Yard & food waste at the Waste and Recovery Center
Put your yard waste to good use at the Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center (WARC). Much of the self-hauled yard waste brought to the WARC is ground into a mulch product on-site and made available to customers for free. Organic waste not used in the mulch program is trucked off-site and turned into compost or fuel.
See WARC rates, hours, and location.
View or download the Yard & Food Waste Acceptance List .
Items accepted as self-hauled yard & food waste
Items NOT accepted as self-hauled yard waste
Note: Mixed loads of garbage and food/yard waste will be charged the garbage rate.
Interested in curbside organics collection? Learn more here.
Contact us
Call the Solid Waste Info Line at (360) 867-2491 or email ThurstonSolidWaste@co.thurston.wa.us.
The Thurston County Solid Waste Program is a division of they county's Public Works Department.Note: Although Solid Waste facilities are open on weekends and some holidays, staff are not available by phone or email on those days.
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