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Book before you bring it out.
Your items can still be inside when you book. Follow the readiness instructions in your confirmation.
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Choose a clear outdoor spot.
You arrange any carrying out of your home or down interior stairs. Keep entrances, sidewalks and shared access clear. We handle loading and haul-away from outside.
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Add a photo and clear location notes. Contact us before booking if a gate, building rule or restricted access window needs an arrangement.
At a house: outside, accessible and easy to identify.At an apartment: an approved outdoor spot with shared access clear.
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City collection A sofa is named among the bulky items that do not fit the carts, and since July 1, 2025 a household may book two bulky pickups a year at no extra cost. No charge. City of Bothell residential customers of Recology, for up to two bulky item pickups per year at no extra cost since July 1, 2025, covering items that will not fit in the curbside carts such as sofas, mattresses and large appliances.
City collection A mattress is named on the bulky item list and is also one of the materials the city's thirty dollar recycling vouchers cover at the Shoreline transfer station. No charge. City of Bothell residential customers, through one of the two free bulky item pickups allowed each year; the alternative is a thirty dollar recycling voucher covering mattresses and box springs at the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station, with two vouchers per household a year while supplies last.
City collection Large appliances are named on the bulky item list, and the city's vouchers pay towards recycling a refrigerant appliance at the Shoreline transfer station while non-refrigerant appliances recycle there free. No charge. City of Bothell residential customers, through one of the two free bulky item pickups each year; the recycling voucher programme provides a thirty dollar credit towards self hauled disposal of refrigerant type appliances at the Shoreline Transfer Station, and non-refrigerant appliances can be recycled there at no fee.
City collection Bulky items that do not fit the carts come off the kerb on request, with two pickups a year included at no extra cost since July 1, 2025. No charge. City of Bothell residential customers of Recology, for up to two bulky item pickups per year at no extra cost since July 1, 2025, covering items such as sofas, mattresses and large appliances that do not fit in the curbside carts.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Bothell contracts Recology for garbage, single stream recycling and organics, and it adds two routes of its own for everything that will not fit in a cart. Since July 1, 2025 a residential customer may book up to two bulky item pickups a year at no extra cost, and those pickups take exactly the kind of thing this guide is about, sofas, mattresses and large appliances, straight from the kerb. A second route covers the rest: the city issues two vouchers worth thirty dollars each year towards recycling CFC appliances, clean wood, yard waste, mattresses and box springs at the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station, which is also the free drop-off for rigid styrofoam, textiles and plastic film, while household batteries, oils, styrofoam, textiles and small electronics come off the kerb through a Recology special item pickup. Electronics above two feet in any direction or sixty pounds go to E-Cycle Washington instead, and household chemicals ride the King County Wastemobile when it visits the UW Bothell campus.
A sofa is named among the bulky items that do not fit the carts, and since July 1, 2025 a household may book two bulky pickups a year at no extra cost.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Bothell residential customers of Recology, for up to two bulky item pickups per year at no extra cost since July 1, 2025, covering items that will not fit in the curbside carts such as sofas, mattresses and large appliances.
When & how
Book the pickup with Recology using its bulky item scheduling form, then set the furniture out as the instructions direct on the collection day.
Get it ready
Keep the piece out of the garbage, recycling and compost carts, take cushions, drawers and glass tops off so two people can lift it, and count the booking against the two free pickups the household gets each year.
A mattress is named on the bulky item list and is also one of the materials the city's thirty dollar recycling vouchers cover at the Shoreline transfer station.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Bothell residential customers, through one of the two free bulky item pickups allowed each year; the alternative is a thirty dollar recycling voucher covering mattresses and box springs at the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station, with two vouchers per household a year while supplies last.
When & how
Book a bulky item pickup with Recology, or request a recycling voucher from the city and take the mattress and box spring to the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station at 2300 N 165th St., which opens Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep the bedding dry, take the frame and headboard off because they are separate pieces, and request the voucher by November 1 with use by November 30 if the household is going to self haul, because the programme runs from January 1 to November 30 each year.
