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Waste Management reports near 24% diversion for Liberty Lake, plans SMART Center tours and multifamily outreach
Summary
Waste Management told the council Liberty Lake generated just under 7,600 tons of collected material in 2025 with an almost 24% diversion rate; WM said it has added acceptance of paper and rigid plastic to-go cups, will offer SMART Center tours, and is monitoring state recycling and organics mandates that could affect services by 2030.
Waste Management representatives Zach Stavros and Mackenzie Borja presented the company's 2025 annual report to the Liberty Lake City Council on March 3 and outlined education and operations plans for 2026.
Zach told the council WM collected just shy of 7,600 tons in Liberty Lake in 2025 and reported a diversion rate of almost 24%. He said mixed paper is the largest diverted commodity and that some commercial recycling volumes may be captured by other haulers and therefore not shown in WM's tonnage. Zach described operational capacity (91 full-time employees in the Spokane Valley site, seven routes dedicated to garbage collection in Liberty Lake) and noted WM added…
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