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City collection Large pieces that do not fit or belong in a cart are collected from the curb by appointment. The hauler's Des Moines list names sofas and chairs, mattresses and box springs, refrigerators and freezers, and washing machines, and each scheduled piece carries the same per item charge. $98.13 per item on a scheduled curbside bulky item collection, whether a sofa, chair, mattress, box spring, refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or other appliance. Des Moines residential accounts that book the collection in advance with the hauler on 206-762-4900, because only previously scheduled items may be placed at the curb.
City collection A mattress or box spring is named on the hauler's bulky item list and collected from the curb by appointment. Self hauling to the county transfer station is the cheaper published route because the station recycles the unit rather than landfilling it. $98.13 per mattress or box spring on a scheduled curbside bulky item collection, while a mattress, box spring or futon recycled at the Bow Lake transfer station is charged $30.00 per item. Des Moines residential accounts booking the curbside collection in advance, or any household self hauling to the county station, where a customer may bring up to six mattresses in a day before the load needs waste clearance approval.
City collection Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, washers and other appliances are named bulky items for curbside collection, and the county transfer stations recycle appliances rather than take them as garbage. $98.13 per appliance on a scheduled curbside bulky item collection, while a refrigerant unit recycled at the county transfer station is charged $30.00 per unit. Des Moines residential accounts booking the curbside collection in advance, or any household hauling the unit to a county transfer station with recycling, where an appliance is recycled rather than disposed of.
City collection Des Moines households set out three carts: food scraps and yard debris in the green cart, clean paper, cardboard, plastic containers, glass and metal in the blue recycling cart, and everything left in the garbage cart. Recycling collection is included with the garbage service at no additional charge. The household garbage cart is a paid subscription on the hauler account, and the hauler publishes its 2026 residential monthly rates for every cart size from the 10 gallon micro-can up to the 96 gallon cart, each with a King County fixed disposal charge on top, so confirm the cart size and the monthly charge for that size with Recology on 206-762-4900. Recycling collection is included in the garbage service at no additional charge.
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.
Selected customer reviews. Counts checked September 2026.
The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
Des Moines runs on three carts and one collection day. Food scraps and yard debris go in the green cart, clean paper, cardboard, plastic containers, glass and metal go in recycling, and the rest goes in the garbage, with recycling collection included in the garbage service at no additional charge and overflow recycling accepted in a box beside the cart. Recology is the city's contracted hauler, and anything too large for a cart is a separate curb service: a sofa, a mattress, an appliance or a treadmill is scheduled in advance, set out by 7 a.m. on the collection date, and charged per item, with one free curbside clean-up a year that covers extra garbage and two smaller bulky pieces. Televisions, computers, batteries, tires, paint and chemicals never belong in a cart. The county sites handle those streams instead, from free electronics recycling to free household hazardous waste drop-off and a travelling collection that reaches Des Moines in June.
Weekly garbage, recycling and food and yard waste carts
Accepted with preparation
Des Moines households set out three carts: food scraps and yard debris in the green cart, clean paper, cardboard, plastic containers, glass and metal in the blue recycling cart, and everything left in the garbage cart. Recycling collection is included with the garbage service at no additional charge.
City cost & eligibility
The household garbage cart is a paid subscription on the hauler account, and the hauler publishes its 2026 residential monthly rates for every cart size from the 10 gallon micro-can up to the 96 gallon cart, each with a King County fixed disposal charge on top, so confirm the cart size and the monthly charge for that size with Recology on 206-762-4900. Recycling collection is included in the garbage service at no additional charge.
When & how
Carts go out on the household's collection day for the address, with the recycling calendar and service day published by the hauler. The city's recycling coordinator answers service questions on 206-870-6595.
Get it ready
Keep food scraps, food soiled paper without a shiny plastic coating, approved compostable bags and packaging, yard waste and untreated wood in the green cart. Put clean paper and cardboard, plastic containers, glass and metal loose in the blue cart, and put material that will not fit beside the cart in a box no larger than 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet. Batteries, motor oil, styrofoam, textiles, small appliances and fluorescent tubes are set out through the special item program instead, and they never go inside a cart.
Large pieces that do not fit or belong in a cart are collected from the curb by appointment. The hauler's Des Moines list names sofas and chairs, mattresses and box springs, refrigerators and freezers, and washing machines, and each scheduled piece carries the same per item charge.
City cost & eligibility
$98.13 per item on a scheduled curbside bulky item collection, whether a sofa, chair, mattress, box spring, refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner or other appliance. Des Moines residential accounts that book the collection in advance with the hauler on 206-762-4900, because only previously scheduled items may be placed at the curb.
