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All Snohomish County Solid Waste transfer stations and drop boxes will return to regular business hours this weekend, May 14 and 15, after crews averted a health and safety emergency.

County staff worked long days inside closed Solid Waste facilities May 7-8 to clear a backlog of garbage that piled up, allowing for the cancelation of a second weekend of closures.

However, the underlying issues which caused the original emergency persist and will need to be addressed in the coming weeks and months.

"We know the closure was an inconvenience, and we appreciate our customers patience last week...