Program Language
Program Services (General)
The Program no longer refers to services using agency names. For example:
Use Household Hazardous Wastemobile, not King County Wastemobile.
Use Household Hazards Line, not Health Department Hazards Line;
Use South Seattle Household Hazardous Waste Site or Facility, not SPU Haz Shed.
Use the Factoria HHW Drop-Off Site, not Shed, Locker, or Facility.
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
General disposal language
For more information about household hazardous waste disposal options, visit the web site or call the Household Hazards Lines at 206-296-4692 during business hours (Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except holidays); 711 TTY.
General Program description
Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County
The Local Hazardous Waste Management Program in King County (Program) is a multi-jurisdictional program whose mission is to protect and enhance public health and environmental quality throughout King County by reducing the threat posed by the production, use, storage and disposal of hazardous materials.
We implement the Program through our five partners: Seattle Public Utilities, King County Solid Waste Division, King County Water & Land Resources Division, Public Health - Seattle & King County, and the Suburban Cities & Suburban Cities Association. Our Program is funded through fees set by the Board of Health from all municipal wastewater treatment facilities, and all public and commercial solid waste disposal activities, in King County. We operate with an approximately $15M annual budget.
Our Program serves the residents and business within the City of Seattle, the unincorporated areas of King County, and the 37 other cities in King County, including: Algona, Auburn, Beaux Arts Village, Bellevue, Black Diamond, Bothell, Burien, Carnation, Clyde Hill, Covington, Des Moines, Duvall, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Hunts Point, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kent, Kirkland, Lake Forest Park, Maple Valley, Medina, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Normandy Park, North Bend, Pacific, Redmond, Renton, Sammamish, SeaTac, Shoreline, Skykomish, Snoqualmie, Tukwila, Woodinville, and Yarrow Point.
Our Program has approximately 70 staff members, as well as various consultants and contractors. Some of our Program activities and areas of focus include:
- Collecting household hazardous waste at 3 fixed & one mobile facility;
- Reducing availability of and exposure to hazardous materials and toxic chemicals;
- Working with vulnerable and traditionally underserved populations;
- Preventing contamination of environmentally sensitive areas;
- Providing disposal, education and prevention assistance with hazardous materials, to businesses that generate small quantities of hazardous substances, to Cities and others.
