Republic Services drivers on strike - no collections in Lake Forest Park or Kenmore until contract is settled
Saturday, July 12, 2025
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| Republic Services drivers on strike |
As of this Friday, July 11, 2025, residential and commercial waste collection services in Lake Forest Park and Kenmore have been interrupted by a work stoppage at Republic Services due to an out-of-market labor dispute.
Republic will be providing updates to customers and both cities are monitoring the situation.
Republic Services has indicated that, as with inclement weather service delays, they will collect double garbage, recycling, and organic materials on your next regularly scheduled service day at no additional charge.
Impacted customers will receive a credit for the service portion of their rates on their next bill. We sincerely appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Republic Services is a national company and drivers are members of the Teamsters union - Local 174 in King and Snohomish counties. More than 2,000 Teamsters are currently on strike across the country at this moment.
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| Recology has a current contract with Teamsters and services are currently uninterrupted |
Recology drivers are also members of the Teamsters union.
Teamsters Local Union No. 174 has a contract with Recology CleanScapes King County Inc., which includes operations in Shoreline. This agreement, which began on April 1, 2021, is set to continue through March 31, 2026.
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I’d like to hear a full account of Recology services. I had been considering bringing up to my city the inconsistent service, rising prices for what we get, plus fact that Republic often has no answers to questions regarding what trash goes where, or maybe needs to be taken somewhere else. I would welcome a new company focused on working for positive ways to manage waste better than what I see going on in Kenmore. Republic does not appear to be doing much better with practices that help cut waste and emissions than shown by its past history. I also hope there might be available alternate scheduling for folks who don’t need recycling every single pickup, or same with yard waste for many. Maybe smaller, less expensive bins for some, also.
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