When & how
Call the hauler, pick the collection date, and have the item at the curb by 7 a.m. on that date. Nothing that was not scheduled is picked up.
Get it ready
Keep the item at the curb only for the scheduled date, set it where the truck can reach it without entering the property, and empty and defrost a refrigerator or freezer before it goes out. Drawers and loose parts should be secured so nothing swings open during handling.
Once each calendar year a Des Moines residential customer can book a free curbside clean-up of extra garbage plus two non-appliance bulky items such as couches or large chairs. Larger pieces are scheduled at the per item charge instead.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. One free curbside clean-up per calendar year for a Des Moines residential customer, covering up to one cubic yard of extra garbage and two non-appliance bulky items, with each bag or piece smaller than 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet or lighter than 65 pounds. Appliances are outside this allowance, and a piece above the size or weight cap is scheduled as a paid bulky item collection.
When & how
Book the clean-up with the hauler in advance, then set everything out for the agreed collection day.
Get it ready
Bag the extra garbage so it stays contained, keep every bag and bulky piece under the published size and weight caps, and leave appliances out of the clean-up pile because they follow the paid bulky route. Overflow material that is not part of the clean-up waits for the next collection or goes to the county transfer station.
A mattress or box spring is named on the hauler's bulky item list and collected from the curb by appointment. Self hauling to the county transfer station is the cheaper published route because the station recycles the unit rather than landfilling it.
City cost & eligibility
$98.13 per mattress or box spring on a scheduled curbside bulky item collection, while a mattress, box spring or futon recycled at the Bow Lake transfer station is charged $30.00 per item. Des Moines residential accounts booking the curbside collection in advance, or any household self hauling to the county station, where a customer may bring up to six mattresses in a day before the load needs waste clearance approval.
When & how
Book the curb collection and set the mattress out by 7 a.m. on the scheduled date, or take it to the Bow Lake transfer station in Tukwila during the recycling area hours.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress dry and put it out only for the booked date, with the springs and frame separated if they are going out separately. At the county station the recycling area takes the pieces as separate items, and a wet unit is not accepted there.
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, washers and other appliances are named bulky items for curbside collection, and the county transfer stations recycle appliances rather than take them as garbage.
City cost & eligibility
$98.13 per appliance on a scheduled curbside bulky item collection, while a refrigerant unit recycled at the county transfer station is charged $30.00 per unit. Des Moines residential accounts booking the curbside collection in advance, or any household hauling the unit to a county transfer station with recycling, where an appliance is recycled rather than disposed of.
When & how
Book the curb collection and set the appliance out by 7 a.m. on the scheduled date, or take it to the Bow Lake transfer station during the recycling area hours.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost a refrigerator or freezer, and secure cords and shelves so nothing swings loose in the truck. Appliances do not belong in any cart, and the appliance is recycled at the county station rather than buried.
Televisions, computers, monitors, phones and tablets are refused at the curb and at the county garbage facilities. They are recycled free through the state electronics programme, and small units can ride with the curbside special item collection instead.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Computers, laptops, monitors and televisions at an authorised E-Cycle Washington collection site, at no charge. Household electronics returned through the hauler's curbside special item recycling must be 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet or smaller and under 60 pounds, and other equipment outside the state programme carries a fee at a Take it Back Network recycler.
When & how
The curbside special item collection runs on the household's recycling cart day, and the county electronics site hours vary by recycler, so check before loading the car.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before the device changes hands, take removable batteries out so they can be bagged and taped separately, and keep televisions and computer equipment out of the garbage cart and out of the county garbage loads because they are not accepted there.
Remodel, demolition and land clearing material moves in a debris box from the hauler or goes to a county transfer station as a weighed load. The county route has firm limits on the vehicle, the length of the material and the size of the pieces.
City cost & eligibility
From $40.25 for the minimum garbage charge up to 320 pounds at a county transfer station, where construction and demolition material is weighed like garbage, with garbage at $243.38 per ton and a $25 charge on any unsecured load. A debris box is priced by container size, with a 14,000 pound load ceiling. Self hauled loads in a vehicle or trailer without a mechanised dump bed, with pieces no larger than 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet and under 200 pounds, material no longer than 8 feet, and clean wood, cardboard, yard waste and scrap metal separated for recycling. Heavier material such as dirt, concrete and brick should be collected separately from mixed debris.
When & how
Order a debris box from the hauler on 206-762-4900 for a project load, or take a household load to the Bow Lake transfer station during its station hours.
