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REGULAR WASTEMOBILE SERVICE (roving)

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Regular Wastemobile Service (roving)

What is it?

The roving Wastemobile travels to many communities to provide household hazardous waste disposal services for King County residents. This mobile service operates on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from March to October. The roving Wastemobile will be back in operation in March 2013.

For other disposal options, contact the Household Hazards Line at 206-296-4692, toll free at 1-888-869-4233 or haz.waste@kingcounty.gov. Other collection sites for household hazardous waste are the North or South Seattle collection sites, the Factoria Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Service or the Auburn Wastemobile.

2013 Dates

 City Address Zip Location
3/1 - 3/3 Bothell 19200 120th Ave NE, Bothell 98011 Seattle Times
3/15 - 3/17 Covington 16735 SE 272nd St, Covington 98042 Fred Meyer 
3/22 - 3/24 Burien 14300 1st Ave S. 98168 Fred Meyer
4/5 - 4/7 Redmond 17777 NE 76th St, Redmond 98052 Home Depot
4/19 - 4/21 Vashon 17001 107th Ave SW 98070 Tjomsland Gravel Pit
4/26 - 4/28 Des Moines 22307 Dock St, Des Moines 98198 Des Moines Marina 
5/10 - 5/12 Bothell 19200 120th Ave NE, Bothell 98011 Seattle Times
5/24 - 5/26 Kirkland 12221 120th Ave NE, Kirkland 98034 Fred Meyer 
6/7 - 6/9 Enumclaw 45224 284th Ave SE 98022 Enumclaw Expo Cntr
6/14 - 6/16 Covington 16735 SE 272nd St, Covington 98042 Fred Meyer
6/28 - 6/30 Bothell 19200 120th Ave NE, Bothell 98011 Seattle Times
7/12 - 7/14 Snoqualmie 39801 SE Park, Snoqualmie 98065 Snoqualmie Elem
7/26 - 7/28 Redmond 17777 NE 76th St. 98052 Home Depot
8/2- 8/4 Bothell 19200 120th Ave NE, Bothell 98011 Seattle Times
8/9 - 8/11 Sammamish 400 228th Avenue NE 98074 Eastlake HS
8/23 - 8/25 Renton 365 Renton Center Way 98057 Fred Meyer 
9/6 - 9/8 Covington 16735 SE 272nd St, Covington 98042 Fred Meyer
9/20 - 9/22 Bothell 19200 120th Ave NE 98011 Seattle Times
10/4 - 10/6 Redmond 17777 NE 76th St. 98052 Home Depot
10/18 - 10/20 Duvall 14020 Main St NE, Duvall 98019 Safeway
10/25 - 10/27 Bothell 19200 120th Ave NE 98011 Seattle Times

How to Use it

Bring your household hazardous waste to the roving Wastemobile collection event in your area. Check the roving Wastemobile schedule (listed above) to see when it will be in your area. See what you can bring, what NOT to bring, and how to safely transport hazardous materials and make your drop-off safer for you and the program staff.

Limits on quantities of waste and other restrictions

The following restrictions apply at all the household hazardous roving Wastemobile collection events:

  • No latex paint
  • gasoline - 30 gallon limit
  • total waste - 50 gallons per customer per day
  • container size – no larger than five gallons
  • fluorescent tubes or bulbs (not accepted from businesses) – limit 10
  • automotive batteries. – limit 5

For larger quantities or unusual wastes (except Factoria), call the Household Hazards Line, Monday to Friday, except holidays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at (206) 296-4692 or toll free at 1-888-869-4233. For the Factoria HHW Drop-Off Service, there are no exceptions to these daily limits.

Information is available on what happens to the hazardous waste once it is collected at the roving Wastemobile or the other collection sites.

Service Costs

The roving Wastemobile is funded through a surcharge on solid waste disposal and wastewater discharge. As a result, residents bringing material to the roving Wastemobile are not charged a fee on site. This cost premium underscores the importance of making waste prevention our top priority.

Safe Handling

  • Don't mix products.
  • Keep products in their original containers. (At the Factoria household hazardous waste drop-off site, gasoline containers are not returned to the customers.)
  • Label products that aren’t in their original containers.
  • Secure products so they can’t tip over and/or leak.
  • Transport similar, sealed containers upright, in cardboard boxes.
  • Secure the load in a vehicle or trailer. Vehicles arriving at public or private transfer stations in King County with unsecured loads can be charged an unsecured load fee.
  • Store products away from the passenger compartment and separate waste products from those that will be retained.
  • Stay in the vehicle while waste is unloaded at the Wastemobile and the Auburn Supermall Wastemobile.

Questions?

For more information about roving Wastemobile collection events and other options, contact the Household Hazards Line at 206-296-4692, toll free at 1-888-869-4233, or email haz.waste@kingcounty.gov