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Wastemobile
Information about the mobile hazardous waste disposal service in King County.
Wastemobile schedule
The 2025 Wastemobile season has ended. Please check back in February 2026 for the full Wastemobile schedule.
Hazardous wastes accepted at the Wastemobile
- Limit 50 gallons per residential customer per trip (25 gallon limit for gas, oil, and antifreeze).
- Limit 25 gallons per business customer per trip.
- No containers larger than 5 gallons.
- For larger quantities or unusual waste, call us at 206-296-4692.
safety-tips
Safety tips for transporting your hazardous waste
Don't mix or combine products
Keep products in their original containers whenever possible.
Label products that are not marked.
Secure products so they won't tip or leak.
Cover and tie down your load. Please stay in your vehicle while unloading at the Auburn Wastemobile or traveling Wastemobile.
Don't transport products in the passenger compartment of your vehicle.
- Aerosols
- All-purpose cleaners
- Ammonia
- Antibacterial products and disinfectants
- Antifreeze
Limit 25 gallons - Automotive fluids and oils Limit 25 gallons
- Batteries
Limit 5 car batteries - Bleach
- Charcoal
- Cold packs
- Drain cleaner
- Fertilizer
Bring if they contain pesticides or herbicides - Fire extinguishers
Limit 5 tanks - Flares
Limit 10 flares. No marine flares accepted at the Wastemobile. - Fluorescent lights, tubes, and ballasts
Limit 15 tubes per trip. We will accept bulbs until we reach our storage capacity for the day. - Formaldehyde
- Fuel filters
Bring if fuel cannot be drained from the filter - Furniture polish
- Gasoline and fuel
Limit 25 gallons - Glue and adhesives
- Herbicides
No professional grade - Inks and dye
- Lab chemicals
Authorization required prior to drop-off. Please call us at 206-296-4692. - Lead solder and flux
- Lead-based paint and chips
- Lice shampoo
- Marine anti-fouling paint
- Mercury and mercury-containing products
- Metal cleaners
- Mothballs
- Motor oil
Limit 25 gallons - Nail polish
- Nail polish remover
- Oil filters
Bring if oil cannot be drained from filter - Oven cleaner
- Paint - oil-based
- Paint stripper
- Paint thinner
- Pepper spray
- Pesticides
No professional grade - Propane and butane tanks
The maximum size tank accepted is 8-gallons. There is a limit of 5 tanks per trip. - Resins
- Rust remover
- Shop towels
- Swimming pool chemicals
- Varnish and lacquer
- Weed killers
Hazardous wastes not accepted at the Wastemobile
- For alternate disposal options, call us at 206-296-4692.
- Ammunition
- Appliances
- Asbestos
- Biomedical waste
- Commercial compressed gas cylinders
- Contaminated soil
- Cooking oil, fats, grease
- Electronics
- Empty containers
- Explosives
- Fireworks
- Generators
- Halogen light bulbs
- Helium tanks
- Medicine
- Oily water
- Paint - latex, water-based, or acrylic
- Sharps, needles, and syringes
- Smoke detectors
- Tires
- Toner cartridges
- Unknown or unlabeled waste