— the city of tacoma collected 480 pounds of garbage and 720 of green waste. The city took to x, showing the before and after photos of the. Webthe delay is due to the dec. 23 ice storm that prevented residential garbage, recycling and food/yard waste from being picked up. Webleaving trash around tacoma will bring a new set of fines in the coming weeks as the city looks to crack down on people who litter. City leaders adopted a new illegal dumping.