Washington recycling directory
10 facilities with contact info, hours, pricing, and accepted materials. Compare them and find the closest drop-off.
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See My Car's OfferServices: Scrap metal drop-off and purchase · Cash for junk cars, trucks, and SUVs · Container pick-up programs for commercial accounts · Public drop-off recycling
Accepts: Ferrous metals, Non-ferrous metals, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Motors, Batteries, Brake rotors
What are the hours at the Tacoma location?
The Tacoma branch at 222 107th Street South is open Monday through Friday 9 AM to 4:45 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 1:45 PM. Call (253) 536-2260 before visiting.
2170 Lexington Blvd Washington IA 52353 USA
5801 E Marginal Wy S Seattle WA 98134 USA
Green PC Recycling provides IT asset disposition, computer recycling, and refurbishing from its Tacoma drop-off location. Services include secure data destruction with certificates, full pickup-to-disposition ITAD for organizations, and revenue-sharing programs for large-scale device retirement. Public recycling drop-off runs Monday through Saturday.
Services: Computer and electronics recycling drop-off · Secure data destruction with certificate · Complete ITAD from removal through final disposition · Revenue sharing for large-scale device recycling · Equipment refurbishing
Accepts: Computers, PCs, Electronic devices
When is the public electronics drop-off open?
Monday through Saturday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Closed Sunday.
Does Green PC Recycling destroy data on devices?
Yes. The company offers secure data destruction with a certificate for each job, and organizations can access data destruction certificates through a client portal.
Helping People Succeed in a Better Environment is a recycling center that provides recycling processing services throughout the Northwest region. They accept a variety of materials for recycling, including paper, cardboard, plastics, glass, and metal. Visitors are encouraged to separate their recyclables before dropping them off at the center. Hazardous materials such as batteries, chemicals, and electronic waste are not accepted. The center aims to create a cleaner and more sustainable environment by promoting recycling practices and reducing waste in the community.
Services: Materials recovery facility processing · Commercial recycling processing · Municipal recycling processing
Accepts: Commingled recyclables, Commercial recyclables
1176 N Hayden Meadows Dr Portland OR 97217 USA
Radius Recycling's Tacoma facility sits on Commencement Bay in the Tacoma Tideflats industrial area at 1902 Marine View Drive. The yard accepts ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals (including steel, aluminum, copper, brass, heavy iron, light iron) as well as junk vehicles. It serves the general public, demolition and construction contractors, industrial manufacturers, metal dealers, and brokers throughout Pierce County. The facility is equipped for large-scale processing, including mega-shredding, shearing, baling, and barge and container ship loading.
Services: Ferrous scrap metal drop-off · Nonferrous scrap metal drop-off · Junk vehicle purchase and recycling · On-site container / bin rental (Book a Bin) · Industrial and commercial scrap processing
Accepts: Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Heavy iron, Light iron, Junk vehicles / cars
What metals does this facility accept?
The Tacoma yard accepts steel, aluminum, copper, brass, heavy iron, light iron, and junk vehicles.
What are the hours of operation?
The Ferrous Scale is open Monday through Friday, 5:45 AM to 5:00 PM. The Nonferrous/Retail Facility is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM; it is closed on weekends. The office is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Customers must be in the yard at least 15 minutes before closing.
5317 131st St Ct E Tacoma WA 98446 USA
12409 NE San Rafael St Portland OR 97230 USA
Sutter Metals Recycling in Tacoma, WA operates the company's largest location, at 5312 S Burlington Way, handling the bulk of Sutter's sorting and exporting work. Open Monday–Friday 8:00 am–4:30 pm and Saturday 8:00 am–2:30 pm, this branch serves both the public and commercial clients. Sutter buys scrap metal, offers on-site junk car pickup, and provides bin services for businesses. Competitive prices paid at the scale. Call (253) 533-6253.
Services: Scrap metal buying · On-site junk car pickup · Commercial bin services · Metal sorting and exporting
Accepts: Scrap metal, Junk vehicles
Does the Tacoma Sutter Metals location pick up junk cars?
Yes. Sutter Metals Tacoma offers on-site junk car pickup for the public.
