Vashon Island (King County) transfer station

Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Vashon Recycling & Transfer Station.

Facility: Vashon Recycling & Transfer Station Address: 18900 Westside Hwy SW, Vashon, WA 98070 Phone: 206-477-4466 (King County Solid Waste information line); TTY relay 711

Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-09

Who can use it

People who live or do business in King County's 37-city and unincorporated service area. The service area does not include the cities of Seattle or Milton; Seattle residents use Seattle Public Utilities.

Hours

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed Tuesday and Thursday

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	$40.25 minimum (up to 320 lbs), $243.38 per ton
Yard waste (separated)	$20.70 minimum, $129.38 per ton
Clean untreated wood (separated)	$20.70 minimum, $129.38 per ton
Appliances with refrigerant	$30.00 per unit
Mattress	$30.00 per item recycling at Bow Lake, Enumclaw, Factoria, Shoreline and Vashon; $33.39 per item disposal at Algona (South County), Cedar Falls, Houghton and Renton
Recyclables only	No charge
Unsecured load	$25

Hazardous waste

No household hazardous waste drop-off at this station. King County takes household hazardous waste free at the Factoria and South County stations (King County residents, including Seattle).

Holiday closures

Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.

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

Other notes

Payment: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, cash or Apple Pay.
Fees shown are the current rates on the county disposal fees page. The county has announced new solid waste disposal fees starting January 1, 2027, so check the fees page for trips after that date.
Households enrolled in ProviderOne, EBT or ORCA LIFT may qualify for the Cleanup LIFT discount (not for Seattle or Milton residents).
A load is secure only when nothing can slide, shift, fall, sift or blow out; unsecured loads pay a $25 fee.
Garbage is consolidated here and trucked to the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill.
Must be sorted out for recycling, not thrown in as garbage: corrugated cardboard, scrap metal and yard waste.
Maximum combined vehicle plus trailer length: 30 feet.

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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.