Submitted by The City of Olympia
Effective Saturday, September 5, 2015, the Saturday Drop-off Site will be located ½ mile north on Eastside Street from the previous location, at 1000 10th Avenue SE.
The acceptance list and charges will remain the same. We accept yard debris and waste for a fee and clean scrap metal and traditional recyclables for free. You can visit our website for additional information along with a map to the new location at www.olympiawa.gov/satdropoff . Saturday drop-off is open each Saturday through November 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Guidelines for what is accepted at the drop-off location are listed below.
Recycle Non-Appliance and Clean Scrap Metal
Are you cleaning out your barn or garden shed? Have any metal waste, such as tools, fencing, fenders, wheels, posts, tanks, wire, car parts or outdoor furniture? Bring them to Olympia’s Saturday Drop-off Site, where we accept clean, non-appliance scrap metal. There is no fee for scrap metal disposal. Please note the following:
- All plastic must be removed.
- No fluids or gasses of any kind. For safety reasons, an attendant will check that all units containing oil, hydraulics or transmission fluids, gasoline, other fuels or gasses, etc., have been properly drained or otherwise cleaned. See the web site listed below for more information.
- Sorry, no paint cans or batteries.
- No refrigerators, microwaves, television sets, washing machines or other appliances.
Yard Debris and Waste
Olympia residents may bring grass, garden clippings, prunings, brambles, brush, and branches. Wood is also acceptable as long as it is untreated and unpainted (nails are okay). Rates are assessed on load size and type of material, cash and check accepted. Customers are required to unload their own vehicles, so bring only what you can physically handle.
Traditional Recyclables
Do you have extra recycling from a special clean out, a recent move, or simply more than your cart can hold? Olympia garbage customers can now bring their extra recyclables at no charge to the Saturday Drop-off Site:
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Aluminum and tin cans
- Plastic bottles, jugs, dairy tubs
- Plastic rigid flower pots
- Plastic buckets
- Glass bottles and jars
