JunkSpots

Municipal · Drop-off · Paid

Seattle transfer stations

Two city-run stations that take household rubbish, yard waste, appliances, tyres and scrap metal by the load, seven days a week.

Right for you if

  • You have a full load, a vehicle, and none of it is electronic or hazardous.
  • You can get it there under your own steam.
  • You want to turn up without booking.

Look elsewhere if

  • You need it free.
  • You want a fixed price before you commit.
  • You have no way of getting it there.
  • It is paint, solvent, gas bottles or anything else hazardous.
  • It is construction or demolition waste.
  • It is more than a household quantity.

Contact and booking

Phone
(206) 684-8400
Email
Not published
Book online
Not published
Address
North Station: 1350 N 34th St, Seattle 98103. South Station: 130 S Kenyon St, Seattle 98108.
Opening hours
8:00am–5:30pm, seven days a week. 10:00am–5:30pm on the first Wednesday of the month. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and 4 July (North station only).
Website
Official website

Verification

Verified against an official source

Last checked 18 August 2026

That means we read a published source and it said this. It does not mean we watched them do it, or followed the material afterwards, that is a separate, deeper check this has not been through. How we check →

Sources

Part of How to get rid of stuff in Seattle.

Something wrong here?

Why use it

Worth knowing what they will NOT take, because it catches people out: no electronics, no TVs or monitors, no oil paint or household chemicals, no asbestos, no furnaces or ductwork, nothing over 8 feet or 200 pounds, and no construction and demolition waste, which city code sends to qualified recycling facilities instead. For electronics and TVs, book a Special Item Pickup. SPU also make the point themselves. It may cost less to have them collect it than to drive it here.

Good for

  • furniture
  • mattresses
  • appliances
  • garden waste
  • tyres
  • batteries
  • other items

How it works

How you use it You take it there.
Cost Charged by the load. See SPU's rates. Cash, cheque, Visa or Mastercard, and bring ID.
Booking No appointment needed.
Service area City of Seattle
Run by Seattle Public Utilities, a municipal service

Where your things go

A named destination is worth more than a stated intention, and both are worth more than silence. This is the row to read before you book: if your item's row is empty, ask them on the phone and tell us what they say.

Not documented yet. This operator has not published what happens to each kind of item, and we have not been able to establish it from anywhere else. That is the gap, stated rather than hidden. If you ask them, tell us what they say.

Does it actually work

The part no company website tells you. Some of this comes from our checks, some from readers who used the service, and where nobody has told us yet, it says so.

  • Booking

    Their pages

    No appointment needed.

  • Typical wait

    Needs reports

    Not established

    Nobody has told us how long they waited. Two reader reports would settle it.

  • Do they answer

    Needs reports

    Not established

    We read their pages, we did not phone them. One reader who got through would settle it.

  • Restrictions

    Their pages

    No hazardous waste · No construction waste · Household quantities only

  • Who it's for

    Their pages

    Residents of the area it covers.

  • Last checked

    Pipeline

    18 August 2026

    Checked against the sources listed on this page.

What happens to it

  • Recycled
  • Broken down for materials
  • Disposed of

This describes the route the item takes, as the operator states it. We do not claim a recovery rate we have not seen evidence for.

What readers told us

Used them recently?

How long you waited, what they refused, whether anyone picked up the phone. Those are the three facts no website publishes and the ones the next reader needs.

Tell us what happened

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