste, new recycling events, smart‑truck camera technology and local processing at the Cascade recycling center.
Robin Friedman, senior public sector manager for Waste Management, told the Mill Creek City Council on April 1 that the company’s contract with the city began July 1, 2024, and includes weekly collection for garbage, recycling and yard waste as well as a senior discount and a contamination charge for recyclables and yard waste.
The update matters because the contract defines routine curbside service, on‑call collection and special events that affect how residents dispose of hard‑to‑recycle items and organics. City staff and council members asked about contamination, multifamily outreach and additional community recycling and hazardous‑waste events.
“Your contract’s a lot different than many other neighboring cities. Garbage and recycling yard waste are collected weekly,” Friedman said. She introduced the local operations team and said the service includes six no‑charge community event pickups each year and twice‑yearly…
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