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King County transfer stations and drop box facilities

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Vehicles arriving with unsecured loads at public or private transfer stations in King County can be charged an unsecured load fee.

King County transfer stations are facilities where garbage hauling companies, businesses and King County residents can bring their waste. Drop Box facilities are smaller facilities where residents and businesses can bring a limited amount of waste. The waste is consolidated at these locations and then transported to the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill for disposal.

Basic recycling services are available for King County residents at all transfer stations and drop boxes except Algona and Factoria. The Factoria transfer station also offers a household hazardous waste service for residential customers and pre-approved small businesses. Recycling services vary by facility – see below for site-specific information or download a one-page printable summary of Recycling Services at King County Solid Waste Facilities

All King County solid waste facilities are closed on: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. See hours of operation for specific station information.

The City of Seattle and King County have separate solid waste facilities and services. If you are a resident or business within the City of Seattle, please call Seattle Public Utilities at 206-684-3000 or visit the Seattle Public Utilities Web site (external).

King County Transfer Stations

Name

Location

Hours

Algona transfer station

35315 W Valley Hwy

Algona, WA 

Mon-Fri: 6:15am - 5pm
Sat-Sun: 8:30am - 5:30pm

Bow Lake transfer station

18800 Orillia Rd S

Tukwila, WA 

Weekdays: 12am Mon - 7am Sat (24 hours per day)
Sat-Sun: 8:30am - 5:30pm

Cedar Falls drop box

16925 Cedar Falls Rd SE

North Bend, WA 

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun: 9am - 5pm (Closed Tues & Thurs)

Enumclaw recycling & transfer station

1650 Battersby Ave E

Enumclaw, WA 

Fri-Tues: 9am - 5pm (note: closed Wed-Thurs)

Factoria transfer station

13800 SE 32nd St

Bellevue, WA 

Mon-Fri: 6:15am - 11:30pm
Sat-Sun: 8:30am - 5:30pm

Houghton transfer station

11724 NE 60th St

Kirkland, WA 

Mon-Fri: 8am - 5pm
Sat-Sun: 8:30am - 5:30pm

Renton transfer station

3021 NE 4th St.

Renton, WA 

Mon-Fri: 6:30am - 4pm
Sat-Sun: 8:30am - 5:30pm

Shoreline recycling & transfer station

N 165th St. at Meridian Ave. N

Shoreline, WA 

Mon-Fri: 7:30am - 5pm
Sat-Sun: 8:30am - 5:30pm

Skykomish drop box

74324 NE Old Cascade Hwy

Skykomish, WA 

Open daily
Winter: 8am - 5pm
Summer: 9am - 6pm (effective 2nd Sunday in March until 1st Sunday in Nov.)

Vashon recycling & transfer station

18900 Westside Hwy SW

Vashon, WA 

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun: 9am - 5pm (note: closed Tues & Thurs)

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King County Solid Waste Division
King Street Center 201 S. Jackson Street, Suite 701, Seattle, Washington 98104
Solid Waste Information Line: 206-296-4466, Fax: 206-296-0197, TTY Relay: 711,
800-325-6165 ext. 64466 (outside the local calling area M-F 8:30 am - 4:30 pm)
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Updated: Feb. 6, 2009


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