Get it ready
Do not arrive at a county station with a dump bed or dump trailer, keep every piece under the size and weight caps, cut long material to 8 feet or less, and separate clean wood, cardboard, yard waste and scrap metal because those streams are pulled out for recycling. Tarp or secure the load because an unsecured load pays an extra charge at the scale.
Tires never go in a cart. The county transfer stations take a small number of passenger tires from a household, either in the tire bins at the three stations that have them or as a weighed load elsewhere.
City cost & eligibility
The county publishes tire acceptance limits rather than a tire rate on its disposal fee page, so ask at the scale or call 206-477-4466 for the current charge. Tires from a business are not accepted, large truck tires are refused, and the tire bins at Bow Lake, Factoria and Shoreline take four tires per customer.
When & how
Take up to four passenger tires to the tire bins at the Bow Lake transfer station, or dispose of four or fewer per vehicle as a weighed load at another county station.
Get it ready
Keep tires out of every cart, bring them without rims if you can, and keep the load to passenger or light truck sizes because large truck tires and business loads are refused at the county stations.
Exercise equipment is named on no Des Moines list, so a treadmill or weight machine is confirmed with the hauler before it goes out, and a heavy machine runs into the county weight threshold if it is self hauled.
City cost & eligibility
Exercise equipment is not named among the hauler's example bulky items, so call Recology on 206-762-4900 and confirm the machine and the per item charge before the collection date. If the machine is self hauled instead, note that a piece larger than 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet and heavier than 200 pounds needs county waste clearance approval before it can be dropped off.
When & how
Confirm the machine with the hauler first, then set it out by 7 a.m. on the scheduled collection date, or plan a trip to a county transfer station if the machine is light enough to qualify as a regular load.
Get it ready
Take the machine apart as far as it comes apart, keep the weights and hardware with the frame, and leave it where the truck can reach it from the street. A machine with a lot of steel and little bulk may also be worth taking to the county metal recycling bins rather than the garbage side.
The hauler runs a curbside special item collection for the awkward small things that cannot go inside a cart. Batteries, motor and cooking oil, styrofoam, textiles, small appliances and electronics, and fluorescent tubes and bulbs go out beside the recycling cart by request.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Residential accounts whose garbage service includes recycling collection, with the request made by the bill payer on record, and the published limits applying to each stream.
When & how
Request the collection from the hauler, then set the material on top of or beside the blue recycling cart on the household's collection day.
Get it ready
Seal button and alkaline batteries in one bag and rechargeable batteries in another, taping the ends with clear packing tape, and keep motor vehicle batteries out. Put motor oil and cooking oil in separate leak free clear jugs with screw top lids, labeled with your name and address, up to 3 gallons of each per collection. Bag clean dry textiles, secure clean rigid styrofoam in a clear bag of about 32 gallons, and wrap tubes in newspaper and bag them, because tubes longer than 4 feet are refused and the tube limit is two per collection.
Paint, chemicals and other household hazardous waste
Accepted with preparation
Paint, solvents, pesticides, automotive fluids and other hazardous products cannot go in any cart. King County takes them free of charge from households at four permanent sites and through the travelling collection that reaches Des Moines each summer.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. King County households, free of charge and with no appointment, at any of the four permanent collection sites or at the travelling Wastemobile. The travelling site takes up to 50 gallons per residential customer per trip, of which 25 gallons may be gasoline, oil or antifreeze, and no container may be larger than 5 gallons.
When & how
The permanent sites keep different weekly hours, and the travelling Wastemobile is at Midway Elementary, 22447 24th Ave S, on June 26, 27 and 28 with collection from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Get it ready
Keep products in their original containers where possible, seal the lids, and stand leaky containers inside a larger container. Do not mix products together, keep flammables out of direct sun and away from heat, and carry the box in the passenger area rather than an open truck bed. Marine flares are not accepted at the travelling site.
Food scraps and yard debris go in the green cart, clean paper and cardboard, plastic containers, glass and metal go in the blue cart, and what is left goes in the garbage cart. Recycling collection is included with the garbage service at no additional charge, and recycling that will not fit goes beside the cart in a box no larger than 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet. The hauler publishes a service day and recycling calendar for the address, and the city's recycling coordinator answers on 206-870-6595.
A sofa, mattress, appliance or other large piece is a scheduled collection, not a curbside free for all: call the hauler on 206-762-4900, agree a date, and put the piece at the curb by 7 a.m. that day. Only previously scheduled items are collected. Once a calendar year the same account can book a free clean-up of up to one cubic yard of extra garbage plus two non-appliance bulky items, with each bag or piece smaller than 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet or lighter than 65 pounds.