Large appliances are named on the bulky item list, and the city's vouchers pay towards recycling a refrigerant appliance at the Shoreline transfer station while non-refrigerant appliances recycle there free.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Bothell residential customers, through one of the two free bulky item pickups each year; the recycling voucher programme provides a thirty dollar credit towards self hauled disposal of refrigerant type appliances at the Shoreline Transfer Station, and non-refrigerant appliances can be recycled there at no fee.
When & how
Book a bulky item pickup with Recology for a large appliance, or request a recycling voucher and take the unit to the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station during its published hours.
Get it ready
Empty and clean the unit, secure or remove the doors, keep it upright for transport, and note whether it holds refrigerant because that decides between the voucher route and the free non-refrigerant recycling at Shoreline.
A television smaller than two feet in any direction and under sixty pounds can be booked on a Recology special item pickup, and anything larger goes to the free E-Cycle Washington programme.
City cost & eligibility
The city publishes the size and weight boundary and names E-Cycle Washington as a free programme for Washington residents, but it publishes no charge for the Recology special item pickup itself, so confirm the pickup fee with Recology at (425) 453-0220 or use the free E-Cycle drop-off.
When & how
If the set is smaller than 2 feet in any direction and under 60 pounds, schedule a special item recycling pickup with Recology. Otherwise use E-Cycle Washington, which is free for Washington residents, and find a drop-off location at ecyclewa.org.
Get it ready
Measure the set first, because the two foot and 60 pound boundary decides the route. Wipe anything that stores data, keep the screen whole, and never put a television in the garbage, recycling or compost cart.
Small appliances and electronics up to two feet in each direction are eligible for a special item pickup and for drop-off at the Recology Store, while larger items go to E-Cycle Washington.
City cost & eligibility
The city lists small appliances and electronics among the special item curbside pickups but publishes no fee for that service, and it names E-Cycle Washington as free for larger items, so confirm the pickup charge with Recology at (425) 453-0220 before booking.
When & how
Schedule a special item pickup with Recology for devices up to 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet, drop small appliances under 2 feet at the Recology Store, or take larger e-waste to an E-Cycle Washington location listed at ecyclewa.org.
Get it ready
Wipe stored data from computers and drives, keep power supplies and cables with the device, keep household batteries separate because they have their own pickup and drop-off route with taped terminals, and keep electronics out of all three curbside carts.
No curbside construction route is published, but clean wood is one of the materials the city's thirty dollar recycling vouchers cover at the Shoreline transfer station, and concrete washout has its own code rules.
City cost & eligibility
The city names clean wood under the voucher programme and sets concrete washout controls in the municipal code, but it publishes no construction debris drop-off rate and no curbside route, so confirm the material and the cost with the city at 425-806-6100 or at the transfer station before a project load is moved.
When & how
Request a recycling voucher and take clean wood to the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station, or call the city and the station about anything else, and never wash concrete or cement into a storm drain.
Get it ready
Keep concrete washout at least 50 feet from any storm drain, open ditch or water body in a lined pit or bermed area, let it set and break it up before disposal, and keep paint, chemicals and treated material out of any wood load headed for recycling.
Exercise equipment is not named on any Bothell list, so a treadmill or weight machine has to be confirmed as a bulky item before it goes out.
City cost & eligibility
The city names sofas, mattresses and large appliances as bulky examples but not exercise equipment, and it publishes no item list beyond those examples, so confirm with Recology at (425) 453-0220 whether the machine can use one of the two free bulky pickups.
When & how
Call Recology at (425) 453-0220 before booking, and use one of the two annual bulky item pickups only if the machine is confirmed as an acceptable bulky item.
Get it ready
Strip the console and any loose weights so the frame is as light as possible, fold the deck where the manufacturer allows it, and keep the machine out of the garbage, recycling and compost carts while the booking is arranged.
