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City collection Furniture, mattresses, box springs and appliances that do not fit in a cart are collected from the curb by appointment. The hauler's rate table prices each group per item, and appliances sit outside the free yearly allowance. The two hauler pages publish different figures for the same groups: the bulky item page lists sofas, chairs, mattresses and box springs at $23.11, white goods at $22.10 and refrigerators or freezers at $33.16 per item, while the 2026 rate table on the service page lists $25.35, $24.69 and $37.04 for the same groups. Confirm the current charge when booking on 206-381-6980.
City collection A mattress or box spring is named on the island's bulky item list, so it fits the free yearly non-appliance allowance, and beyond that it is a per item curbside charge or a self hauled trip to the county station. A mattress or box spring is a non-appliance bulky item and therefore fits the one free bulky collection a household gets each year. Beyond that allowance the hauler charges per item, with the bulky item page listing $23.11 and the 2026 service rate table listing $25.35, so confirm at booking on 206-381-6980. Self hauling to the county station is $30.00 per item, and more than six pieces in a day needs waste clearance approval.
City collection Appliances are collected at the curb by appointment and are always charged, because the free yearly collection covers non-appliance items only. Doors come off before the piece goes out, and the county station recycles the unit rather than burying it. Appliances are excluded from the free yearly bulky collection, and the two hauler pages publish different figures: the bulky item page lists white goods at $22.10 and refrigerators or freezers at $33.16 per item, while the 2026 service rate table lists $24.69 for white goods and $37.04 for refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners. Confirm the charge at booking on 206-381-6980. A self hauled refrigerant unit is recycled at a county station for $30.00 per unit.
City collection Every residential address on the island gets curbside service from the city's hauler. Garbage and food and yard waste are collected weekly and recycling every other week, with recycling and compost included in the garbage rate rather than billed on their own. $38.41 per month for a 32 gallon garbage cart with weekly collection, with the 20 gallon cart at $20.57, the 64 gallon cart at $61.27 and the 96 gallon cart at $77.37, extra garbage at $5.05 per 32 gallon equivalent, an additional 32 gallon cart at $18.58 and one compost cart included with a second at $9.24. Mercer Island residential accounts, which receive recycling and compost collection inside the garbage rate. Apartment, condominium and commercial accounts get garbage only, with recycling arranged by the building or business.
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?
Mercer Island has one hauler for the whole island: Recology King County has held the city contract since 2019, and every residential address gets curbside service with garbage and food and yard waste collected weekly and recycling every other week. Recycling and compost are included in the garbage rate rather than billed separately, and anything that will not fit beside the cart is either a scheduled bulky item collection or one of the two free hard to recycle events the city runs each spring and fall. The island also has its own answers for the awkward items: a free state electronics site at E-Recycle MI on SE 30th Street, a battery box at the city thrift shop, and a hauler storefront in Issaquah for batteries, light bulbs, styrofoam and small electronics. Household hazardous waste is a short bridge drive to the county site at Factoria, which also takes mattresses, appliances, tires and construction loads from households.
Weekly garbage and compost with every other week recycling
Accepted with preparation
Every residential address on the island gets curbside service from the city's hauler. Garbage and food and yard waste are collected weekly and recycling every other week, with recycling and compost included in the garbage rate rather than billed on their own.
City cost & eligibility
$38.41 per month for a 32 gallon garbage cart with weekly collection, with the 20 gallon cart at $20.57, the 64 gallon cart at $61.27 and the 96 gallon cart at $77.37, extra garbage at $5.05 per 32 gallon equivalent, an additional 32 gallon cart at $18.58 and one compost cart included with a second at $9.24. Mercer Island residential accounts, which receive recycling and compost collection inside the garbage rate. Apartment, condominium and commercial accounts get garbage only, with recycling arranged by the building or business.
When & how
Garbage and compost go out weekly on the service day for the address and recycling goes out every other week on that same day, with the hauler's collection calendar showing the weeks.
Get it ready
Cans may not be placed on a public street, sidewalk or other public property sooner than 24 hours before collection and have to come back inside 24 hours after it. Keep recyclables empty, clean and dry, put overflow recycling beside the cart in a cardboard box no larger than 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet, and watch the cart weight limits of 60 pounds for the smaller carts, 120 pounds for the 45 and 60 gallon carts and 180 pounds for the 96 gallon cart, because a lid standing open more than 6 inches adds a charge.
Furniture, mattresses, box springs and appliances that do not fit in a cart are collected from the curb by appointment. The hauler's rate table prices each group per item, and appliances sit outside the free yearly allowance.