3510 S Mullen St Tacoma WA 98409 USA
The Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center at 3510 South Mullen Street handles both curbside recyclables and household hazardous waste for Tacoma residents. The on-site Recycle Center accepts paper, cardboard, plastics (bottles, tubs, clamshells, food trays), metals (scrap, aluminum, tin, aerosol cans), all-color glass bottles and jars, small electronics, batteries, motor oil, and broken holiday lights. The adjacent Household Hazardous Waste Facility takes acids, antifreeze, automotive fluids, lead-acid batteries, flammable liquids, fluorescent bulbs, gasoline, insecticides, mercury thermometers, oil-based paint, pool chemicals, and solvents. Drive-up only; no walk-up service.
Services: Curbside recyclables drop-off · Household hazardous waste disposal · Scrap metal and electronics drop-off · Used motor oil collection · Drive-up service only
Accepts: Corrugated cardboard and paperboard, Mixed paper, newspapers, magazines, phone books, brown paper bags, Shredded paper (in a paper bag), Plastic bottles, jars, tubs, jugs, clamshells, cups, food trays, storage tubs, empty medicine bottles, Scrap metal, aluminum and tin cans, aerosol cans, microwaves, Glass bottles and jars (all colors), Alkaline, Ni-Cad, and Li-Ion batteries, Cell phones and chargers, electronic cords, printer and toner cartridges
Can I walk up to drop off items at the Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center on South Mullen Street?
No — customers must drive up to all drop-off areas. No walk-up or self-service is allowed at this facility.
1440 Port of Tacoma Rd Tacoma WA 98421 USA
WM - JMK Fibers Recycling Center is a recycling drop-off center based at 1440 Port of Tacoma Road in Tacoma, Washington.
Based on the listings above, materials commonly handled in Tacoma include Cardboard, Glass, Electronics, Ferrous Metals, Non-Ferrous Metals. Browse the guides below for preparation tips, scrap values, and what's recyclable.
Tacoma runs its own municipal Solid Waste Utility through the Environmental Services Department, separate from Seattle's system, with curbside garbage, mixed recycling, and food/yard waste service billed together on one monthly bill. The city's self-haul hub, the Tacoma Recovery & Transfer Center on S. Mullen Street, also houses the Recycle Center and the Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Washington State has no bottle deposit law, so cans and bottles go straight into curbside recycling rather than a redemption machine.
No. The City of Tacoma discontinued curbside glass collection, so glass jars and bottles are not allowed in the mixed recycling cart. Residents take glass to one of several drop-off stations around the city, including the Tacoma Recycle Center at 3510 S. Mullen Street, Central Co-op, Center at Norpoint, Stewart Heights Park, Hilltop Safeway, and the South Tacoma park and ride, most of which also take household batteries.
The brown food/yard waste bin takes fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, tea bags, yard trimmings, and similar organic material, and is included in the monthly garbage bill at no extra cost for up to two 90-gallon bins. Items labeled 'compostable,' including bags, cups, and utensils, are not accepted because Tacoma's processing facility cannot break them down, and paper coffee cups, pizza boxes, and pet waste also have to go in the garbage instead.
The Household Hazardous Waste Facility at the Tacoma Recovery & Transfer Center (3510 S. Mullen Street) accepts items like antifreeze, automotive fluids, and other flammable or toxic household products free for Tacoma residential customers, up to 15 gallons or 220 pounds per visit; it's open Friday through Monday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and closed Tuesday through Thursday. Electronics like TVs and computers aren't handled there but go through E-Cycle Washington, the statewide free electronics recycling program, and cell phones, batteries, and chargers can be recycled free at the Tacoma Recycle Center, the Tacoma Municipal Building, or the TPU lobby.
Call-2-Haul is Tacoma's curbside service for large household items like furniture, appliances, and yard equipment. Residential Solid Waste customers get two free curbside pickups or self-hauls per year built into their rates, covering up to three large items (like a mattress, couch, or washer/dryer) plus up to 15 boxes or bags of smaller items, and appointments are scheduled by calling (253) 573-2468, often weeks in advance during busy seasons.
No, Washington State does not have a bottle-deposit (can/bottle redemption) law like some other states. Aluminum cans, plastic bottles, and other recyclable containers simply go into the regular curbside mixed recycling cart rather than being returned for a cash refund.
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