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City collection Sofas and other household furniture travel as garbage at the county facilities, and the hauler also takes a special pickup request for a household that cannot self haul. From $30 per vehicle at a Snohomish County transfer station for a load of 360 pounds or less, with $160.00 per ton above that. Self hauled residential loads at county facilities, while a curbside special pickup is requested through Waste Management at a rate the hauler does not publish.
City collection Mattresses and covered springs are accepted as garbage only at the county facilities, with two named recyclers as an alternative. From $30 per vehicle at a Snohomish County transfer station for a load of 360 pounds or less, with $160.00 per ton above that. Self hauled residential loads at county facilities, or a mattress recycler that sets its own charge.
City collection Washers, dryers, stoves, hot water tanks, microwaves and metal housing dishwashers recycle free for residents, while a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, heat pump or dehumidifier is refused there. No charge. Snohomish County states its recycling areas are free of charge for residential customers only, and it takes household appliances without refrigerant or CFCs, including washers, dryers, stoves and ranges, hot water tanks, microwaves and dishwashers with metal housing only. A refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier, air conditioner or heat pump is not accepted in that stream.
City collection Waste Management collects garbage every week and recycling every other week for Lake Stevens, with yard and food waste weekly for households that subscribe. Waste Management bills the curbside service directly and publishes no rate on its Lake Stevens pages, and it states that Snohomish County disposal fee increases raise customer bills from January 1, 2026, so confirm the current amount on 1-800-592-9995.
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?
Lake Stevens splits waste work three ways. The city lists the vendors, Waste Management runs the curbside carts for the city with garbage every week and recycling every other week, and Snohomish County Solid Waste owns the disposal side, so anything larger than a cart goes to a county transfer station, a drop box or one of the county's special streams. A self hauled load pays by the vehicle at the transfer stations or by the cubic yard at the drop boxes, while the county's recycling areas are free for residents and take appliances without refrigerant, scrap metal, motor oil, batteries, propane tanks and fluorescent bulbs. County facilities refuse electronics, which go to the state E-Cycle Washington programme, refuse refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners, which go to private appliance recyclers, and refuse household hazardous waste, which goes free to the county station on McDougall Avenue in Everett. Mattresses and covered springs are handled as garbage at the county facilities.
Waste Management collects garbage every week and recycling every other week for Lake Stevens, with yard and food waste weekly for households that subscribe.
City cost & eligibility
Waste Management bills the curbside service directly and publishes no rate on its Lake Stevens pages, and it states that Snohomish County disposal fee increases raise customer bills from January 1, 2026, so confirm the current amount on 1-800-592-9995.
When & how
Garbage is collected weekly and recycling every other week, with yard and food waste weekly for subscribers. Collection runs as normal on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day, and no garbage is collected on Independence Day.
Get it ready
Keep the carts out for the assigned day and keep household hazardous waste, electronics and construction material out of both carts, because the county refuses each of those streams at its own facilities. A missed cart is reported through the hauler's service page or on 1-800-592-9995.
A load too big for the carts goes to a county transfer station at a per vehicle garbage rate or to a drop box at a per cubic yard rate, and residents unload their own vehicles.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 per vehicle at a Snohomish County transfer station for a load of 360 pounds or less, with $160.00 per ton above that, while the county drop boxes charge $30.00 per cubic yard with a five cubic yard maximum per customer per load, and an unsecured load charge of 20 dollars for a vehicle under 8,000 pounds and 25 dollars for a heavier one. Self hauled residential loads at county facilities, where customers unload their own vehicles and the recycling areas are free for residential customers only.
When & how
The transfer stations take garbage and recycling seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the drop boxes keep shorter weekly schedules. All county facilities close on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, and arrivals are asked to be at the gate at least 30 minutes before closing.
Get it ready
Cover and secure the load, because an unsecured load is charged an extra fee, and keep dangerous waste, moderate risk waste and yard or clean wood debris out of the load because county facilities refuse all three. At the drop boxes every item has to be under six feet long or under 25 square feet, except household sofas, appliances, mattresses, doors, carpets and rugs.