City cost & eligibility
The two hauler pages publish different figures for the same groups: the bulky item page lists sofas, chairs, mattresses and box springs at $23.11, white goods at $22.10 and refrigerators or freezers at $33.16 per item, while the 2026 rate table on the service page lists $25.35, $24.69 and $37.04 for the same groups. Confirm the current charge when booking on 206-381-6980.
When & how
Call 206-381-6980 or book online, then put the item at the curb for the arranged collection day.
Get it ready
Take the doors off a refrigerator or freezer before it goes out, keep the piece where the crew can lift it from the curb, and remember that appliances are not part of the free collection and are charged separately.
Once a year a Mercer Island household can set out extra garbage plus two non-appliance bulky items such as a mattress, a couch or a chair with no collection charge, as long as the pile stays inside the published limit and appliances stay out of it.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. One free non-appliance bulky item collection per residential customer each calendar year, covering up to one cubic yard of garbage in cans or bags of 32 gallons or less, which the service page describes as up to six bags of trash, plus two non-appliance bulky items. Appliances are excluded and extra volume beyond the limit is charged.
When & how
Book the collection with the hauler in advance and put everything out for the arranged day.
Get it ready
Keep the garbage in cans or bags of 32 gallons or less, keep the pile at the curb rather than behind a gate, and hold appliances back for the paid bulky route because they are not covered by the free allowance.
A mattress or box spring is named on the island's bulky item list, so it fits the free yearly non-appliance allowance, and beyond that it is a per item curbside charge or a self hauled trip to the county station.
City cost & eligibility
A mattress or box spring is a non-appliance bulky item and therefore fits the one free bulky collection a household gets each year. Beyond that allowance the hauler charges per item, with the bulky item page listing $23.11 and the 2026 service rate table listing $25.35, so confirm at booking on 206-381-6980. Self hauling to the county station is $30.00 per item, and more than six pieces in a day needs waste clearance approval.
When & how
Book the collection with the hauler and set the mattress out for the arranged day, or take it to the Factoria transfer station during its station hours.
Get it ready
Set the mattress out at the curb as a separate item, or take it to the county station, where it is recycled rather than buried.
Appliances are collected at the curb by appointment and are always charged, because the free yearly collection covers non-appliance items only. Doors come off before the piece goes out, and the county station recycles the unit rather than burying it.
City cost & eligibility
Appliances are excluded from the free yearly bulky collection, and the two hauler pages publish different figures: the bulky item page lists white goods at $22.10 and refrigerators or freezers at $33.16 per item, while the 2026 service rate table lists $24.69 for white goods and $37.04 for refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners. Confirm the charge at booking on 206-381-6980. A self hauled refrigerant unit is recycled at a county station for $30.00 per unit.
When & how
Book the collection with the hauler and put the appliance at the curb for the arranged day, or take it to the Factoria transfer station during station hours.
Get it ready
Remove the doors from refrigerators and freezers, secure cords and shelves, and keep the unit out of the garbage cart because appliances are not accepted as ordinary garbage at the county stations either.
The island has its own free state electronics site. E-Recycle MI on SE 30th Street takes computers, monitors, laptops, DVD players and televisions at no charge, and the hauler's Issaquah store takes small electronics and appliances.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Computers, monitors, laptops, DVD players and televisions at the on island E-Cycle Washington site, and small electronics and appliances in limited quantities at the hauler's Issaquah store for Recology residential customers. Equipment outside the state programme carries a fee at a Take it Back Network recycler.
When & how
E-Recycle MI is on the island at 7835 SE 30th Street and answers on 206-230-8188, while the Issaquah store opens Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is closed Monday.
Get it ready
Wipe personal data before the device changes hands, remove and tape any loose batteries, and keep televisions and computer equipment out of the garbage cart and out of the county garbage loads, where they are refused.
Remodel and demolition material is a weighed load at the county transfer station, because the island has no debris box programme published with the city or the hauler. The county sets 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 the county transfer station, with garbage at $243.38 per ton and a $25 charge on any unsecured load. 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.
When & how
Take the load to the Factoria transfer station during its station hours, and call the hauler on 206-381-6980 first if the project is large enough that a roll-off container would be a better fit.
Get it ready
Do not arrive with a dump bed or dump trailer, cut long material to 8 feet or less, keep every piece inside the size and weight caps, 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 one pays an extra charge at the scale.
Tires never go in a cart. The Factoria transfer station has tire recycling bins for a small number of passenger tires, and the county publishes the limit rather than a tire rate.
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. The tire bins at Factoria take four tires per customer, residential customers may dispose of four or fewer passenger car tires per vehicle at other stations, business tires are refused and large truck tires are not accepted.
When & how
Take up to four passenger tires to the tire bins at the Factoria transfer station during its station hours.
