If your containers were out by 6:00 am and your garbage or recycling was missed, please call 208 769-2227. Leave the container(s) out, and they will be emptied by the end of the next business day.

Holiday Schedule

Observed Holidays:

Thanksgiving
Christmas
New Year's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day

If your collection day falls on one of the above holidays, collection will be one day later that week. For example, if your pick up day is on Friday and the holiday falls on Friday, your pickup day will be Saturday.

Weather Delays (Snow, Ice, Flooding, etc.)

Public safety is a very high priority for Waste Management. When weather conditions prevent safe collection, we will announce service cancellations on local radio and television stations and on this website.

For our updated - Weather Service Board - Click Here

If your collection is prevented, please store materials until your next regularly scheduled collection day, when a double load will be collected at no extra charge.

We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by collection delays, but the safety of both our drivers and the public is an urgent concern.

Hazardous Waste Disposal

For information on proper hazardous waste disposal, including free drop site collection, call the Household Hazards Line, 206 296-4692 or visit www.metrokc.gov/hazwaste.

King County Solid Waste Division - 206 296-4466, toll free 1 800 325-6165, ext. 6-4466; 711 (TTY Relay)

Examples of Household Hazardous Waste

Automotive Products Vehicle batteries Used motor oil Used antifreeze Gasoline Brake fluid Carburetor cleaner Diesel fuel Transmission fluid Car polish or wax Cleaners Disinfectants Drain cleaners

Lawn and Garden Products Insecticides Herbicides Fertilizer Spot removers Toilet bowl cleaners Metal polish Oven cleaner Solvents

Paint-related Products Paint, stain, varnish Paint thinners Paint strippers Hobby and Recreation Products Photographic chemicals Chemistry set chemicals Pool and spa chemicals Miscellaneous Products Aerosol sprays Flea and roach killers Fluorescent bulbs and tubes Mercury thermometers Mercury thermostats Nicad batteries

Material in containers that say "Warning", "Caution", "Danger", or "Poison" on the label.

Left over waste from hazardous household products can be found in almost every home. The average family generally has more than 60 hazardous products in their home. Keeping hazardous waste in your home or garage can endanger the health and safety of your family and pets. Putting them in the garbage puts collectors and laborers at risk. Pouring them down the drain overloads sewage facilities and endangers fish and other animals.

Household hazardous waste collection sites

If you have products you can't use yourself or give to someone who can, you can take them to a household hazardous waste collection site for safe disposal.

List of local sites here



Motor Oil - If you have used motor oil to recycle, there are more than 100 locations in King County that will recycle it for you.

Click Here - For a list of motor oil recycling sites.

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