ANNUAL LETTER 2019-20

At Murrey’s Disposal, we are committed to providing our customers with options that will help you make the right choice to reduce your monthly bill. Below you will find helpful tips and information to make your experience with Murrey’s Disposal the best it can be.

Recycling Yard Waste 4 Easy Ways to reduce your overall disposal bill: On a subscription basis we offer Yard Waste recycling. Customers receive a 90-gallon wheeled container for their use, 1. Participate in the Recycling Program to receive a discounted to be placed at the curb on collection day. Please do not put garbage rate. Actively recycling will reduce your bill. plastic bags or other unacceptable material in the yard waste 2. Learn what to recycle and encourage others to participate. container. 3. Reduce and Reuse to minimize what you are throwing away. Acceptable Yard Waste 4. Evaluate your garbage cart size or collection frequency for Leaves, grass, weeds, shrubs, and other compostable organic the most cost effective service. materials from pruning. Brush, branches and roots cannot be larger than 4 inches in diameter and must fit into the container Recycling in Pierce County is governed by the County’s with the lid closed. minimum service level ordinance and is a mandatory pay/ voluntary subscription service. If you choose to participate in Unacceptable Yard Waste the recycling program, you will receive a discounted garbage Blackberry bushes, scotch broom, stumps, demolition wood, rate. We provide curbside recycling and will pick up on a large amounts of dirt, rocks, glass, plastics, flowerpots, metal, biweekly basis the same days as your solid waste collection. concrete, asphalt, bones, ashes, manure and animal waste, or Recycling is easy and saves resources, and we provide a 96 other non organic debris such as pizza boxes. Extra yard waste gallon wheeled recycling cart. Items accepted are conveniently should be placed next to your container in untied compostable listed on the lid for verification. For more information, please bags. A small additional fee will be charged for each extra bag. contact our office or visit the County’s website at Yard waste placed in plastic bags or non-compostable bags www.piercecountywa.gov/recycle. will not be accepted. Please remember food waste is not an acceptable yard waste item. Since glass products are excluded from the comingled recycling program, we have placed glass drop-off sites throughout the County for your convenience. Garbage Collection Glass Drop-Off Sites Garbage Cart Size 1. Bonney Lake: 18411 89th St E, Justice Center Selecting the correct size is important. A standard cart is 35 2. Bonney Lake: 19911 South Prairie Rd E, Lowe’s gallons and a mini cart is 20 gallons. We offer weekly or once- 3. Bonney Lake: 19400 block of Bonney Lake Blvd E a-month service – be sure your cart(s) and recycling containers 4. Buckley: 29393 Hwy 410, Rose’s IGA are at curbside by 7:00 a.m. Be sure to select the number of 5. Carbonado: 818 8th Ave, behind City Hall carts that meets your needs and give recycling a chance to 6. Fife: Corner of 70th Ave E & Levee Rd work for you. 7. Fife: 5411 23rd St E 8. Gig Harbor: 4425 Burnham Drive, Eagles For disposal of large and bulky items like furniture and appliances, 9. Gig Harbor: 8502 Skansie Ave, Boys & Girls Club please contact our office to schedule a special pick-up. 10. Milton: 2800 Milton Way, behind Albertson’s 11. Orting: 400 block of Washington Ave S On March 1, 2019, the tipping fee in Pierce County increased 12. Puyallup: 314 27th St NE, Elks Lodge by 4.42% or from $157.38 per ton to $164.34 per ton. This 13. Sumner: 15625 E Main St, Sumner Food Bank change is reflected in the rate and was calculated according to the requirements of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Recycling Drop-Off Sites Commission. Instead of sales tax on garbage service, the State Visit the Pierce County website at of Washington charges a 3.6% Refuse Collection Tax. www.piercecountywa.gov/recycle for a list of free recycling drop-off locations.

MurreysDisposal.com | 888-806-7048 | [email protected] | Office Hours: 7:30am-5:00pm Office Location: 4822 70th Avenue E, Fife, WA 98424 | Mailing Address: PO Box 399, Puyallup, WA 98371 Payment Options Your Service at Your Fingertips You may pay by mail with check, money order, or a credit card. My Schedule is a new service on MurreysDisposal.com. Payment can be made by phone or through our website. We Just type in your address to find out your service day, collection accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. For our online schedule and other details. You can also sign up for service bill pay option and recurring payments, please visit reminders and other updates through our mobile app. www.wcicustomer.com. Payments can also be made at our office (4822 70th Ave E, Fife, WA 98424). Office hours are 7:30am - 5:00pm (Mon. - Fri.). Holidays & Inclement Weather Holidays Pricing Our drivers work all holidays except Thanksgiving Day, The following pricing is effective as of March 1, 2019 for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. See the chart below for Murrey’s Disposal (G-9). the 2019-2020 schedules:

Current Tariff Current Tariff Regular Thanksgiving Christmas New Year’s Residential Rate per month Rate per month Pickup Day Day Week Week Garbage Service (with recycling) (no recycling) Monday No change No change No change

20 gal cart $26.49 $27.49 Tuesday No change No change No change

35 gal cart $30.94 $31.94 Wednesday No change Thursday Thursday

65 gal cart $40.74 $42.74 Thursday Friday Friday Friday

95 gal cart $52.84 $55.84 Friday Saturday Saturday Saturday 2-65 gal carts $71.47 $75.47

20 gal cart once per month $20.00 Inclement Weather If we are unable to provide service due to weather and/or road 35 gal cart once per month $22.47 conditions your driver will take extra bags/carts on your next 65 gal cart once per month $28.64 regularly scheduled pick up equivalent to your missed service 95 gal cart once per month $36.14 at no additional charge. No credit will be issued for missed pick up due to inclement weather. Please call our office to confirm if 20 gal cart on call per unit $11.18 your service was delayed due to weather. 35 gal cart on call per unit $13.91

65 gal cart on call per unit $20.80

95 gal cart on call per unit $29.11 Regulation Information Garbage and recycling services are regulated by the Additional units $4.78 Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. Drive in garbage +125 ft $5.03/month

Garbage rollout 25’ $5.41/month per unit 1300 S Evergreen Park Drive SW, Olympia, WA 98504 PO Box 47250, Olympia, WA 98504 Garbage rollout 25’-50’ $5.95/month per unit [email protected] Restart fee $11.19 1-800-562-6150

Garbage cart redelivery $22.47 You may obtain a copy of the Commission’s brochure by Return trip (garbage) $8.97 request from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Return trip (recycle) $12.87 Commission at the toll free telephone number or email address Return trip (yard waste) $10.97 above, or by contacting our office at the phone or email address below. Upon request, we are happy to forward a copy of the Commission’s Consumer Brochure electronically. Curbside Recycling Current Rate per Month In addition, at our address below, the following items are 96-gal cart or 64-gal cart $7.36 available for review and inspection during business hours: Value of recycle $2.65 • The WUTC’s solid waste rules, chapter 480-70 WAC Recycling only $11.04 • The Company’s current certificate • The Company’s current rates and regulations/tariff Re-delivery (recycling) $22.47 • The WUTC Consumer Brochure • A map of the Company’s service territory Yard Waste Current Rate per Month

90-gal cart $6.18

Occasional extra unit $1.99

Re-delivery (yard debris) $22.47

MurreysDisposal.com | 888-806-7048 | [email protected] | Office Hours: 7:30am-5:00pm Office Location: 4822 70th Avenue E, Fife, WA 98424 | Mailing Address: PO Box 399, Puyallup, WA 98371