Solid Waste & Recycling

 UNSECURED LOADS ARE ILLEGAL

Why Should You Secure Your Load? / ¿Por Qué Sujetar Tu Carga?
[Reporting an unsecured load]


The function of the Solid Waste Division is to provide for the solid waste needs of Adams County residents through the county's two transfer station operations, sanitary landfills, and recycling.

La función de la División de Desperdicios Sólidos es satisfacer las necesidades de desperdicios sólidos de los residentes del Condado de Adams a través de las dos operaciones de la estación de transferencia del condado, los rellenos sanitarios y el reciclaje.

Bid Opportunities/Request for Qualifications

Adams County Solid Waste Comprehensive Plan Update

Adams County Department of Public Works solicits interests / qualifications from qualified consulting firms with expertise in Solid Waste Management and Solid Waste Comprehensive Plan development.  It is anticipated that the work will begin in the 1st quarter of 2024.  This agreement will last through 2024 with the option for Adams County to extend it for additional time and money if necessary. Consultants will be considered for the following project.

Project Description

The work to be performed by the CONSULTANT consists of working with and assisting Adams County and the Adams County SWAC in the reviewing, revising and/or amending of the current Adams County Solid Waste Comprehensive Plan.


The Adams County Solid Waste and Moderate Risk Waste Management Plan "recommends strategies to manage solid waste and moderate risk waste generated in Adams County, Washington, including the cities and towns of Othello, Ritzville, Hatton, Lind and Washtucna. Solid Waste handling includes management, storage, collection, diversion, transportation, treatment, use, processing and final disposal. Recommendations are provided for municipal solid waste, other special waste, and moderate risk waste." -Executive Summary, page 7, Adams County Solid Waste and Moderate Risk Waste Management Plan, February 2018.

El Plan de manejo de residuos sólidos y riesgos moderados del Condado de Adams "recomienda estrategias para administrar los residuos sólidos y riesgos moderados generados en el Condado de Adams, Washington, incluidas las ciudades y pueblos de Othello, Ritzville, Hatton, Lind y Washtucna. El manejo de los residuos sólidos incluye la gestión , almacenamiento, recolección, desvío, transporte, tratamiento, uso, procesamiento y disposición final. Se proporcionan recomendaciones para residuos sólidos municipales, otros residuos especiales y residuos de riesgo moderado ". - Resumen ejecutivo, página 7, Plan de gestión de residuos sólidos del condado de Adams y residuos moderados, febrero de 2018. Tenga en cuenta que el plan
está escrito en inglés.


Anthony Dailey, Solid Waste Operations Supervisor