The City of Olympia’s Saturday Drop-Off Site opens for the season on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The site is located at 1000 10th Avenue SE off Eastside Street. The site is open every Saturday through November 23, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. We accept scrap metal, yard debris and traditional recyclables at the site. The site is open on holiday weekends.
Yard Debris and Waste
Olympia residents may bring grass, garden clippings, prunings, brambles, brush, and branches. Wood is also acceptable as long as it is untreated and unpainted (nails are okay). Rates are assessed on load size and type of material, pay by cash, check or card (includes $3 administrative fee). Customers are required to unload their own vehicles, so bring only what you can physically handle.
Traditional Recyclables – FREE
Do you have extra recycling from a get together, a recent move, or simply more than your cart can hold? Olympia garbage customers can now bring their extra recyclables at no charge to the Saturday Drop-off Site:
- Paper
- Aluminum and tin cans
- Plastic bottles, jugs, dairy tubs
Separated Glass bottles and jars and Corrugated Cardboard may be drop-off at any time.
Recycle Non-Appliance and Clean Scrap Metal – FREE
Any metal waste, such as tools, fencing, fenders, wheels, posts, BBQs, wire, or outdoor furniture may be dropped-off during Saturday hours. There is no fee for scrap metal disposal. Please note the following:
- All plastic must be removed.
- No propane tanks. HazoHouse accepts 3 tanks per customer per day.
- No fluids or gasses of any kind. For safety reasons, an attendant will check that all units containing oil, hydraulics or transmission fluids, gasoline, other fuels or gasses, etc., have been properly drained or otherwise cleaned. See the web site listed below for more information.
- Sorry, no paint cans or batteries.
- No refrigerators, microwaves, television sets, washing machines or other appliances.
