EARTHWORKS
Joint Base Lewis-McChord Earthworks' mission is to preserve and enhance the environment by avoiding landfill disposal and working to achieve a net zero waste installation by 2025.
JBLM Composting Facility
YARD WASTE – DROP OFF
Yard waste is accepted, free of charge, from JBLM military units and organizations. Only clean, chipped wood is accepted from contractors, on a case-by-case, precoordinated basis.
ACCEPTED
Brush and branches (smaller than 12” diameter)
Leaves
Fruit and vegetable trimmings
Weeds
Flowers
Plants
Shrubs
NOT ACCEPTED
Scotch broom
Dirt
Trash
Stumps
Mixed loads
Earthworks Acceptance Criteria
Earthworks Material Pickup Guidelines
Earthworks Material Request (MFR Template)
PRODUCT PICK-UP
PRODUCT– PICK UP
Subject to availability, compost and mulch products are free of charge, for use by JBLM military units, organizations and contractors on JBLM projects only.
1) Fill out and submit a Material Request Form signed by a Commander, First Sergeant, Senior Master Sergeant or program manager.
2) Earthworks personnel will approve and schedule your pickup.
3) Bring your military or government vehicle (no personal vehicles allowed).
All material requests must be made at least 48 hours in advance for approval and scheduling.
Questions? Call 253-967-3803 or email USARMY.JBLM.ID-READINESS.LIST.DPW-EARTHWORKS@mail.mil.
BORROW SOURCE AREAS
JBLM may, as capacity exists, accept excess or unsuitable soil from JBLM construction and demolition projects for placement in designated borrow source areas on JBLM. Borrow source area use is controlled and authorized by JBLM Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division (DPW/ED).
No land clearing debris, sod, concrete or asphalt is accepted. If soil contamination (based on the project description, location or prior use of the project site) is suspected, soil analysis may be required as determined by DPW staff. All borrow source users must abide by all operational requirements and restrictions for earth moving, stockpiling and removing of aggregate/soil and other operations in JBLM borrow source areas.