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City collection Sofas, chairs and other furniture are collected at the curb on a scheduled bulky item collection, and a Burien household may use the free annual allowance for up to three pieces. No charge. A couch, sofa or large chair counts as one of the bulky items a Burien residential customer may have collected free once each calendar year, scheduled with Recology at 206.767.3322. Once that allowance is used, an on call collection is charged per piece at the published residential rate, where sofas, chairs, mattresses and box springs share one rate.
City collection A mattress or box spring can ride the free annual bulky collection in Burien, or be recycled at the King County Bow Lake station for a flat handling fee per piece. No charge. A mattress or box spring counts as one bulky item in the free collection a Burien residential customer may request once each calendar year through Recology at 206.767.3322. A household that hauls the set itself pays the flat handling fee per piece at the King County Bow Lake station rather than the garbage rate, up to six pieces per customer per day.
City collection Appliances are collected as bulky items, small appliances under the size limit ride the free on call special item route, and a refrigerator or freezer has to go out with its doors removed. No charge. A household appliance counts as one of the bulky items a Burien residential customer may have collected free once each calendar year through Recology at 206.767.3322, and a small appliance under two feet in any direction and under thirty five pounds can go out on a free on call special item recycling collection. A refrigerator or freezer is charged at the higher published rate on an on call collection beyond the annual allowance, and the refrigerant appliances recycled at the King County Bow Lake station carry their own per unit charge.
City collection Burien residential customers may put out up to one cubic yard of extra garbage and request a free collection of up to three bulky items once each calendar year, and anything beyond that is collected on call for a published per item rate. No charge. Once each calendar year a Burien residential customer may place up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb with no single item, bag or box larger than three feet by three feet, and may request a free collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs, scheduled in advance with Recology at 206.767.3322. An on call collection beyond the annual allowance is charged per item at the published residential rate.
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?
Burien does not run its own collection crews. The city holds a ten year garbage, recyclables and compostables contract with Recology, and residential garbage service includes recycling every other week and food and yard waste every week on the same collection day. Large items do not go in the carts: a Burien residential customer may place up to one cubic yard of extra garbage at the curb once each calendar year with every item, bag or box no larger than three feet by three feet, and may also request a free collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs. Anything beyond that allowance is collected on call for a published per item rate, scheduled with Recology at 206.767.3322. Small electronics, small appliances, batteries, motor oil, cooking oil, textiles, styrofoam blocks and fluorescent bulbs ride free on call special item collections, while household hazardous waste is banned from the carts and goes to a King County collection site, and a self haul can go to the King County Bow Lake station in Tukwila for the garbage minimum, a per item mattress handling fee or a per unit refrigerant appliance fee.
Burien residential customers may put out up to one cubic yard of extra garbage and request a free collection of up to three bulky items once each calendar year, and anything beyond that is collected on call for a published per item rate.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Once each calendar year a Burien residential customer may place up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb with no single item, bag or box larger than three feet by three feet, and may request a free collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs, scheduled in advance with Recology at 206.767.3322. An on call collection beyond the annual allowance is charged per item at the published residential rate.
When & how
Call Recology at 206.767.3322 or submit the bulky item request form, describe the items, and wait until the collection is scheduled before setting anything out at the curb.
Get it ready
Keep every item at the curb rather than beside the carts, keep each piece within the size limit for the annual allowance, remove the doors from a refrigerator or freezer, and count each collection against the once a year allowance.
Sofas, chairs and other furniture are collected at the curb on a scheduled bulky item collection, and a Burien household may use the free annual allowance for up to three pieces.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A couch, sofa or large chair counts as one of the bulky items a Burien residential customer may have collected free once each calendar year, scheduled with Recology at 206.767.3322. Once that allowance is used, an on call collection is charged per piece at the published residential rate, where sofas, chairs, mattresses and box springs share one rate.
When & how
Call Recology at 206.767.3322 or submit the bulky item request form, then place the piece at the curb on the scheduled collection day.
Get it ready
Keep the piece at the curb and out of the carts, keep it whole so the crew can lift it, keep construction material and other non bulky items off the collection, and remember that the pieces in one collection count together against the annual allowance.