Batteries, motor and cooking oil, styrofoam, textiles, small appliances and electronics, and fluorescent tubes and bulbs go out through the hauler's curbside special item collection on the recycling cart day, requested by the bill payer. Televisions, computers and cell phones are refused in the garbage and at the county garbage facilities and are recycled free through the state electronics programme. Tires, paint, solvents and other hazardous products stay out of every cart and go to a county transfer station or a household hazardous waste collection instead.
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.
Recology King County curbside collection for the City of Des Moines, with King County solid waste and hazardous waste facilities
Schedule a curbside bulky item collection
A Des Moines household with a sofa, a mattress, an appliance or another piece too large for a cart that has to leave now.
Cost & conditions
$98.13 per item on a scheduled curbside bulky item collection, covering sofas, chairs, mattresses, box springs, refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and other appliances. Des Moines residential accounts that book the collection in advance with the hauler on 206-762-4900.
Arrange it
Call the hauler, agree the collection date, and put the item at the curb by 7 a.m. that day, with the piece positioned where the truck can reach it from the street.
Only scheduled items are collected, each piece carries the per item charge, and a mattress or appliance is usually cheaper to self haul to the county transfer station if the household has a way to move it.
Recology King County curbside collection for the City of Des Moines, with King County solid waste and hazardous waste facilities
Use the once a year free curbside clean-up
A Des Moines household clearing extra bags and a couple of smaller bulky pieces without paying per item.
Cost & conditions
No charge. One free clean-up per calendar year for a residential account, covering up to one cubic yard of extra garbage and two non-appliance bulky items, with each bag or piece smaller than 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet or lighter than 65 pounds.
Arrange it
Book the clean-up with the hauler, bag the extra garbage, and set everything out on the agreed collection day.
Appliances are excluded from the free allowance, the size and weight caps rule out most full size sofas and mattresses, and anything larger has to be booked as a paid bulky item collection.
Recology King County curbside collection for the City of Des Moines, with King County solid waste and hazardous waste facilities
Haul the load to the Bow Lake transfer station
A household with a way to move a mattress, an appliance, a bulky load or construction material and a preference for paying by weight at the scale.
Cost & conditions
From $40.25 for the minimum garbage charge up to 320 pounds, with garbage at $243.38 per ton, mattress recycling at $30.00 per item, a refrigerant appliance recycled at $30.00 per unit, and a $25 charge on any unsecured load, with the CleanUp LIFT discount taking $20 off the cost of each type of waste for ProviderOne, EBT or ORCA LIFT customers. Households delivering their own material to a county transfer station, with payment by card, cash or Apple Pay, and with separated recyclables, clean wood and yard waste taken at no charge.
Arrange it
Load the vehicle, secure everything so nothing can slide or blow out, and take it to 18800 Orillia Rd S in Tukwila, where the recycling and yard waste area opens earlier in the day than you might expect and the station building runs its own hours.
Televisions, computers, cell phones, rechargeable batteries and hazardous waste are refused at the county garbage facilities, clean wood and yard waste have to be separated out rather than buried, and construction loads cannot arrive in a dump bed or dump trailer.
Recology King County curbside collection for the City of Des Moines, with King County solid waste and hazardous waste facilities
Drop household hazardous waste at a county site
A household clearing out paint, solvents, pesticides, automotive fluids, fuels or other labelled hazardous products.
Cost & conditions
No charge. King County households, free of charge and with no appointment, at the four permanent collection sites or the travelling Wastemobile, which takes up to 50 gallons per residential customer per trip and no container larger than 5 gallons.
Arrange it
Pack the products upright in a box with the lids sealed, carry it in the passenger area, and hand it to staff at the collection site. The travelling site reaches Des Moines at Midway Elementary on 22447 24th Ave S on June 26, 27 and 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Marine flares are not accepted at the travelling site, the permanent sites keep different weekly hours, and a resident who is 65 or older or has a disability and cannot travel can ask the county help line on 206-296-4692 about the home collection program.
A household with a broken small appliance, a bag of textiles, household batteries, a stack of hardcover books or a bike that should be reused rather than landfilled.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Recology King County residential customers may drop off limited quantities at no charge, while non-customers pay a minimal fee that depends on the material.
Arrange it
Take the material to the store at 15858 1st Ave S, Suite A100 in Burien, open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the staff answer on 206-246-5669.
The store takes limited quantities of specific material, being CFL bulbs, household batteries, textiles, hardcover books, small electronics and appliances, block styrofoam and bicycles, so a large appliance or a television still needs the county route.
