Seattle household hazardous waste drop-off

Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Seattle North and South Household Hazardous Waste Facilities.

Not a household-trash drop-off. This page covers only the specifically listed recycling, compost, hazardous or specialty materials. Check the accepted materials before loading your vehicle.

Facility: Seattle North and South Household Hazardous Waste Facilities Address: North: 12550 Stone Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98133; South: 8100 2nd Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98108 Phone: 206-296-4692 (King County Household Hazards Line)

Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-09

Who can use it

Free for all King County residents, not only Seattle residents. No appointment is needed. Eligible businesses can also drop off hazardous waste.

Hours

North facility (12550 Stone Ave N): Sunday, Monday and Tuesday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
South facility (8100 2nd Ave S, next to the South Transfer Station): Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

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
Fee	No fee for King County residents
Container limit (oil-based paint, pesticides)	5 gallons or less per container
Total limit (oil-based paint, pesticides)	50 gallons per trip

Hazardous waste

Household hazardous waste is accepted. Examples from King County's product guide: oil-based paint, and pesticides and poisons such as rat and slug poison, insect killers, fungicides and herbicides (no professional-grade pesticides). Not accepted: medicines, which go to one of more than 100 free medicine drop-boxes in King County, and latex, water-based or acrylic paint, which goes to a PaintCare drop-off site or can be dried out and put in the trash.

Holiday closures

Both facilities close on July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.

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

Other notes

These are separate from Seattle's transfer stations. The transfer stations serve Seattle residents and do not take household hazardous waste.
King County also runs household hazardous waste drop-off at the Factoria Transfer Station in Bellevue and the South County Recycling and Transfer Station in Algona. The Auburn Wastemobile has closed permanently. The traveling Wastemobile runs February to October outside Seattle.
King County residents aged 65 or older, or with a disability, who cannot get to a collection site can call 206-296-4692 to book a free home pickup. Pickups run Wednesdays, and the county says booking can take 1-2 weeks.
Before you go, look up each product in King County's household product guide. It says, item by item, whether the collection sites accept it.
You can call the Household Hazards Line at 206-296-4692 Monday-Saturday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., except holidays, or email haz.waste@kingcounty.gov.

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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.