Saturday Drop-Off Site

Saturday Drop-off site

Saturday Drop Off Site is Open
MARCH 4, 2017 - NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Location, Hours and Fees

Open Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
March 4 through November 18, 2017

1000 10th Ave, SE
Olympia, WA 98501


View Rate and Fee Information

What We Accept


  • Brambles, brush & branches (up to 6"diameter)
  • Clean lumber scraps (nails okay, no other metal)
  • Garden trimmings, grass clippings & leaves
  • Prunings & vines

  • Beauty bark & sod
  • Dirt & rocks
  • Kitchen waste & food
  • Noxious weeds (ivy, blackberry vines, knapweed, tansy & gorse)
  • Painted or treated lumber
  • Stumps
  • Dimensional lumber (cedar fencing, boards)

  • Car parts (whole removable parts only; doors, fenders, motors, etc.)
  • Fencing
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Posts
  • Tanks
  • Tools
  • Wire
  • Wheels

  • Appliances
  • Batteries
  • Garbage
  • Household tin cans
  • Metal mixed with plastic or wood
  • Paint cans
  • Tires
  • Vehicles
  • Items containing hazardous fluid

Engines
All engines must be drained with pans off and filters removed.

Fluids
All units containing fluids, such as oil, hydraulics, transmission fluids, gases, etc., must be properly drained.

Propane Cylinders
Valve stems must be removed from cylinders and preferably a hole punched in the cylinders.

Tanks
Any tank other than hot water tanks or water pressure tanks must have a large hole cut into each end of the tank for visual inspection.

Transmissions
All transmissions must be drained of fluid, pans off and no torque converter.

All other recyclable items listed on our Accepted Materials page can be dropped off at the Saturday Drop-off Site free of charge.

Need Another Option?

The following options are available to you when the drop-off site is closed: 

  • Get a temporary project container
  • Learn why signing up for organics is a good thing to do
  • List for disposal options

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