Sofas and other household furniture travel as garbage at the county facilities, and the hauler also takes a special pickup request for a household that cannot self haul.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 per vehicle at a Snohomish County transfer station for a load of 360 pounds or less, with $160.00 per ton above that. Self hauled residential loads at county facilities, while a curbside special pickup is requested through Waste Management at a rate the hauler does not publish.
When & how
Take the piece to a transfer station any day between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or ask Waste Management for a special pickup on the household's collection day.
Get it ready
A household sofa is one of the items exempt from the drop box size limit, so it travels as garbage rather than as recycling. Keep the piece clear of the carts, and cover the load for the trip.
Mattresses and covered springs are accepted as garbage only at the county facilities, with two named recyclers as an alternative.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 per vehicle at a Snohomish County transfer station for a load of 360 pounds or less, with $160.00 per ton above that. Self hauled residential loads at county facilities, or a mattress recycler that sets its own charge.
When & how
Take the mattress to a transfer station any day between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., and keep it with the garbage rather than the recycling area.
Get it ready
The county lists mattresses and covered springs as accepted as garbage only, and the drop box size limit specifically exempts mattresses. Keep the piece dry, and keep it out of the carts.
Appliances, with refrigerant units on a separate route
Special rules apply
Washers, dryers, stoves, hot water tanks, microwaves and metal housing dishwashers recycle free for residents, while a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, heat pump or dehumidifier is refused there.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Snohomish County states its recycling areas are free of charge for residential customers only, and it takes household appliances without refrigerant or CFCs, including washers, dryers, stoves and ranges, hot water tanks, microwaves and dishwashers with metal housing only. A refrigerator, freezer, dehumidifier, air conditioner or heat pump is not accepted in that stream.
When & how
Take the unit to a transfer station recycling area any day between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or take a refrigerant or CFC unit to a private appliance recycler.
Get it ready
Keep the unit free of garbage and remove extra plastic where possible, because the county requires the appliance to arrive clean. For a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, heat pump, dehumidifier or water cooler the county lists appliance recyclers instead, including Ace Metal in Mukilteo on 425-493-6802 and Appliance Service and Parts in Granite Falls on 360-386-8503, and the county hazardous waste station refuses those units as well.
The county routes every electronic item, including televisions, computers and monitors, to the state E-Cycle Washington programme because its own facilities refuse them.
City cost & eligibility
The county names E-Cycle Washington and its number, 1-800-732-9253, without publishing a fee, and its own facilities and the hazardous waste station both refuse electronics, so confirm the drop-off location and any charge on that line before the device leaves the house.
When & how
Call E-Cycle Washington on 1-800-732-9253 to find the accepting site, because neither the county transfer stations nor the household hazardous waste station takes electronics.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data from computers, phones and drives before handover, keep the device out of both curbside carts, and keep it out of the recycling area at the county facilities as well.
Project material self hauled by the resident or the contractor has to go to a county solid waste facility under the county's flow control rule, at the garbage rate.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 per vehicle at a Snohomish County transfer station for a load of 360 pounds or less, with $160.00 per ton above that. Self hauled loads at county facilities, where the county states contractors may self haul construction waste for disposal and all of the waste must go to Snohomish County disposal facilities.
When & how
Take the load to a transfer station between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or arrange a private container service that disposes at a county facility.
Get it ready
Separate garbage from recyclable material in labelled containers if the site is recycling, because the county asks for a container marked Garbage Only and another marked Recycle Only. Keep dangerous waste and moderate risk waste out of the load, and keep yard or clean wood debris separate because the county no longer accepts it at any facility.
Exercise equipment is named on no page, so the machine is confirmed before it is hauled, and the county's metal stream is the likely route.
City cost & eligibility
No county or hauler page names exercise equipment, and the free county recycling stream only takes scrap metal that is 85 per cent metal or more, so call Snohomish County Solid Waste on 425-388-3425 or Waste Management on 1-800-592-9995 and confirm the machine before hauling it.
