Pierce County transfer station

Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Pierce County Transfer Stations and Drop Box Stations (5 sites, operated by LRI).

Facility: Pierce County Transfer Stations and Drop Box Stations (5 sites, operated by LRI) Address: 5 locations in unincorporated Pierce County (addresses in the hours list) Phone: (253) 847-7555 (LRI)

Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-09

Who can use it

Pierce County residents can use all five sites for garbage, recycling and yard waste. Commercial customers may use only Hidden Valley and Purdy (and the separate Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center). Household hazardous waste at Hidden Valley is for Pierce County households only.

Hours

Hidden Valley Transfer Station, 17925 Meridian Ave E, Puyallup: 7 days a week 8:00 a.m.-5:45 p.m. (garbage, yard waste, recycling, e-waste, motor oil; household hazardous waste Tue and Thu 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-5:00 p.m.)
Purdy Transfer Station, 14515 54th Ave NW, Gig Harbor: 7 days a week 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (garbage, yard waste, recycling, e-waste, motor oil)
Prairie Ridge Drop Box Station, 11710 Prairie Ridge Dr E, Bonney Lake: 7 days a week 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (residential garbage and yard waste only, 1 ton maximum; recycling, e-waste)
Key Center Drop Box Station, 5900 Key Peninsula Hwy: Wed-Sun 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (residential garbage and yard waste only, 5 cubic yards maximum; recycling)
Anderson Island Drop Box Station, 9607 Steffensen Rd: Oct 1-Mar 31 Sun 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Mon 1:00-5:00 p.m.; Apr 1-Sep 30 Sun and Mon 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (residential only, 5 cubic yards maximum)

Sticker or permit

Required: No (see notes)

Price: No separate sticker price was established on the linked page; the eligibility and item fees below still apply.

Where to buy: Contact the facility about access requirements before loading.

Per-item fees

Item	Fee
Garbage at Hidden Valley, Purdy, Prairie Ridge	$40.50 minimum for up to 400 lbs; $202.35 per ton over 400 lbs (LRI prices, state refuse tax included)
Garbage at Key Center and Anderson Island (no scales)	$40.45 minimum for up to 1 cubic yard (LRI, tax included); county lists $39.06 per cubic yard plus tax over 1 cubic yard, 5 cubic yards max
Yard waste	Free under 1 ton; $115 per ton for 1 ton or more
Appliances with freon	$68.00 each
Televisions	$85.00 each (Hidden Valley only)
Computer monitors or towers	$26.00 each (Hidden Valley only)
Propane tanks	$25.00 each
Noxious weeds	$108.80 per ton
Land clearing	$85.00 per ton
Household hazardous waste	Free (Pierce County households)

Hazardous waste

Household hazardous waste is free at Hidden Valley Tue and Thu, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00-5:00 p.m. It takes paints, aerosols, pesticides, cleaners, flammable liquids, batteries, automotive fluids and pool chemicals, under 35 gallons or fewer than 35 items per visit. No explosives or ammunition, commercial hazardous waste or commercial sharps. Do not leave hazardous waste at the station when the facility is closed.

Holiday closures

All facilities are closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.

Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-09 from official sources .

Other notes

Rates are effective March 1, 2026. The county page lists base rates of $39.06 minimum and $195.32 per ton before the 3.6% state refuse tax; LRI lists tax-included totals of $40.50 and $202.35, rounded to the nearest $0.05. Both are shown here; the amount charged at the scale is the tax-included figure.
Payment: cash, debit and credit cards. Checks are not accepted. The county says card is preferred.
All five sites take glass and mixed recycling (paper, cardboard, metal cans, plastic bottles, tubs and jugs). Yard waste loads must be free of trash, or they may be charged as garbage; loads with blackberries, ivy or other noxious weeds cost extra.
The Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center, 3510 S Mullen St, is run by the City of Tacoma, is not part of the county system, and has different rates.
These five sites share one rate schedule, holiday schedule and operator, so they are listed together on this page.

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Sources

Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-09. If something conflicts, trust the town.