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Wash. Rev. Code § 81.77.020 (2026)

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No person, his or her lessees, receivers, or trustees, shall engage in the business of operating as a solid waste collection company in this state, except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter: PROVIDED, That the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the operations of any solid waste collection company under a contract of solid waste disposal with any city or town, nor to any city or town which itself undertakes the disposal of solid waste.
[ 2013 c 23 s 307; 1989 c 431 s 18; 1961 c 295 s 3.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1968–2008 · leading case: City of Spokane v. Carlson, 436 P.2d 454 (Wash. 1968).
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City of Spokane v. Carlson, 436 P.2d 454 (Wash. 1968). · cites it 2× “See RCW 81.77.020. Neither of these statutes authorizes the issuance of permits which will relieve the holder of the obligation to abide by local ordinances.”
Ventenbergs v. City of Seattle, 163 Wash. 2d 92 (Wash. 2008). “RCW 81.77.020 exempts from this requirement any company operating under a contract with a city or town.”
Eastside Disposal Co. v. City of Mercer Island, 513 P.2d 1047 (Wash. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 3× “264 § 3, nor RCW 81.77.020 requires a bidder to obtain the permit or certificate described, and RCW 81.”
Ventenbergs v. City of Seattle, 178 P.3d 960 (Wash. 2008). “RCW 81.77.020 exempts from this requirement any company operating under a contract with a city or town.”
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