Bulky items that do not fit the carts come off the kerb on request, with two pickups a year included at no extra cost since July 1, 2025.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. City of Bothell residential customers of Recology, for up to two bulky item pickups per year at no extra cost since July 1, 2025, covering items such as sofas, mattresses and large appliances that do not fit in the curbside carts.
When & how
Use Recology's bulky item pickup scheduling form to book one of the two annual pickups, then set the items out as the booking instructions direct.
Get it ready
Keep bulk items out of all three carts, book rather than setting items out unannounced, and route anything the bulky service will not take to the special item pickup, the recycling voucher programme, E-Cycle Washington or the Wastemobile depending on the material.
Recology collects garbage, recycling and organics for every City of Bothell customer, and the city's own rules are mostly about preparation. Recyclables have to be empty, clean and dry, with jars and bottles rinsed and the blue cart lid closed so paper stays dry, and nothing may be bagged because loose plastic bags jam the sorting machinery. The compost cart takes meat, bones and shells, dairy and eggs, fruit and vegetable scraps with the stickers taken off, spoiled leftovers, food soiled paper and napkins, yard trimmings and untreated wood, while pet waste and glass must never go in. Service days come from the city map or the Recology calendar, and a missed collection is reported to the city and to Recology on (425) 453-0220 within 24 hours.
Two bulky pickups a year are built into the service
The kerbside answer for anything that will not fit a cart is a booked bulky item pickup, and the city has included two of them a year at no extra cost since July 1, 2025. Recology's scheduling form is the booking route, and the examples the city gives are the three items this guide is asked about most often: sofas, mattresses and large appliances. A household that would rather haul its own material can use the voucher route instead, and a household that still has the item after two bookings has to wait for the next year or use a voucher or a special item pickup.
Vouchers, drop-offs and the hazardous waste mobile
The city issues two vouchers worth thirty dollars each per household per year towards recycling CFC appliances, clean wood, yard waste, mattresses and box springs at the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station at 2300 N 165th St., which opens Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Vouchers are requested online or collected at the Recology Store, must be requested by November 1 and used by November 30, and any charge above the voucher value is the resident's to pay. Much of the rest of the special material is also handled at that station: rigid styrofoam blocks, clothing and other textiles, and plastic film are accepted there free, although garbage bags and plastic seal bags are prohibited. Small electronics, small appliances under 2 feet, batteries, oils, styrofoam and textiles can also be booked as a special item pickup, larger e-waste goes to the free E-Cycle Washington programme, paint goes to PaintCare drop-offs, and household chemicals go to the King County Wastemobile when it visits the UW Bothell campus at 18115 Campus Way NE from 10 am to 5 pm on its published dates.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
A Bothell household with a sofa, mattress, large appliance or similar item that will not fit in the carts.
Cost & conditions
No charge. City of Bothell residential customers of Recology, for up to two bulky item pickups per year at no extra cost since July 1, 2025.
Arrange it
Complete Recology's bulky item pickup scheduling form and set the items out as the booking instructions direct.
Two pickups a year, items must not fit in the carts, and the service does not replace the special item, voucher, E-Cycle or hazardous waste routes for smaller or restricted material.
A household with fluorescent tubes up to 4 feet, used motor or cooking oil, styrofoam, textiles, small appliances and electronics up to 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet, or household batteries.
Cost & conditions
Recology runs the special item pickup and the city publishes the accepted list and a scheduling form but no fee, so confirm the charge with Recology at (425) 453-0220 or on its special item page before booking.
Arrange it
Use Recology's special item recycling request form, and follow the set-out instructions it provides for each material, including taped battery terminals.
Size limits apply, with electronics and small appliances capped at 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet and fluorescent tubes at 4 feet, and the service covers only the listed materials.
A Bothell household that would rather self haul a CFC appliance, clean wood, yard waste, mattress or box spring.