When & how
Call before the machine goes out, and take the accepted route to a county transfer station between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Break the machine down where it comes apart and keep the parts together, then ask whether the frame qualifies for the free scrap metal stream, which takes scrap metal 8 feet or less that is 85 percent metal or more.
Paint, chemicals, batteries and other household hazardous waste
Accepted with preparation
Household hazardous waste goes free to the county station on McDougall Avenue in Everett, with limits, a published product list and a clear refusal list.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. The county fee page states Residential: No fee for household hazardous waste, and the hazardous waste page states the facility is free to residential customers.
When & how
Take the material to 3434 McDougall Avenue in Everett on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and call 425-388-6050 before arriving if the load is larger than 40 gallons.
Get it ready
Bring paint, thinner, stains, solvents, pesticides, fertilizers, pool chemicals, gasoline and diesel, motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, batteries, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, propane tanks of barbecue size or smaller, smoke detectors and household cleaners, and keep them in the containers they came in. Asbestos, electronics, empty containers, explosives, medical waste, medicine, microwave ovens, non-hazardous material and refrigerators or freezers are refused. The county fee page also lists container charges for latex paint in its business table, so confirm paint volumes at the gate.
Weekly garbage, every other week recycling and a handful of holidays
Waste Management collects garbage every week and recycling every other week for Lake Stevens, with yard and food waste weekly for households that subscribe. Collection runs as usual on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day, but no garbage is collected on Independence Day and a double garbage load is taken the following week. Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day push collection one day later for the rest of the week, and a household that cannot self haul can ask for a special pickup through the hauler's service page.
Cover the load, bring payment and watch the gate time
Self hauled loads go to a county transfer station between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. any day, or to a county drop box on its shorter weekly schedule, and all county facilities close on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Loads must be covered and secured, because an unsecured load carries the county's published unsecured load charge, and payment is by cash, check with identification, or Visa, Mastercard and Discover only.
The county recycling area is free, but it refuses a lot
County recycling areas are free for residential customers only and take appliances without refrigerant, household batteries, motor oil up to 10 gallons a day, antifreeze, oil filters, lead acid batteries, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, glass bottles and jars, tin and aluminum cans, propane tanks of barbecue size, lawn mowers with the fluids drained and the battery removed, and scrap metal 8 feet or less that is 85 percent metal or more. They refuse electronics and send them to E-Cycle Washington, refuse mattresses and take them as garbage only, refuse refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, heat pumps and dehumidifiers and send those to appliance recyclers, and refuse yard or clean wood debris at every facility.
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 Lake Stevens with Waste Management curbside collection and Snohomish County Solid Waste facilities
Keep the household on the Waste Management curbside service
A Lake Stevens household with ordinary garbage and recyclables that fit the carts.
Cost & conditions
Waste Management bills the service directly and publishes no rate on its Lake Stevens pages, and it states that county disposal fee increases raise customer bills from January 1, 2026, so confirm the current amount on 1-800-592-9995.
Arrange it
Put the carts out on the assigned day, keep recycling to the every other week schedule, and ask the hauler about a special pickup or a service level change through its Lake Stevens service page.
Carts take household waste only, so furniture, mattresses, appliances, electronics and construction material all need a county facility or a special pickup, and no garbage is collected on Independence Day.
City of Lake Stevens with Waste Management curbside collection and Snohomish County Solid Waste facilities
Self haul the load to a county transfer station
A household with furniture, a mattress, an appliance, project material or another load that will not fit a cart.
Cost & conditions
From $30 per vehicle for a load of 360 pounds or less, with $160.00 per ton above that, plus the free residential recycling areas for eligible items. Self hauled loads at Snohomish County facilities, where customers unload their own vehicles and the recycling areas are free for residential customers only.
Arrange it
Take the load to the North County station at 19600 63rd Avenue NE in Arlington or the Airport Road station at 10700 Minuteman Drive in Everett, any day between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., with the load covered and secured.
