Solid Waste and Recycling

  

2007 WasteMobile event

Thurston County's WasteMobile

 

The Thurston County WasteMobile offers a convenient way to dispose of household toxic products without having to drive to HazoHouse on Hogum Bay Road. The WasteMobile is a traveling collection station where residents can dispose of household poisonous products free-of-charge. 

 

WasteMobile events were held in October 2009. Upcoming events will be posted on this page as the details are finalized.

Items Accepted at the WasteMobile

Please bring waste in five-gallon containers or smaller. The following items will be accepted (no business-generated wastes, please):

  • Auto products (motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, car batteries, brake fluid)
  • Oil-based paint. The WasteMobile no longer accepts latex paint unless it was manufactured before 1989, when latex paint sometimes contained lead or mercury. Click here for tips on what to do with latex paint.
  • Thinners and solvents
  • Pesticides  and herbicides
  • Glues and adhesives
  • All types of batteries EXCEPT standard alkaline batteries. The contact points of the batteries must be covered with tape. Click here for details on this requirement. (There is a limit of 3 car batteries per day for residential customers.)
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Pool and hobby chemicals
  • Fluorescent light bulbs and tubes. Please bring no more than 30 tubes or bulbs per day per customer, and no more than 15 ballasts per day per customer.
  • Contaminated kerosene and gasoline.

Items Not Accepted at the WasteMobile

  • Medical wastes
  • Explosives
  • Ammunition or flares
  • Propane tanks (take these to HazoHouse or Community Recycle Days)
  • Empty  or leaking containers
  • Garbage
  • Business-generated wastes. (For information about business-generated wastes, please call (360) 786-5457.)
  • Smoke detectors
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Computers, monitors, TVs and electronics (take these items to Community Recycle Days)
  • Household appliances (take appliances to Community Recycle Days)
  • Yard waste
  • Radioactive materials

Please Transport Materials Safely

Keep products in original containers. Never mix different products. Make sure items are well sealed, lids tight, placed in leak-proof tub or box with absorbent material (like newspaper) to prevent spills. Transport products away from children, pets, and vehicle passenger compartments.

 

Questions:  Call 867-2491 or e-mail wwm-webmaster@co.thurston.wa.us. 
Last updated: 01/28/2010