Cost & conditions
$30 for credit per voucher towards recycling fees at the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station, with two vouchers per household each year while supplies last and any cost above the voucher value paid by the resident. City of Bothell residents living inside the city limits, with vouchers requested online or collected at the Recology Store, requested by November 1 and used by November 30 in the January 1 to November 30 programme window; the programme does not cover commercial disposal costs.
Arrange it
Request the voucher by mail through the city form or pick it up at the Recology Store, take the material to the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station at 2300 N 165th St., and tell the cashier a voucher is being used.
Two vouchers per household a year while supplies last, valid only for the listed materials, requiring the November 1 request and November 30 use deadlines, and any fees above the thirty dollar value are charged to the resident.
A household with a television or other electronic item larger than two feet in any direction or heavier than sixty pounds.
Cost & conditions
No charge. E-Cycle Washington is described by the city as a free programme for Washington residents, with drop-off locations listed at ecyclewa.org.
Arrange it
Find the nearest drop-off location at ecyclewa.org and take the device in, keeping power supplies and cables with it.
A drop-off programme rather than a kerbside route, so the household has to transport the item, and the Recology route for smaller items still needs a booking and may carry a fee.
A household with cleaning supplies, motor oil, pesticides or other household hazardous waste that cannot go in the trash or down the drain.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The King County Wastemobile provides no cost household hazardous waste disposal and visits the UW Bothell campus on its published dates.
Arrange it
Take the material to the UW Bothell campus at 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011, open 10 am to 5 pm on the published days, with 2026 dates in February, April, May, July, August and October. Permanent King County and Snohomish County facilities and a home collection service for residents aged 65 or older or with disabilities are also available.
The Wastemobile is a travelling site rather than a permanent one, so the household has to use a published date, and the permanent facilities depend on the county the resident lives in.
A household with rigid styrofoam, textiles, a small appliance under two feet or household batteries.
Cost & conditions
The city lists the Recology Store as a drop-off point for these materials and describes no fee, but it publishes neither the store's own rates nor its address and hours, so confirm both with Recology before a trip.
Arrange it
Take the items to the Recology Store, tape household batteries on both terminals with clear packing tape, and keep styrofoam free of tape and labels under the 32 gallon per drop-off limit.
Styrofoam packing peanuts and hot tub styrofoam inserts are refused, textiles must be dry and free of mildew, mould and hazardous substances, bed pillows are not accepted, and batteries must be taped before drop-off.
County transfer station used for vouchers, styrofoam, textiles, plastic film and appliance recycling
Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station
2300 N 165th St., Shoreline, WA 98133
Rigid styrofoam blocks at no charge, clothing, boots, shoes, curtains, fabric, linens, blankets, stuffed animals and throw rugs up to 3 feet by 4 feet in any condition except wet, mildewed or contaminated, with no fee, and plastic film at no fee. Through the city voucher programme it also takes CFC appliances, clean wood, yard waste, mattresses and box springs, and non-refrigerant appliances can be recycled there for no fee.
The voucher programme is for City of Bothell residents living inside the city limits and does not cover commercial disposal, vouchers must be requested by November 1 and used by November 30, only two are issued per household a year while supplies last, and anything charged above the thirty dollar voucher value is paid by the resident. Garbage bags and plastic seal bags are prohibited for the free plastic film drop-off.
Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The free drop-offs are described as no fee, but the voucher programme is a thirty dollar credit rather than a full waiver and the station sets its own recycling charges, so confirm the cost for the load before travelling.
Travelling household hazardous waste site at the UW Bothell campus
King County Wastemobile at UW Bothell
18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011
Household hazardous waste, which the city says cannot go in the trash or down the drain, including cleaning supplies, motor oil and pesticides; the county publishes the full accepted list on its Wastemobile page.
A travelling collection rather than a permanent facility, so only the published dates apply, and residents can also use permanent King County or Snohomish County hazardous waste facilities depending on where they live.
Open 10 am to 5 pm each day of a scheduled visit, with 2026 dates of February 13 to 15, April 17 to 19, May 29 to 31, July 10 to 12, August 21 to 23 and October 16 to 18.