Dangerous waste, moderate risk waste and yard or clean wood debris are refused, electronics go to E-Cycle Washington instead, refrigerators and other refrigerant units go to a private appliance recycler, mattresses travel as garbage, and an unsecured load costs more.
City of Lake Stevens with Waste Management curbside collection and Snohomish County Solid Waste facilities
Use the county household hazardous waste station
A household with paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, fuels, batteries, fluorescent bulbs or barbecue size propane tanks.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The county fee page states Residential: No fee for household hazardous waste, and the hazardous waste page states the facility is free to residential customers.
Arrange it
Take the material to 3434 McDougall Avenue in Everett on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and call ahead on 425-388-6050 for a load larger than 40 gallons.
Asbestos, electronics, empty containers, explosives, medical waste, medicine, microwave ovens, non-hazardous material and refrigerators or freezers are refused, and the station closes on Juneteenth, Independence Day, Veteran's Day and the days around Thanksgiving as well as the standard four county holidays.
City of Lake Stevens with Waste Management curbside collection and Snohomish County Solid Waste facilities
Take electronics to E-Cycle Washington
A household with a television, computer, monitor, e-reader, cell phone or circuit board that the county facilities refuse.
Cost & conditions
The county names E-Cycle Washington and its number, 1-800-732-9253, without publishing a fee, so confirm the accepting site and any charge on that line.
Arrange it
Call 1-800-732-9253 for the nearest accepting site, and keep the device out of the county recycling areas and the household hazardous waste station.
The county refuses electronics at every facility, so the state programme is the route, and personal data should be wiped before handover.
Send a refrigerant appliance to a private recycler
A household with a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, heat pump, dehumidifier or water cooler.
Cost & conditions
The county lists appliance recyclers without publishing their rates, so confirm the unit and the charge directly with the recycler.
Arrange it
Call one of the recyclers the county lists, such as Ace Metal in Mukilteo on 425-493-6802 or Appliance Service and Parts in Granite Falls on 360-386-8503, and arrange the drop-off or pickup.
The county recycling areas and the county household hazardous waste station refuse refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners and heat pumps, so a refrigerant unit cannot be dropped at a county facility.
A household with a mattress or covered springs that would rather not pay the garbage rate at a county facility.
Cost & conditions
The county lists mattress recyclers without publishing their rates, so confirm the piece and the charge directly with the recycler.
Arrange it
Call Arlington Recycle Warehouse in Everett on 425-931-3670 or MCS Recycle Maltby in Woodinville on 206-556-3199 and confirm the drop-off before loading the piece.
The county treats mattresses and covered springs as garbage rather than recycling, so the county route is the garbage rate and the recyclers are an alternative rather than a county programme.
County transfer station taking garbage and free residential recycling
North County Recycling & Transfer Station
19600 63rd Avenue NE, Arlington, WA 98223
Household garbage and bulk loads including furniture, appliances and mattresses, plus the free residential recycling streams: appliances without refrigerant or CFCs, household batteries, motor oil, antifreeze, oil filters, lead acid batteries, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, glass bottles and jars, tin and aluminum cans, propane tanks of barbecue size, lawn mowers with the fluids drained and the battery removed, and scrap metal 8 feet or less that is 85 percent metal or more.
Dangerous waste and moderate risk waste are not accepted, electronics are refused and routed to E-Cycle Washington, refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners and heat pumps are refused and routed to appliance recyclers, mattresses are taken as garbage only, and yard or clean wood debris has not been accepted since Sept. 21, 2022. The recycling area is limited to residential customers only and every load must be covered and secured.
Seven days a week 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
From $30 per vehicle for a load of 360 pounds or less, with $160.00 per ton above that, plus the free residential recycling areas. Self hauled loads, with customers unloading their own vehicles and recycling free for residential customers only.