County transfer station with recycling, yard waste and appliance and mattress recycling
Bow Lake Recycling & Transfer Station
18800 Orillia Rd S, Tukwila, WA 98188
Household garbage, mattresses, box springs and futons for recycling, appliances including refrigerant units for recycling, construction and demolition material in a vehicle without a mechanised dump bed, up to four passenger tires in the tire bins, clean wood, yard waste, scrap metal, separated recyclables and food scraps.
Televisions, computers, monitors, cell phones and tablets are refused, rechargeable and button batteries and household hazardous waste are refused, clean wood and yard waste must be separated out of the garbage rather than buried, construction pieces cannot exceed 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet or 200 pounds and no material may be longer than 8 feet, more than six mattresses in a day needs waste clearance approval, and an unsecured load pays an extra charge.
Station building 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., while the recycling and yard waste area runs 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.
From $40.25 for the minimum garbage charge up to 320 pounds, with garbage at $243.38 per ton, mattress recycling at $30.00 per item, a refrigerant appliance recycled at $30.00 per unit, and $25 for an unsecured load, with separated recyclables, clean wood and yard waste taken at no charge. Households delivering their own material, with payment by card, cash or Apple Pay, and a CleanUp LIFT discount of $20 off each type of waste for customers holding a ProviderOne, EBT or ORCA LIFT card.
Nearest permanent household hazardous waste collection site
Factoria Household Hazardous Waste Collection Site
13800 Southeast 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA 98005
Household hazardous products such as paint, solvents, pesticides, automotive fluids, fuels, cleaners, batteries and other labelled hazardous material from King County households.
The site is a hazardous waste facility rather than a garbage facility, so appliances, electronics and ordinary refuse are not taken there, and it closes on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., located at the Factoria transfer station
No charge. King County households, free of charge and with no appointment, and the same service at the North and South Seattle sites, the South County site in Algona and the travelling Wastemobile.
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 do I get a bulky item collected in Des Moines?+
Call Recology on 206-762-4900 to schedule the collection, then put the item at the curb by 7 a.m. on the scheduled date. Sofas, chairs, mattresses, box springs, refrigerators, freezers and washing machines are all named on the hauler's bulky item list, each scheduled piece is charged the same per item rate, and only items that were scheduled in advance are collected.Official guidance
Where does a Des Moines mattress go?+
A mattress or box spring is named on the hauler's bulky item list, so it can be scheduled for a curbside collection at the per item rate and set out by 7 a.m. on the booked date. Self hauling to the Bow Lake transfer station in Tukwila is the cheaper published route, where the recycling area takes mattresses, box springs and futons per item, a wet unit is refused, and more than six pieces in a day needs waste clearance approval first.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a refrigerator in Des Moines?+
Schedule a bulky item collection with Recology on 206-762-4900 and put the unit at the curb by 7 a.m. on the booked date, or haul it to a county transfer station with appliance recycling, such as Bow Lake in Tukwila. Empty and defrost it, and expect a per unit charge at the county scale for anything holding a refrigerant. Appliances are never taken as ordinary garbage.Official guidance
Where do Des Moines televisions and computers go?+
They are refused in the garbage and at the county garbage facilities, and they are recycled free at an authorised E-Cycle Washington collection site, which covers computers, laptops, monitors and televisions. A small unit, no bigger than 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet and under 60 pounds, can also go out with the hauler's curbside special item recycling on the recycling cart day. Wipe the device first and remove the batteries for separate handling.Official guidance
How is large item collection priced in Des Moines?+
A scheduled curbside bulky item collection is charged per piece, whether the piece is a sofa, a chair, a mattress, a box spring, a refrigerator, a freezer or another appliance. A self hauled mattress or appliance is usually cheaper because the county transfer station recycles them at its own item rates and weighs a mixed garbage load instead. One free curbside clean-up a year covers extra garbage and two smaller bulky pieces, and Dropcurb prices a booking separately with the total shown before payment.Official guidance
Who collects garbage in Des Moines?+
Recology King County holds the city contract for residential and commercial curbside collection and answers on 206-762-4900. The City of Des Moines runs the programme through its recycling coordinator on 206-870-6595. Households set out a green cart for food scraps and yard debris, a blue cart for recycling and a garbage cart, and recycling collection is included with the garbage service at no additional charge.Official guidance
Can I take my own load to the Bow Lake station?+
Yes. Bow Lake Recycling & Transfer Station is at 18800 Orillia Rd S in Tukwila, with the station building open around the clock from Monday to Thursday and the recycling and yard waste area open on its own earlier schedule. Garbage is weighed with a minimum charge for small loads, mattresses and appliances are recycled at their own per item rates, up to four passenger tires go in the tire bins, and separated recyclables, clean wood and yard waste are taken at no charge. Secure the load, because an unsecured one pays an extra charge.Official guidance
