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Stakeholders Group on Plastic Bag Use Forming
You're invited to join the stakeholders group that will draft
language for a plastic bag reduction ordinance. Sign-up
by June 10.
Get the lastest on plastic in Thurston County!
New WARC hours
The Waste and Recovery Center no longer has extended summer hours. The WARC hours are weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
and weekends 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. all year.
Rainier Drop Box
The Rainier Drop Box is now open on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Bring Your ID to the WARC
ID is now required when entering the Waste and Recovery
Center.
Click for more information
Plastic Bag Survey Results
The results are in!
Click here to
see what people have to say about plastic bags in our community.
We are your waste prevention and recycling resource.
Our mission is to promote waste prevention and sustainable resource use in Thurston County through education, technical assistance and community building.
We see a future in which everyone in Thurston County makes informed and responsible choices about what we produce and consume, so that every day our community creates less waste.
The Solid Waste Program also operates the Waste and Recovery Center at Hawks Prairie and drop box sites at Rainier and Rochester. All locations offer recycling blue boxes.
The Solid Waste Program is part of the Thurston County Public Works Department.
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Hours and Rates
 Hours
and rates at the Waste and Recovery Center and drop box
sites. |
Garbage
 Information
about curbside collection service and self-haul sites, including Hawks
Prairie |
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Recycling & Reuse
 Curbside
collection service, blue bin self-haul sites and recycling opportunities
in the community. |
Compost (food and yard waste)
 Sign
up for curbside collection service or compost in your own back yard. |
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Hazardous Waste Disposal
 Dispose
of cleaners, pesticides, fluorescent lights and other dangerous
household products. |
Where Do I Take My?
 From
bricks to bicycles, our database explains where to take items for reuse
or recycling.
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