A mattress or box spring can ride the free annual bulky collection in Burien, or be recycled at the King County Bow Lake station for a flat handling fee per piece.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A mattress or box spring counts as one bulky item in the free collection a Burien residential customer may request once each calendar year through Recology at 206.767.3322. A household that hauls the set itself pays the flat handling fee per piece at the King County Bow Lake station rather than the garbage rate, up to six pieces per customer per day.
When & how
Schedule the curbside collection with Recology at 206.767.3322, or take the set to the King County Bow Lake station in Tukwila during recycling area hours.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry, because wet mattresses, futons and box springs are refused at the recycling drop off while stained or torn ones are accepted, and keep the set upright and away from the shared carts until the collection day.
Appliances are collected as bulky items, small appliances under the size limit ride the free on call special item route, and a refrigerator or freezer has to go out with its doors removed.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. A household appliance counts as one of the bulky items a Burien residential customer may have collected free once each calendar year through Recology at 206.767.3322, and a small appliance under two feet in any direction and under thirty five pounds can go out on a free on call special item recycling collection. A refrigerator or freezer is charged at the higher published rate on an on call collection beyond the annual allowance, and the refrigerant appliances recycled at the King County Bow Lake station carry their own per unit charge.
When & how
Call Recology at 206.767.3322 to schedule the special item or bulky collection, or take a refrigerant appliance to the King County Bow Lake station during recycling area hours.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance, keep it out of the garbage and recycling carts, remove the doors from a refrigerator or freezer, keep refrigerant appliances upright when unloading at the transfer station, and keep large commercial appliances out of the residential drop off because they belong with an appliance or metals recycler.
Electronics are banned from the garbage: Burien residential customers get free curbside collection of small electronics, and televisions, computers and laptops are also free at E-Cycle Washington sites.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free curbside collection of small electronics for Burien single family and multi family residential customers, with each item two feet by two feet by two feet or smaller and under sixty pounds, in a clear plastic bag on top of or beside the recycling cart, scheduled with Recology at 206.767.3322. Computers, laptops and televisions are also free to drop at an E-Cycle Washington collection site, and a Recology King County residential customer may drop limited quantities of small electronics at the Recology Store Burien.
When & how
Schedule the curbside pickup with Recology at 206.767.3322, take the set to the Recology Store Burien on a Tuesday through Sunday, or use an E-Cycle Washington site for a computer, laptop or television.
Get it ready
Bag the item and set it on or beside the recycling cart rather than inside it, take out any battery that comes out and send that battery down the battery route instead, and call rather than setting an item beside the shared carts if the address is an apartment or condominium.
Project debris is not a curbside item: it goes to the King County transfer station where it is charged with the garbage load, or into a debris box from the city hauler.
City cost & eligibility
From $40.25 for the King County garbage minimum for a self hauled load of up to three hundred twenty pounds at the Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station, with a per ton rate above that weight and a lower rate for customers enrolled in the Cleanup LIFT discount program. A household that hauls its own construction and demolition material to the King County Bow Lake station, where the load is charged at the garbage rate. Larger projects are quoted separately by Recology for a debris box, and the city of Burien requires a right of way permit when a container sits in the public right of way.
When & how
Take the load to the Bow Lake station in Tukwila during station hours, or order a debris box from Recology and place it on private property, obtaining a right of way permit from the city first if it has to sit in the street.
Get it ready
Secure the load so nothing can slide, shift or fall onto the roadway, because the county charges a fee for an unsecured load, separate clean wood, cardboard, scrap metal and yard waste because those materials have to be recycled rather than dumped, and keep paint, thinners, oils, batteries and gas filled containers out of every container because hazardous material is prohibited.
Exercise equipment is not named in the published bulky item examples, so the route and the charge are confirmed before the machine is set out.
City cost & eligibility
No published Burien or King County page read here names exercise equipment, so call Recology at 206.767.3322 and ask whether the machine counts as one of the free annual bulky items or is charged as an on call collection, and call the King County solid waste information line at 206-477-4466 if the plan is to haul it to the Bow Lake station.
When & how
Call before the machine moves, then schedule the bulky collection or plan the transfer station trip on the answer you get.
Get it ready
Take the machine apart where it comes apart, keep any console or battery separate so it follows the electronics or battery route, keep the machine off the curb and out of the shared carts until the collection is confirmed, and keep loose weights out of the recycling cart.