Second county transfer station with the same rates and free residential recycling
Airport Road Recycling & Transfer Station
10700 Minuteman Drive, Everett, WA 98204
The same self hauled garbage and free residential recycling streams as the North County station, including furniture, appliances without refrigerant, mattresses as garbage, scrap metal, motor oil, batteries, propane tanks and fluorescent bulbs.
The same refusals apply: dangerous and moderate risk waste, electronics, refrigerant appliances, and yard or clean wood debris. Trailers longer than 18 feet requiring manual unloading and several other vehicle types are held until later in the day, and the recycling area is residential only.
Seven days a week 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day
From $30 per vehicle for a load of 360 pounds or less, with $160.00 per ton above that, plus the free residential recycling areas. Self hauled loads, with customers unloading their own vehicles and recycling free for residential customers only.
Snohomish County Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Station
3434 McDougall Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
Paint, varnish, stains, paint thinner, solvents, pesticides, fertilizers, pool chemicals, gasoline and diesel, motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze, batteries, fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent bulbs, barbecue size propane tanks, smoke detectors, household cleaners, sharps for residential customers and other household products listed by the county.
Asbestos, electronics, empty containers, explosives, medical waste, medicine, microwave ovens, non-hazardous materials and refrigerators or freezers are refused, and a load larger than 40 gallons should call ahead on 425-388-6050. Businesses use the same site only by appointment on Wednesday to Friday.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed New Year's Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Friday and Saturday following Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day
No charge. The county fee page states Residential: No fee for household hazardous waste, and the hazardous waste page states the facility is free to residential customers.
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.
What does a self hauled load cost in Snohomish County?+
At a county transfer station a load of 360 pounds or less is charged the published minimum including tax, and anything above that is charged at the published rate per ton plus tax. At a county drop box the published rate applies to the first cubic yard and to each additional cubic yard, with a maximum of five cubic yards per customer per load, and an unsecured load carries the published unsecured load charge.Official guidance
Where does a Lake Stevens couch go?+
A couch is household garbage in Snohomish County, so it goes to a county transfer station in a self hauled load at the per vehicle garbage rate, and household sofas are specifically exempt from the drop box size limit. Waste Management also takes a special pickup request for households that cannot self haul, on 1-800-592-9995.Official guidance
Will the county take a mattress?+
Yes, but as garbage rather than recycling. Snohomish County lists mattresses and covered springs as accepted as garbage only, so they travel with a self hauled load to a county transfer station at the per vehicle garbage rate. A mattress is also exempt from the drop box size limit, and the county names Arlington Recycle Warehouse in Everett on 425-931-3670 and MCS Recycle Maltby on 206-556-3199 as alternatives.Official guidance
How do I get rid of a refrigerator in Lake Stevens?+
Not through the county recycling area, which takes appliances without refrigerant or CFCs but refuses refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners and heat pumps. Those units go to a private appliance recycler, and the county names Ace Metal in Mukilteo on 425-493-6802 and Appliance Service and Parts in Granite Falls on 360-386-8503 among the options. The county hazardous waste station refuses refrigerators and freezers too.Official guidance
Where do Lake Stevens televisions and computers go?+
To E-Cycle Washington on 1-800-732-9253, which the county names for cell phones, circuit boards, computers and computer monitors, e-readers, PDAs and televisions. Snohomish County lists electronics as prohibited from its recycling areas, and the county household hazardous waste station refuses electronics too, so the state programme is the route.Official guidance
Who collects Lake Stevens garbage and recycling?+
Waste Management, which the county's service provider table lists for Lake Stevens and the city names as its garbage and recycling provider. Garbage is collected weekly, recycling every other week, and yard and food waste weekly for subscribers. Questions go to the hauler on 1-800-592-9995, and the county itself does not collect at the curb.Official guidance
What do I need to know before self hauling to the county?+
Go to a transfer station between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with the load covered and secured, and expect to unload the vehicle yourself. A load of 360 pounds or less is charged the published minimum including tax, heavier loads at the published rate per ton plus tax, an unsecured load carries the published unsecured load charge, and payment is by cash, check with identification, or Visa, Mastercard and Discover only.Official guidance
