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Summit Auto Wrecking is an Olympia, Washington junk car buyer serving Thurston, Lewis, Pierce, and Mason counties. They purchase high-mileage, wrecked, worn, and non-running cars and trucks for cash, with same-day removal often available. The company handles vehicle recycling and responsible disposal of toxic components.
Services: Cash for junk cars · Same-day vehicle removal · Vehicle recycling · Free pickup
Accepts: High-mileage cars and trucks, Wrecked vehicles, Junk cars, Damaged vehicles, Non-running vehicles
What area do you serve?
Summit Auto Wrecking serves Lewis County, Thurston County, Pierce County, and Mason County.
How is the vehicle price determined?
Pricing factors include pickup distance, vehicle year/make/model, condition, and current scrap metal prices.
1000 10th Ave SE Olympia WA 98501 USA
Thurston County's Waste and Recovery Center (WARC) is at 2420 Hogum Bay Road NE in Lacey. Weekday hours are 7:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and weekend hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Use the north entrance. Clean, separated recyclables are free. Cooking-oil collection at HazoHouse and plastic-foam recycling are suspended.
Services: Garbage and C&D transfer · Free separated recycling drop-off · Food and yard waste drop-off · Scrap metal recycling (kept separate) · Household hazardous waste at HazoHouse
Accepts: Household garbage, Construction and demolition debris, Roofing debris, Passenger tires (limit 5 per day, kept separate), Scrap metal (kept separate), TVs and monitors (special handling fee), Refrigerated appliances (special handling fee), Food and yard waste
Who can use the WARC?
People who live in Thurston County and businesses of Thurston County. Use the north entrance. Closed New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Is recycling free?
Yes, if materials are clean, dry, and separated by type: plastics, aluminum and tin cans, mixed paper, flattened cardboard, and glass bottles and jars.
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Olympia include Scrap Metal, Yard Waste, Paper, Cardboard, Aluminum. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
Olympia pulled glass out of its commingled recycling in 2020, so bottles and jars here take a separate trip while the rest of the household stream stays at the curb. The city's Waste ReSources utility also closed its long-running Saturday Drop-off Site after the property was sold, moving cardboard back into curbside carts and yard debris out to Thurston County. Knowing which of the remaining glass sites is nearest is the local recycling skill.
Glass was removed from commingled recycling in 2020 and now needs a separate drop-off. The city points to weak end markets, noting that a major Seattle glass bottle manufacturer closed in the summer of 2024, creating an oversupply. Olympia's collected glass has gone mostly to landfill cover or to aggregate use. See our glass recycling guide.
The city lists a drop-off site at 1000 10th Ave SE open 24/7, Yauger Park at 503 Alta St SW open daily from dawn to dusk, Concrete Recyclers at 2935 Black Lake Blvd SW open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center at 2420 Hogum Bay Rd NE in Lacey.
It closed permanently after the City Council approved the sale of the property to the Squaxin Island Tribe. The last day of cardboard recycling there was Saturday, January 31, 2026, and glass drop-off was extended further into 2026 while the city looks at alternative sites.
In your curbside recycling cart. Flatten boxes or cut them into smaller pieces to save space. The city offers three recycling cart sizes, and households that regularly overflow can move up to the 95-gallon cart. Extra cardboard can go to the Thurston County Waste and Recovery Recycle Center, one of many transfer stations that take self-hauled loads.
Starting January 1, 2026, retailers and restaurants must charge at least 12 cents for a thick reusable plastic film bag. Large paper carryout bags stay at a minimum of 8 cents, single-use plastic bags are banned under state law, and green or brown compostable bags carry an optional charge.
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