Household hazardous waste is banned from the carts and goes to a King County collection site or the traveling Wastemobile at no fee.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. No fee and no appointment for a King County household to bring household hazardous waste to a county collection site or the traveling Wastemobile. The program is funded by a monthly household hazardous waste fee that appears on a residential garbage bill, and eligible residents who are 65 or older or who have a disability can arrange a free home pickup on the hazard line.
When & how
Take the material to the nearest collection site, the Factoria site at 13800 Southeast 32nd Street in Bellevue on a Tuesday through Sunday, or wait for the traveling Wastemobile, which runs from February to October.
Get it ready
Keep paint, solvents, thinners, oils, batteries, fluorescent bulbs and gas filled containers out of the garbage, the recycling cart and the organics cart, keep each product in a sealed container that will not tip in the vehicle, and call the hazard line at 206-296-4692 for a home pickup if the household cannot drive to a site.
Burien residential customers may place up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb once each calendar year with no single item, bag or box larger than three feet by three feet, and may also ask for a free collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs. Everything has to be scheduled with Recology at 206.767.3322 before it goes out, and the pieces in one set count together against the once a year allowance.
Bulky items go at the curb rather than beside the shared carts, refrigerator and freezer doors have to be removed, and the collection has to be scheduled before anything is set out. An on call collection beyond the free annual allowance is charged per item at the published residential rate, and the pieces in one collection count together against the annual allowance.
Recology takes small appliances smaller than two feet by two feet by two feet and under thirty five pounds, and small electronics two feet by two feet by two feet or smaller and under sixty pounds, styrofoam blocks up to thirty two gallons per drop off, and clean dry textiles on request. Batteries have to be taped at the ends, bagged with rechargeable and non rechargeable kinds separated, and set on top of the closed recycling cart on collection day, and vehicle and marine batteries are not accepted. Used motor oil and cooking oil are limited to three gallons per collection for each type, in sealed clear jugs labeled with the name and address, and fluorescent tubes and bulbs are limited to two per collection and ten per year.
Apartment and condominium customers get the same small electronics and small appliance service, but the request has to be made by phone or through the form by the bill payer on record, and Recology asks that items not be set next to the shared carts or containers.
Recology operates on all holidays except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, and a collection day that falls on or after one of those holidays runs one day later that week. A missed collection has to be reported within twenty four hours, and a return trip for a residential customer who asks for a second visit carries a published charge.
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.
City of Burien solid waste contract with Recology King County, plus the King County Solid Waste Division
Use the free annual bulky collection
A Burien residential customer with appliances, a couch, a mattress or a small pile of extra garbage to clear once this year.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free once each calendar year for a Burien residential customer: up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb with no item, bag or box larger than three feet by three feet, plus a collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs, scheduled in advance with Recology at 206.767.3322.
Arrange it
Call Recology at 206.767.3322 or submit the bulky item request form, describe the items, and set them at the curb only after the collection is scheduled.
The allowance is used once a year and everything in the set counts against it, refrigerator and freezer doors have to be removed, and items outside the bulky examples are confirmed with the hauler before they are set out.
City of Burien solid waste contract with Recology King County, plus the King County Solid Waste Division
Schedule an extra on call bulky collection
A Burien residential customer with more bulky items than the free annual allowance covers, or a second collection in the same year.
Cost & conditions
From $26.6 per non refrigerant appliance on an on call bulky waste collection at the published 2026 residential rate, with sofas, chairs, mattresses and box springs at a higher published rate and a refrigerator or freezer higher again. A Burien residential customer whose account is in service, scheduled through Recology at 206.767.3322 or the bulky item request form, with the pieces placed at the curb on the collection day.
Arrange it
Request the collection from Recology, list every item, and put the load at the curb with refrigerator and freezer doors removed.
The rate is charged per item by type rather than per load, an appliance that holds refrigerant costs more than other appliances, and the charge is confirmed by the hauler when the request is placed.
City of Burien solid waste contract with Recology King County, plus the King County Solid Waste Division
Self haul to the King County Bow Lake station
A household with a truck or trailer, or a load of construction debris, appliances, mattresses, yard waste or scrap metal that the curbside routes do not take.
Cost & conditions
From $40.25 for the King County garbage minimum for up to three hundred twenty pounds at the Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station, with a per ton rate above that weight. A residential self hauler bringing the load to 18800 Orillia Rd S in Tukwila during station hours. Customers with a ProviderOne, EBT or ORCA LIFT card get the Cleanup LIFT discount, which is taken off each type of waste in the load on each visit.