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.
Exercise equipment is named on no Mercer Island or hauler list, so the 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 on the bulky item list, so call Recology on 206-381-6980 and confirm the machine and the charge before the collection day. A self hauled machine 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 for the arranged collection day if it is accepted, or plan a county station trip for a lighter machine.
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 crew can lift it from the curb without entering the property.
Paint, chemicals, batteries and other hazardous waste
Accepted with preparation
Paint, solvents, pesticides, automotive fluids and other hazardous products never go in a cart. King County takes them free of charge at the Factoria site on the mainland, and household batteries also have an on island drop.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. King County households, free of charge and with no appointment, at the Factoria household hazardous waste site and at the other permanent county sites. Household batteries in limited quantities are also taken at the hauler's Issaquah store for residential customers, and the city thrift shop hosts a battery recycling box inside its main entrance.
When & how
The Factoria site takes hazardous waste Tuesday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is closed on Monday. Mercer Island is not on the 2026 travelling collection schedule, so the Factoria site is the route this year.
Get it ready
Keep products in their original containers where possible, seal the lids, stand leaky containers inside a larger one, and carry the box in the passenger area rather than an open truck bed. Cover the terminals of household batteries with clear packing tape before handing them in, because untaped batteries are refused.
City code bars residential cans from being placed on a public street, a sidewalk or other public property sooner than 24 hours before collection, and requires them to be removed from public areas within 24 hours after collection. Garbage and food and yard waste are collected every week and recycling every other week on the same service day, with the hauler's collection calendar showing which weeks are recycling weeks.
A couch, mattress, appliance or other large piece is a scheduled collection rather than a curbside free for all. Call the hauler on 206-381-6980 or book online, then put the item at the curb for the arranged day. One non-appliance collection a year is free, covering up to one cubic yard of garbage in cans or bags of 32 gallons or less plus two non-appliance bulky items, and appliances plus anything beyond that limit are charged per item.
Televisions, computers, monitors, laptops and DVD players go to the free state electronics site on the island at E-Recycle MI, 7835 SE 30th Street. Batteries, light bulbs, styrofoam, textiles, hardcover books, small electronics and bicycles go to the hauler's Issaquah store, with battery terminals taped first, and the city thrift shop also hosts a battery box for dry cell, rechargeable and phone batteries. Cooking oil is collected curbside by request in a labeled clear jug of up to 3 gallons. Paint, solvents, pesticides and automotive fluids go to the free county hazardous waste site at Factoria.
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 Mercer Island, with King County solid waste facilities
Book a curbside bulky item collection
A household with a couch, a mattress, an appliance or another large piece that has to leave and cannot wait for a free event.
Cost & conditions
One non-appliance bulky collection a year is free for a residential customer, and anything beyond that allowance or involving an appliance is charged per item. The hauler's bulky item page lists $23.11 for a sofa, chair, mattress or box spring, $22.10 for white goods and $33.16 for a refrigerator or freezer, while the 2026 rate table lists $25.35, $24.69 and $37.04 for the same groups, so confirm the current charge at booking on 206-381-6980.
Arrange it
Call or book online, agree the collection day, and put the piece at the curb where the crew can lift it without entering the property.
Appliances are outside the free allowance, only one free non-appliance collection is available each year, and a refrigerator or freezer has to have its doors removed before collection.
Recology King County curbside collection for the City of Mercer Island, with King County solid waste facilities
Haul the load to the Factoria transfer station
A household with a way to cross the bridge with 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 $25 for an unsecured load, with the CleanUp LIFT discount taking $20 off each type of waste for ProviderOne, EBT or ORCA LIFT customers. Households delivering their own material, with payment by card, cash or Apple Pay, and separated recyclables, clean wood and yard waste taken at no charge.
Arrange it
Secure the load, drive it to 13800 SE 32nd St in Bellevue, and use the station entrance during the hours the station is open to residents.
Televisions, computers, cell phones, rechargeable batteries and hazardous waste are refused there, clean wood and yard waste have to be separated rather than buried, construction loads cannot arrive in a dump bed or dump trailer, and the hazardous waste area keeps its own hours and closes on Monday.
Recology King County curbside collection for the City of Mercer Island, with King County solid waste facilities
Drop household hazardous waste at Factoria
A household clearing out paint, solvents, pesticides, automotive fluids, fuels or other labeled hazardous products.
Cost & conditions
No charge. King County households, free of charge and with no appointment, at the Factoria site and the other permanent county collection sites.
Arrange it
Pack the products upright in a box with the lids sealed, carry the box in the passenger area, and hand it to staff during the site's open hours.
