North Transfer Station

1350 N 34th St Seattle WA 98103 USA

4.4 (275 reviews)

North Transfer Station recycling center in Seattle, WA - View of facility

About This Center

The North Transfer Station, located in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, is undergoing construction in 2025 to replace aging compactors, potentially causing longer wait times for customers. The station aims to handle waste efficiently and safely, offering ample recycling opportunities. Visitors can use the "Where Does it Go?" tool to determine proper material disposal. The facility accepts additional items at the Recycling and Reuse Building at no charge. To avoid peak times, it's recommended to visit on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays, as Mondays and weekends are busiest. Commercial garbage trucks frequent the station on weekday afternoons. Payment methods include cash, check, Visa, or MasterCard. Notably, the station does not accept household hazardous waste, directing visitors to the North Household Hazardous Waste facility nearby. The North Transfer Station is committed to improving odor issues, with ongoing reports and updates available for public access.

Materials Accepted and Services Offered

CardboardGlassPlastics #1&2ElectronicsAppliancesNo GlassNo Plastic BagsNo StyrofoamTransfer StationRecycling and Reuse BuildingCashCheckVisaMasterCard

Featured Reviews

M Kelly Rogers

M Kelly Rogers (5/5 stars, a month ago): The best recycling drop-off station I’ve ever been to. Yesterday Kahil the Information Rep was excellent in explaining whether some of the items I wasn’t too sure of could be recycled or not. Surprisingly lots of different plastic numbered items can be! A great experience which made us feel like we did something positive for the planet.

Jeremy Leishman

Jeremy Leishman (4/5 stars, 2 years ago): Visited the FREE public viewing room of the North Transfer Station this afternoon. Free parking on site including handicap spots. Wheelchair accessible entrance. Elevator and stairs are available to access the 2nd floor viewing room. Clean well lit floor to ceiling windows overlooking both the incoming / outgoing station and the dumping area. Spent an hour there and saw around 25 garbage trucks dump their loads. Informative displays showcasing how the plant operates are hands on meaning you can play with them. Great place to take kids of all ages.

Frank

Frank (5/5 stars, 3 weeks ago): Never did I think I'd leave a review for a garbage dump. 😄 But this is a very well designed and run center. Garbage recyclables hazmat items large items.... It can get busy so come early or late.