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    Solid Waste

    • For Residents
      • Report Missed Pickups and Holiday Schedules
    • For Businesses
      • Refresh Recycling
    • Recycling Unusual Items
    • Medicine Returns
    • Household Hazardous Waste
      • Green Cleaning Workshops
    • Used Motor Oil and Filters
    • Stop Junk Mail
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    Recyclable materials

    Utilities offers guidance on how to arrange pickup and where to drop off items in multiple languages.

    Printable Guides

    • English
    • Traditional Chinese 中文
    • Simplified Chinese 中文
    • Korean 한국어
    • Russian Русский
    • Spanish Español
    • Vietnamese Tiếng Việt
    • Japanese 日本語 

    Appliances (large)

    Options:

    • Call Republic Services at 425-452-4762 to schedule a pickup (large appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves, dishwashers, clothes washing machines or dryers, and water heaters - place next to carts as separate item) – fees apply
    • Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station: accepts three appliances per load (refrigerant type: $30 each)
    Refrigerator

    Appliances (small)

    Options:

    • Call Republic Services at 425-452-4762 to schedule a pickup (2 ft. x 2 ft. x 2 ft. or smaller and fewer than 60 lbs. and place on top of or next to your recycling cart) – no fee
    • Republic Services Recycling Drop-Off Center (2 ft. x 2 ft. x 2 ft. or smaller and fewer than 60 lbs.) – no fee
    • Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station (mostly metal appliances) – no fee
    Toaster

    Batteries (Alkaline, Button, Rechargeable & Non-rechargeable)

    Place batteries in separate, clear, sealed bags. Tape both ends of batteries.

    Options:

    • Call Republic Services at 425-452-4762 to schedule a pickup – no fee
    • Republic Services Recycling Drop-Off Center – no fee
    • Factoria Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site  – no fee
    Alkaline batteries
    Rechargeable batteries

    Bikes & Bike Parts

    Options:

    • Donate bikes in good condition to charity – no fee
    • Republic Services Recycling Drop-Off Center – no fee. (Scrap metal only, Not for bikes in good condition.)
    • Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station – no fee to recycle if 50% or more metal
    Bike

    Books (hardcover)

    Options:

    • Donate books in good condition to charity – no fee
    • Republic Services Recycling Drop-Off Center – no fee
    • Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station – no fee
    Hardcover books

    Clothing & Textiles

    Options:

    • Donate items in good condition to charity – no fee
    • Call Republic Services at 425-452- 4762 to schedule a pickup (place clean, dry clothing and household textiles in clear plastic bags next to your recycling cart) – no fee
    • Republic Services Recycling Drop-Off Center (place clean, dry clothing and household textiles in clear plastic bags) – no fee
    • Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station (clean, dry clothing and household textiles) – no fee
    • Threadcycle: a King County Program. Find local organizations that want all your clothes, shoes, and linens for reuse or recycling – even damaged items – in any condition except wet, mildewed or contaminated with hazardous materials – no fee
    Old clothing

    Construction & Demolition Debris

    Options:

    • Call Republic Services at 425-452-4762 to rent a container you can fill for disposal – fees apply
    • Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station (not accepted from dump trucks, dump trailers, flat beds that dump, or roll-off boxes and items restricted to 8 ft. long and up to 200 lbs.) – fees apply
    Demolition debris

    Cooking oil

    Options:

    • Call Republic Services at 425-452-4762 to schedule a pickup (seal oil without large solids in clean, clear, screw-top plastic jug with your name and address on it and place next to your recycling cart) – no fee
    • Republic Services Recycling Drop-Off Center (seal oil without large solids in clean, clear, screw-top plastic jug with your name and address on it) – no fee Limit 3 gallons per drop-off or pickup/10 gallons per year
    Recycled cooking oil

    Electronics

    Options:

    • E-Cycle Washington: a Washington State program. Recycle broken, obsolete, or worn-out electronics (TVs, computers, computer monitors, tablets, e-readers, and portable DVD players at no charge at participating locations) – no fee. Search for nearby drop-off locations
    • Call Republic Services at 425-452-4762 to schedule a pickup (2 ft. x 2 ft. x 2 ft. or smaller and fewer than 60 lbs. and place next to your recycling cart) – no fee
    • Republic Services Recycling Drop-Off Center (2 ft. x 2 ft. x 2 ft. or smaller and fewer than 60 lbs.) – no fee
    Old cell phones

    Fluorescent Tubes & Bulbs, CFL, & HID Lights

    Options:

    • Light Recycle Washington: Recycle fluorescent lights, CFLs, and HIDs at no charge at participating locations. Search for nearby recycling locations.
    • Call Republic Services at 425-452-4762 to schedule a pickup (Limit 2 tubes/bulbs each pick-up and 10 bulbs/tubes per year) – no fee. Handling instructions: wrap tubes in paper and secure with tape (no longer than 4 ft.); seal bulbs in a plastic bag.
    • Republic Services Recycling Drop-Off Center (Limit 2 tubes/bulbs each pick-up and 10 bulbs/tubes per year) – no fee. Handling instructions: wrap tubes in paper and secure with tape (no longer than 4 ft.); seal bulbs in a plastic bag.
    • Factoria Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site – no fee (limit 10 bulbs/tubes per vehicle per day. If tubes are longer than 8 ft, call 206-296-4692 for more disposal options.)
    Fluorescent tubes
    CFL bulb

    Furniture

    Options:

    • Donate furniture in good condition to charity – no fee
    • Call Republic Services at 425-452-4762 to schedule a pickup (place next to carts as separate item) – fees apply
    Old chair

    Mattresses or Box Springs

    Options:

    • Drop off to Factoria Recycling and Transfer Station - fees apply
    • Call Republic Services at 425-452-4762 to schedule a pickup (place next to carts as separate item) – fees apply
    Mattress

    Medicines (unwanted, unused or expired)

    Options:

    • Return medicine securely at one of the many local drop-box locations. Visit www.Med-Project.org or call 206-296-4692 to find the location closest to you.
    Medicine drop-box

    Motor Oil, Filters, Brake Fluid and Gasoline (up to 25 gallons)

    Options:

    • Factoria Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site – no fee
    • Find shops near you that accept used, uncontaminated motor oil. (drain oil into reusable container, take to a location below, pour into collection tank) Fees may apply.
    • Find shops near you that accept used motor oil filters. (drain oil filter for 24 hrs., collect the oil for recycling) Fees may apply.
    Used motor oil in milk jug
    Used oil filter

    Paint

    Options:

    As of April 1, 2021, PaintCare provides drop-off locations throughout Bellevue and Washington State! There is no cost to drop off paint - it's covered by a fee applied to new paint sales. Drop off sites accept latex and oil-based paints, stains, deck sealers and clear finishes in original containers that are 5 gallons or less. 

    Visit www.paintcare.org or call 855-724-6809 for locations near you!

    PaintCare logo
    Latex paint

     

    Plastics

    Options:

    • Donate items in good condition to charity – no fee
    • Republic Services Recycling Drop-Off Center (rigid plastics such as buckets, PVC pipes, laundry baskets, plastic lawn furniture, toys, and coolers) – no fee
    Plastic lawn chair
    Plastic laundry basket

    Propane Tanks & Cylinders

    Options:

    • Republic Services Recycling Drop-Off Center (empty cylinders only – no tanks) – no fee
    • Factoria Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site (maximum tank size is 8 gallons. Call Blue Rhino at 800-258-7466) - no fee
    • Choose refillable propane containers
    Propane fuel tank
     

    Scrap Metal

    Options:

    • Call Republic Services at 425-452-4762 to schedule a pickup (Large items only - smaller pieces okay in cart. No greasy auto parts.) – fees may apply
    • Republic Services Recycling Drop-Off Center (All scrap metal with exception of greasy auto parts) – no fee
    • Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station (items are accepted for recycling if they are 50% or more metal and up to 8 ft. long and up to 200 lbs.) – no fee
    Scrap metal

    Shredded Paper

    Options:

    • Bring confidential paper documents to a community shred event – learn about upcoming events
    • Shredding with a service, instead of at home, allows the paper to be recycled. Shred only what you nee - shredded paper has fewer recycling uses than whole sheets of paper.
    • Shredded paper cannot go in your home recycling or composting carts. If you cannot take shredded paper to a shred event, it belongs in the garbage.
    • For more info on what and if to shred, and how shredded paper is used, check out this webinar with presentations from the Attorney General of WA, as well as staff from Shred It, Georgia Pacific, and Norpac Paper Mill.  
    Shredded paper

    Styrofoam Blocks

    Options:

    • Republic Services Recycling Drop-Off Center (no packing peanuts) – no fee
    • Take clean, dry packing peanuts to Pak Mail for re-use (2620 Bellevue Way NE)
    Styrofoam block

    Tires

    Options:

    • Call your tire shop or dealership to ask about tire recycling options and fees.
    Tire

    Wood (unpainted, untreated, unstained)

    Options:

    • Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station (unpainted, untreated, unstained lumber, plywood, pallets, and crates and no wood more than 8 ft. long) – fees apply.
    Wood pallet

    Other Resources

    Become a better recycler with the following:

    • Light Recycle Washington
    • Food scrap recycling
    • King County Secure Medicine Return - and local Bellevue drop off spots
    • Getting rid of unwanted stuff
    • King County What Do I Do With...?
    • Donate Usable Electronics
    • E-Cycle WA
    • Republic Services Drop-Off Recycling

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