Disposal fees
Payment methods
- Credit card – Visa, Mastercard, and Discover
- Cash
- Apple Pay
Cleanup LIFT discount
Customers with a current ProviderOne, EBT, or ORCA LIFT card are eligible for our CleanUp Lift discount. The discount saves you $16 off the cost of each type of waste, each visit. That includes:
- Garbage
- Yard waste
- Clean wood
- Mattresses
- Appliances
Show your card as you enter and exit the facility to have the discount applied. (Skykomish Drop Box customers, see FAQ)
The discount is not available to businesses or residents of Seattle and Milton. It does not apply to the charitable organizations fee, special waste fees, or the unsecured load fee. Learn more about how the Cleanup LIFT discount works:
Material in load | Description | Minimum fee (up to 320lbs) |
Per-ton fee |
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Unsecured load fee |
Visit the Secure Your Load page for more info. |
$25 |
N/A |
SOLID WASTE FEES* |
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Garbage |
The total minimum fee is rounded to the nearest $0.25 (King County Code 10.12.030) |
$33.00 |
$198.00 |
Garbage – |
Must meet the criteria as defined in King County Code, Title 10. Solid Waste, Chapter 10.04.020. |
$25.96 |
$153.86 |
Mattresses - |
Applies to Algona, Cedar Falls, Houghton, and Renton transfer stations. For other stations see the mattress recycling fee. |
$33.39 per item |
N/A |
RECYCLING FEES |
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Appliances – |
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and heat pumps, etc. |
$30.00 per unit |
N/A |
Clean wood (untreated) |
Must be separated for recycling before arriving at Bow Lake, Enumclaw, Factoria or Shoreline |
$18.00 |
$115.00 |
Mattresses - recycling |
Applies to Bow Lake, Enumclaw, Factoria or Shoreline, and Vashon transfer stations. For other stations, see the mattress disposal fee. |
$30.00 per item |
N/A |
Recyclables only |
Accepted materials vary by facility. |
No charge |
No charge |
Yard waste |
Must be separated for recycling before arriving at Bow Lake, Cedar Falls, Enumclaw, Factoria or Shoreline, or Vashon |
$18.00 |
$115.00 |
SPECIAL WASTE FEES** |
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Mattresses – special waste |
At Cedar Hills Regional Landfill only with waste clearance disposal permit |
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$1,129.24 |
Special waste |
Must have prior waste clearance |
$36.96 |
$231.00 |
Special waste - |
Charged in place of the Special Waste fee on materials, such as asbestos, that require extra handling for safe disposal. |
$42.93 |
$268.00 |
CONTRACT HAULER FIXED ANNUAL CHARGE |
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Fixed annual charge |
King County has enacted a new solid waste rate structure that includes a fixed fee for contract haulers. |
*Solid waste fees include the King County basic fee, moderate risk waste surcharge, and the WA state refuse tax (3.6%)
**Special waste fees include the WA state refuse tax (3.6%)