Clean Kitsap

Kitsap County collaborates with the County Sheriff, Juvenile Detention, the Kitsap Health District, the local Indian Tribes and Cities to:

• Clean up litter and illegal dumping from public properties
• Assist private property owners with limited resources to clean up accumulated garbage from nuisance properties

Submit Electronic Litter or Illegal Dumping Complaint

Litter Clean Up Efforts:

• LITTER COLLECTION MAP   (ADOBE  PDF)
  The Kitsap County Sheriff's Inmate Crew cleaned up 22 tons of litter from 884 road miles in 2008.  The County's stormwater crew picked up 100 tons of waste from over 450 dump sites.
   
• ADOPT-A-ROAD  
  Individuals or groups can adopt a City or County road to clean up litter.  In 2008, the program recorded 575 individual volunteer hours, plus 17 community clean up events for cleaning up 645 road miles.
   
• ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY  
  Groups can volunteer to clean up litter from state highway through the Washington State Department of Transportation Adopt-A-Highway program.  The "Alternatives to Detention" program of Kitsap County Juvenile Detention Department cleans litter from the median on Highway 3.  Peninsula Work Release cleans the median on Highway 16. Additionally, the Washington Department of Ecology hires high school students through their Ecology Youth Corps to clean litter from state highway in the summer.
  
• CLEAN UP ASSISTANCE
  Kitsap County assisted with clean up on 81 properties which removed 263 tons of garbage, 1088 tires, 150 TV's and computers, 37 appliances, 42 cars, 14 RV's, 6 boats and 5 tons of scrap metal.

Vehicle Removal

• Abandoned vehicles are investigated by the Kitsap County Sheriff's Citizens on Patrol. Vehicles are tagged and removed within 5 business days.
• Junk vehicles - we can help you get rid of junk vehicles on your property.

Report Vehicles via Email for Both

Prosecution for Litter and Illegal Dumping Violations

• The Kitsap County Health District prosecutes illegal dumpers
• The last registered owner of abandoned vehicles is held responsible for costs of removal
• Penalties for littering and dumping

How to Prevent Illegal Dumping

If someone you hire hauls away materials and then dumps them illegally, you may be liable for cleanup costs, as well as the disposal costs. To prevent illegal dumping follow these guidelines:

• Conduct business with companies properly permitted and licensed to handle materials. Many for-hire companies advertising waste or junk hauling services are not properly permitted. Call the Kitsap County Health District at 360-337-5235 for a list of permitted hauling businesses.
• Ask the business where they intend to recycle or dispose of materials.
• Be suspicious of ridiculously low disposal prices. This can indicate your waste will be illegally dumped. Pay only one-half of the hauling, disposal, and recycling fees up-front and the remainder after you receive a receipt from a legitimate recycler or disposal site operator.
• Take preventative measures to limit easy access to your property such as gates or berms.  Post “No Dumping” signs on access points to your property. You may request signs at no charge from the Kitsap County Health District  at 360-337-5235.
• If you suspect someone is improperly disposing of materials, please file an on-line complaint or call 360-337-5777.

If you have any questions about Clean Kitsap, give us a call.

Kitsap County Public Works
Kitsap 1
(360) 337-5777 or (800) 825-4940
kitsap1@co.kitsap.wa.us