No charge. The city describes the Wastemobile as no cost safe disposal for household hazardous waste.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
Will Bothell collect a couch?+
Yes, through a bulky item pickup booked with Recology, which is the route the city names for items that do not fit in the carts, including sofas, mattresses and large appliances. Since July 1, 2025 a residential customer may request up to two bulky item pickups per year at no extra cost, so a couch uses one of the two bookings for that year.Official guidance
How does a mattress leave a Bothell home?+
One of the two free bulky item pickups each household may book a year with Recology will take it from the kerb, because the city names mattresses among the items that do not fit in the carts. A household that would rather haul it can request one of the two thirty dollar recycling vouchers the city issues each year, which cover mattresses and box springs at the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station, available from January 1 to November 30 with any cost above the voucher value paid by the resident.Official guidance
How does a Bothell appliance get recycled?+
A large appliance counts as a bulky item that will not fit in the carts, so it can go out on one of the two free pickups a household may book each year with Recology. The city also issues two thirty dollar recycling vouchers a year towards self hauled disposal of refrigerant type appliances at the Shoreline Transfer Station, and non-refrigerant appliances can be recycled at that station for no fee, with any cost above the voucher value paid by the resident.Official guidance
Where do Bothell computers and small electronics go?+
Devices up to 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet can be scheduled on a Recology special item pickup, and the same rule of smaller than 2 feet in any direction with a 60 pound limit applies to electronics booked through the e-waste route, while the Recology Store takes small appliances under 2 feet for drop-off. Anything larger goes to E-Cycle Washington, which the city describes as a free programme for Washington residents. No pickup fee is published, so confirm it with Recology.Official guidance
How many bulky pickups does a Bothell home get?+
Two a year at no extra cost. The city says that beginning July 1, 2025 residential customers may request up to two bulky item pickups per year through Recology, using the bulky item scheduling form, for items that do not fit in the curbside carts such as sofas, mattresses and large appliances. Anything the bulky service will not take still has a route, through the special item pickup, the thirty dollar recycling vouchers, E-Cycle Washington or the Wastemobile.Official guidance
Who collects Bothell garbage and recycling?+
Recology King County provides garbage, recycling and organics collection to all City of Bothell customers under the city contract, with billing and account management moving to a new Recology customer portal from February 2026. Recyclables go in the blue cart empty, clean and dry and never bagged, organics go in the compost cart with stickers off and no pet waste or glass, and missed collections are reported to the city and to Recology on (425) 453-0220 within 24 hours or by email to bothell@recology.com.Official guidance
How many bulky item pickups does Bothell include?+
Two a year at no extra cost since July 1, 2025. A residential customer books them with Recology through the bulky item scheduling form, and they cover items that do not fit in the curbside carts, with sofas, mattresses and large appliances named as examples. A household with more material still has the voucher route, the special item pickup and the county drop-offs rather than unlimited kerbside collection.Official guidance
How does the Bothell recycling voucher work?+
The city issues up to two vouchers worth thirty dollars each per household a year, while supplies last, for residents inside Bothell city limits. Vouchers cover CFC appliances, clean wood, yard waste, mattresses and box springs at the Shoreline Recycling and Transfer Station, they must be requested by November 1 and used by November 30 within the January 1 to November 30 programme window, they do not cover commercial disposal, and any charge above the thirty dollar value is paid by the resident. Request them through the city form or collect them at the Recology Store.Official guidance
Where do Bothell chemicals and electronics go?+
Household hazardous waste goes to the King County Wastemobile when it visits the UW Bothell campus at 18115 Campus Way NE, open 10 am to 5 pm on its published dates, which in 2026 fall in February, April, May, July, August and October, with permanent King County and Snohomish County facilities as alternatives and a home collection service for residents aged 65 or older or with disabilities. Electronics follow a size rule: items smaller than 2 feet in any direction and under 60 pounds can be booked on a Recology special item pickup, and anything larger goes to the free E-Cycle Washington programme.Official guidance
