- Sofas/Chairs
- Mattresses/Box Springs
- Refrigerators/Freezers
- Washing Machines
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OTHER WAYS TO SAFELY RECYCLE ITEMS BELOW
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✔️ HARD TO RECYCLE ITEMS
The Recology Store accepts hard-to-recycle materials that cannot be put into curbside recycling carts. Recology King County residential customers may drop off limited quantities of accepted hard-to-recycle items at any Recology Store location at no-cost. These special items include: CFL light bulbs, household batteries, textiles, hard-cover books, small electronics and appliances, block Styrofoam™, small propane cylinders, and bicycles.
View The Recology Store’s site to see the full list of what can be recycled.
✔️ PAINT DISPOSAL
Find a free drop-off site and call to confirm business hours and ensure that they will accept your type of paint. All your paint containers need to have lids and original labels. And make sure they are anchored into your vehicle securely!
✔️ ELECTRONICS RECYCLING
E-Cycle Washington is a free program for residents that makes it easy to recycle broken, obsolete, or worn-out monitors, computers, TVs, laptops, and more. Electronic products contain valuable materials that can be recycled and toxic chemicals that should be kept out of the landfill. For more information visit the E-Cycle program website.
✔️ KING COUNTY “WHAT DO I DO WITH?” DATABASE
This is an excellent resource for finding locations to recycle unusual items – all year round. Categories include batteries, paint, mattresses and more! What Do I Do With?
✔️ HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE MATERIALS & DISPOSAL
Visit this site to find out what is collected and when the next events are: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Locations
To learn more about household hazardous materials and proper disposal, visit the King County Hazardous Waste Management Program.
✔️ MEDICATIONS DISPOSAL
Expired medication or medication that is no longer needed cannot be flushed. Find locations to safely dispose of medication for free at Medicine Take Back via drop boxes or through the mail-back program.
✔️ BOW LAKE TRANSFER STATION
The King County Bow Lake Recycling & Transfer Station in Tukwila provides recycling services (including yard waste) and garbage disposal. The recycling area has different hours than the transfer station building.
Customers must live or do business within King County’s service area to use this facility.
Station hours (different from recycle area hours)
Mon-Thu: 24 hours
Fri: 12 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Sat-Sun: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Recycle area hours (different from station hours)
Mon-Fri 6 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Sat-Sun: 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Address: 18800 Orillia Rd S, Tukwila, WA 98188
This facility is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.
✔️ COMPOSTING AT HOME
Tukwila residents can sign up for food & yard waste collection at home for a fee through Recology. Please contact Recology at 206-944-3900 or Tukwila@Recology.com for more information or to set up service.
For information about the benefits of composting and recipes to make compost at home, visit the following sites:
