Saturday Drop-Off Site - City of Olympia
74 S Hudson St Seattle WA 98134 USA
The City of Olympia's Saturday Drop-off Site, open from Spring to Fall, offers free scrap metal and recycling drop-off, with yard waste accepted for a small fee. Operating from March 1 to November 22, 2025, on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1000 10th Ave, SE Olympia, WA 98501, the site accepts recyclables like paper, cardboard, aluminum, plastic, glass, and various yard debris such as branches, lumber scraps, garden trimmings, and sod (with dirt removed). Scrap metal items like car parts, fencing, tools, and more are also welcome. However, certain items like beauty bark, kitchen waste, noxious weeds, painted lumber, appliances, batteries, tires, and hazardous fluids are not accepted. Specific restrictions apply to items like engines, fluids, propane cylinders, tanks, and transmissions, which must be drained or prepared accordingly. Visitors can access additional options when the drop-off site is closed, including yard debris disposal at the Thurston County Waste Recovery Center or signing up for collection services.
Scrap MetalYard WastePaperCardboardAluminumPlasticGlassBranchesLumber ScrapsGarden TrimmingsSodCar PartsFencingToolsBeauty BarkKitchen WasteNoxious WeedsPainted LumberAppliancesBatteriesTiresHazardous FluidsEnginesPropane CylindersTanksTransmissionsYard Debris DisposalCollection Services
