JunkSpots

Municipal · Drop-off · Free

King County household hazardous waste

Free year-round drop-off for the things that are genuinely dangerous in a bin, automotive fluids, pesticides, propane tanks, fluorescent tubes and batteries, with sites in north and south Seattle.

Right for you if

  • It is flammable, toxic, pressurised, or you would hesitate to put it in a bin.
  • It has to cost nothing.
  • You can get it there under your own steam.
  • You want to turn up without booking.

Look elsewhere if

  • You have no way of getting it there.
  • You live outside the area it serves.
  • It is business waste.
  • It is construction or demolition waste.

Contact and booking

Phone
(206) 296-4692
Email
Not published
Book online
Not published
Address
North Seattle and South Seattle facilities, plus Factoria and Auburn
Opening hours
North Seattle: Sunday to Tuesday, 9:00am–5:00pm. South Seattle: Thursday to Saturday, 9:00am–5:00pm.
Website
Official website

Verification

Verified against an official source

Last checked 18 August 2026

That means we read a published source and it said this. It does not mean we watched them do it, or followed the material afterwards, that is a separate, deeper check this has not been through. How we check →

Sources

Part of How to get rid of stuff in Seattle.

Something wrong here?

Why use it

The transfer stations refuse all of this, so it has to come here. There is no charge and no appointment. The one trap: they do NOT take latex paint, that goes to a PaintCare site instead, although oil-based paint is accepted at the travelling Wastemobile. If you cannot get to a fixed site, that Wastemobile tours the county from February to October, free for households and small businesses.

Good for

  • hazardous waste
  • batteries
  • paint
  • other items

How it works

How you use it You take it there.
Cost Free. No charge and no appointment needed.
Booking No appointment needed.
Service area King County
Run by King County Hazardous Waste Management Program, a municipal service

Where your things go

A named destination is worth more than a stated intention, and both are worth more than silence. This is the row to read before you book: if your item's row is empty, ask them on the phone and tell us what they say.

Not documented yet. This operator has not published what happens to each kind of item, and we have not been able to establish it from anywhere else. That is the gap, stated rather than hidden. If you ask them, tell us what they say.

Does it actually work

The part no company website tells you. Some of this comes from our checks, some from readers who used the service, and where nobody has told us yet, it says so.

  • Booking

    Their pages

    No appointment needed.

  • Typical wait

    Needs reports

    Not established

    Nobody has told us how long they waited. Two reader reports would settle it.

  • Do they answer

    Needs reports

    Not established

    We read their pages, we did not phone them. One reader who got through would settle it.

  • Restrictions

    Their pages

    Residents only · Households only · No construction waste

  • Who it's for

    Their pages

    People who live in the area it serves, households, not businesses.

  • Last checked

    Pipeline

    18 August 2026

    Checked against the sources listed on this page.

What happens to it

  • Recycled
  • Broken down for materials
  • Disposed of

This describes the route the item takes, as the operator states it. We do not claim a recovery rate we have not seen evidence for.

What readers told us

Used them recently?

How long you waited, what they refused, whether anyone picked up the phone. Those are the three facts no website publishes and the ones the next reader needs.

Tell us what happened

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