Arrange it
Secure the load, drive to the station, sort clean wood, cardboard, scrap metal and yard waste into their recycling areas, tell the scale house what is in the load, and pay by card, cash or Apple Pay.
The station and the recycling area keep different hours, the facility is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, a load that arrives unsecured draws a fee, appliances that hold refrigerant and mattresses carry their own per item charges, and the vehicle and trailer length limit at this station is forty feet.
City of Burien solid waste contract with Recology King County, plus the King County Solid Waste Division
Recycle the mattress at the Bow Lake station
A household that would rather haul a mattress, futon or box spring than use the curbside bulky allowance.
Cost & conditions
$30 per mattress, futon or box spring recycled at the King County Bow Lake station, charged as a handling fee that is separate from the garbage rate. A customer bringing up to six pieces to the station, with the pieces kept dry. Stained or torn items are accepted.
Arrange it
Take the set to 18800 Orillia Rd S in Tukwila during the recycling area hours and pay the handling fee at the scale house.
Wet mattresses, futons and box springs are refused, the count is limited to six pieces per customer per day, and the handling fee applies whether the piece is recycled or disposed at the stations that recycle.
City of Burien solid waste contract with Recology King County, plus the King County Solid Waste Division
Use a King County hazardous waste collection site
A household with paint, solvents, thinners, oils, batteries, fluorescent bulbs or gas filled containers that cannot go in any cart or container.
Cost & conditions
No charge. No fee and no appointment for a King County household at a county collection site or the traveling Wastemobile, funded by the monthly household hazardous waste fee that appears on a residential garbage bill. Residents 65 and over or with a disability can arrange a free pickup at home through the hazard line at 206-296-4692.
Arrange it
Take the material to the nearest collection site, such as the Factoria site at 13800 Southeast 32nd Street in Bellevue, or wait for the Wastemobile between February and October.
The site hours run on their own schedule and the sites close on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day, hazardous waste is never allowed in the carts, and the home pickup does not take latex paint, tires, electronics or medications.
Apartments and condominiums ask the bill payer to arrange it
A tenant in a Burien apartment or condominium building where carts are shared and the account is held by the property or another payer.
Cost & conditions
Service for an apartment or condominium address has to be requested by the bill payer on record, and Recology asks that items not be set next to the shared carts or containers, so the account holder arranges the collection and the arrangement and any charge are confirmed with Recology at 206.767.3322.
Arrange it
Ask the property manager or the account holder to request the collection from Recology, then follow the placement instructions the hauler gives for that property.
A tenant cannot schedule the pickup on someone else's account, items left beside shared carts may not be collected, and the free annual allowance belongs to the account rather than to an individual unit.
County transfer station for self haul, recycling and appliances
Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station
18800 Orillia Rd S, Tukwila, WA 98188
Garbage, construction and demolition debris, refrigerant appliances for recycling, mattresses, futons and box springs for recycling, yard waste, clean untreated wood, scrap metal, corrugated cardboard, textiles and mercury containing bulbs and tubes.
Cardboard, clean wood, scrap metal and yard waste are not accepted as garbage and have to be sorted into the recycling areas. Refrigerant appliances go on the concrete island in the center of the recycle area and have to be unloaded upright, while large commercial appliances belong with an appliance or metals recycler. An unsecured load draws a fee, the vehicle and trailer combination is limited to forty feet, the station and the recycling area keep different hours, and the facility is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day.
Station hours are Monday through Thursday around the clock, Friday from 12 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The recycling and yard waste area opens Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The county information line is 206-477-4466.
From $40.25 for the garbage minimum for a self hauled load of up to three hundred twenty pounds, with a per ton rate above that weight. A residential self hauler at the Bow Lake station. Customers with a ProviderOne, EBT or ORCA LIFT card get the Cleanup LIFT discount on each type of waste in the load.
Household hazardous waste from King County households, including paint, solvents, thinners, oils, batteries, fluorescent bulbs and gas filled containers. No appointment is needed.
The site is for household material and sits at the Factoria transfer station. The county program also runs a free home collection every Wednesday for residents 65 and over or with a disability, and that service does not take latex paint, tires, electronics or medications.
Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. The hazard line at 206-296-4692 answers Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No charge. No fee for a King County household at any county collection site or the traveling Wastemobile, with no appointment required. The program is funded by a monthly household hazardous waste fee on residential garbage bills.
Compact fluorescent bulbs, household batteries, textiles, hardcover books, small electronics and appliances, block styrofoam and bicycles, along with the other hard to recycle items in the store drop off guide.
A Recology King County residential customer may drop limited quantities at no charge, while a non customer pays a minimal fee that depends on the material. Batteries and small electronics follow the store's own preparation rules.
Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The store phone number is 206.246.5669.
Dropping off is free for a Recology King County residential customer in limited quantities, and the store charges a minimal fee for a non customer depending on the material, so confirm the terms with the store at 206.246.5669 before a large drop.
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.
How many bulky items can Burien residents put out for free?+
Once each calendar year a Burien residential customer may place up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb, with no item, bag or box larger than three feet by three feet, and may also request a free collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs. Everything has to be scheduled in advance with Recology at 206.767.3322, the items sit at the curb rather than beside the carts, and a collection beyond the annual allowance is charged per item at the published rate.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a couch in Burien?+
Schedule a bulky item collection with Recology at 206.767.3322 or through the bulky item request form, then set the couch out at the curb on the collection day. A Burien residential customer may have up to three bulky items, such as appliances, couches or large chairs, collected free once each calendar year, and an on call collection beyond that allowance is charged per piece at the published residential rate.Official guidance
Where can a Burien mattress go?+
Two routes are published. A Burien residential customer may put a mattress or box spring out on the free bulky item collection that is allowed once each calendar year, scheduled with Recology at 206.767.3322, or haul the set to the King County Bow Lake station in Tukwila, where mattresses, futons and box springs are recycled for a flat handling fee per piece with a limit of six pieces per customer per day. Wet items are refused at the recycling drop off, and stained or torn ones are accepted.Official guidance
Will Burien take a refrigerator?+
Yes, and the doors have to be removed first. A refrigerator, freezer or washing machine is listed among the bulky items that a Burien residential customer may have collected free once each calendar year, scheduled with Recology at 206.767.3322, and an on call collection beyond that allowance is charged per item, with a refrigerator or freezer at a higher rate than a non refrigerant appliance. A household that hauls it instead can take a refrigerant appliance to the King County Bow Lake station, where it is recycled per unit and must be set upright on the concrete island.Official guidance
Where do Burien residents take a television or an old computer?+
Electronics are not allowed in the garbage. Burien single family and multi family residential customers get free curbside collection of small electronics through Recology at 206.767.3322, with each item two feet by two feet by two feet or smaller and under sixty pounds, bagged and set on or beside the recycling cart. Televisions, computers and laptops can also be dropped at the Recology Store Burien at 15858 1st Ave S, Suite A100, or at an E-Cycle Washington site for free, and apartment residents have to call so the request is arranged with the bill payer on record.Official guidance
Who handles garbage and recycling in Burien?+
The City of Burien holds a ten year garbage, recyclables and compostables contract with Recology, and Recology collects from Burien addresses under the CleanScapes name. Residential garbage service includes recycling every other week and food and yard waste every week on the same collection day, and the large item service is arranged with Recology at 206.767.3322. Household hazardous waste and self haul loads go through the King County Solid Waste Division instead, with the county information line at 206-477-4466.Official guidance
What does a Burien bulky pickup cost?+
Once each calendar year a Burien residential customer may place up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb and request a free collection of up to three bulky items, all scheduled in advance with Recology at 206.767.3322. Beyond that allowance each on call collection is charged per item at the published residential rate, where sofas, chairs, mattresses and box springs share one rate, a non refrigerant appliance costs less, and a refrigerator or freezer costs more. A household that hauls the piece itself pays the King County garbage minimum or the per item handling fees instead.Official guidance
What cannot go in a Burien garbage cart?+
Electronics cannot go in the garbage and instead ride the free curbside small electronics collection or a Recology Store or E-Cycle Washington drop off. Household hazardous waste is banned from the garbage, the recycling cart and the organics cart and goes to a King County collection site, and construction and demolition material is not a curbside or bulky item at all, so project loads go to the Bow Lake station or into a debris box. Bulky items such as appliances, furniture and mattresses also never go in the carts.Official guidance
