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Wastemobile

Information about the mobile hazardous waste disposal service in King County.

2025 Wastemobile schedule

The Wastemobile operates from February through October each year. Please check back soon for the 2025 schedule

Disposal at the Wastemobile is available on the dates listed from 10 am to 5 pm.

There is no fee for hazardous waste disposal. Marine flares are not accepted at the traveling Wastemobile.


Date Wastemobile Location Address

     

Hazardous wastes accepted at the Wastemobile

  • Limit 50 gallons per residential customer per day.
  • Limit 25 gallons per business customer per day.
  • No containers larger than 5 gallons.
  • For larger quantities or unusual waste, call us at 206-296-4692.

safety-tips

Safety tips for transporting your hazardous waste

Don't mix or combine products

Keep products in their original containers whenever possible.

Label products that are not marked.

Secure products so they won't tip or leak.

Cover and tie down your load. Please stay in your vehicle while unloading at the Auburn Wastemobile or traveling Wastemobile.

Don't transport products in the passenger compartment of your vehicle.

  • Aerosols
  • All-purpose cleaners
  • Ammonia
  • Antibacterial products and disinfectants
  • Antifreeze
    Limit 25 gallons
  • Automotive fluids and oils
  • Limit 25 gallons
  • Batteries
    Limit 5 car batteries
  • Bleach
  • Charcoal
  • Cold packs
  • Drain cleaner
  • Fertilizer
    Bring if they contain pesticides or herbicides
  • Fire extinguishers
    Limit 5 tanks
  • Flares
    Limit 10 flares. No marine flares accepted at the Wastemobile.
  • Fluorescent light ballasts and tubes
    Limit 10 bulbs or tubes (combined) per vehicle per trip. No limits on ballasts.
  • Formaldehyde
  • Fuel filters
    Bring if fuel cannot be drained from the filter
  • Furniture polish
  • Gasoline and fuel
    Limit 25 gallons
  • Glue and adhesives
  • Herbicides
    No professional grade
  • Inks and dye
  • Lab chemicals
    Authorization required prior to drop-off. Please call us at 206-296-4692.
  • Lead solder and flux
  • Lead-based paint and chips
  • Lice shampoo
  • Marine anti-fouling paint
  • Mercury and mercury-containing products
  • Metal cleaners
  • Mothballs
  • Motor oil
    Limit 25 gallons
  • Nail polish
  • Nail polish remover
  • Oil filters
    Bring if oil cannot be drained from filter
  • Oven cleaner
  • Paint - oil-based
  • Paint stripper
  • Paint thinner
  • Pepper spray
  • Pesticides
    No professional grade
  • Propane and butane tanks
    The maximum size tank accepted is 8-gallons. There is a limit of 5 tanks per trip.
  • Resins
  • Rust remover
  • Shop towels
  • Swimming pool chemicals
  • Varnish and lacquer
  • Weed killers

Hazardous wastes not accepted at the Wastemobile 

  • For alternate disposal options, call us at  206-296-4692.
  • Ammunition
  • Appliances
  • Asbestos
  • Biomedical waste
  • Commercial compressed gas cylinders
  • Contaminated soil
  • Cooking oil, fats, grease
  • Electronics
  • Empty containers
  • Explosives
  • Fireworks
  • Generators
  • Halogen light bulbs
  • Helium tanks
  • Medicine
  • Oily water
  • Paint - latex, water-based, or acrylic
  • Sharps, needles, and syringes
  • Smoke detectors
  • Tires
  • Toner cartridges
  • Unknown or unlabeled waste
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