The hazardous waste area is closed on Monday and keeps shorter hours than the transfer station, Mercer Island is not on the 2026 travelling collection schedule, 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.
Donate usable goods and hand in batteries on the island
A household with clothes, furniture or decor that is still usable, or a bag of household batteries that should not be thrown away.
Cost & conditions
No charge. The city's thrift shop takes usable donated goods and hosts a battery recycling box inside its main entrance for dry cell single-use batteries, rechargeable batteries and cell phones.
Arrange it
Take usable goods and batteries to the thrift shop, keeping the batteries separate so they go into the recycling box rather than the donation pile.
The box takes household batteries and phones rather than loose damaged cells, and items that are not usable still belong in the bulky item route or a recycling event rather than the donation dock.
Free state electronics collection site on the island
E-Recycle MI
7835 SE 30th Street, Mercer Island, WA 98040
Computers, computer monitors, laptops, DVD players and televisions, collected free of charge as part of the state electronics programme.
This is an electronics collection site rather than a garbage facility, so household garbage, yard waste, appliances and hazardous products are not taken, and large quantities or business loads should be confirmed on 206-230-8188 first.
Call 206-230-8188 for the current opening hours before loading the car
No charge. Household electronics covered by the state E-Cycle Washington programme, which the city names as the free route for computers, monitors, laptops, DVD players and televisions.
County transfer station and hazardous waste site closest to the island
Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station
13800 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA 98005
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, food scraps and household hazardous waste at the on site hazardous waste facility.
Televisions, computers, cell phones, rechargeable batteries and hazardous products are refused on the garbage side, clean wood and yard waste must be separated 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 open Monday through Friday 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with the household hazardous waste drop-off open Tuesday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Monday
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.
Hauler storefront taking hard to recycle household material
The Recology Store Issaquah
355 NW Gilman Blvd #102, Issaquah, WA 98027
CFL light bulbs, household batteries, textiles, hardcover books, small electronics and appliances, block styrofoam and bicycles, in limited quantities from Recology residential customers.
The store takes limited quantities of the listed material rather than general junk, battery terminals have to be covered with clear packing tape or the batteries are refused, and non-customers pay a minimal fee that depends on the material.
Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Monday
No charge. Recology King County residential customers may drop off limited quantities at no charge, while non-customers pay a minimal fee depending on the material.
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 book a bulky item collection on Mercer Island?+
Call Recology on 206-381-6980 or use the online form and put the item at the curb for the arranged day. One non-appliance bulky collection a year is free for a residential customer, and anything beyond that allowance, plus every appliance, is charged per item at rates the hauler confirms when you book. Doors must come off refrigerators and freezers before collection.Official guidance
Where does a Mercer Island mattress go?+
A mattress or box spring is a non-appliance bulky item, so it fits the one free bulky collection a household gets each year, booked on 206-381-6980. Beyond that allowance it is charged per item at the hauler's published rate. Self hauling to the Factoria transfer station is the other route, where a mattress is recycled per item and more than six in a day needs waste clearance approval first.Official guidance
Is a refrigerator collected for free on Mercer Island?+
No. The free yearly bulky collection covers non-appliance items only, so a refrigerator or freezer is charged per item when it is booked for curbside collection, and the door has to come off before it goes out. The hauler confirms the current figure at booking on 206-381-6980. Self hauling is the other route: a county transfer station such as Factoria recycles the unit for a per unit charge.Official guidance
Where do Mercer Island televisions and computers go?+
To the free E-Cycle Washington site on the island, E-Recycle MI at 7835 SE 30th Street, which takes computers, monitors, laptops, DVD players and televisions and answers on 206-230-8188. Small electronics and appliances can also go to the hauler's store in Issaquah during its open hours. Televisions and computer equipment are refused in the garbage cart and at the county garbage facilities, so they never go out with the trash.Official guidance
How are Mercer Island collection charges set?+
Garbage is billed monthly by cart size, with recycling and compost included, and an extra 32 gallon bag of garbage adds a charge on top. Bulky items are separate: one non-appliance collection a year is free and everything beyond that, plus every appliance, is charged per item at rates the hauler publishes and confirms at booking. Self hauled loads are weighed at the county station, and the on island electronics site and the county hazardous waste site both take their material at no charge. Dropcurb prices a booking separately with the total shown before payment.Official guidance
Who handles garbage and recycling on Mercer Island?+
Recology King County has been the city's solid waste hauler since October 1, 2019 under a ten year contract, and it handles service issues, missed collections and cart sizing on 206-381-6980, by text on 206-369-8604 or by email to mercerisland@recology.com. Every residential address gets curbside recycling, compost and garbage, with garbage and compost weekly and recycling every other week. Apartment, condominium and commercial accounts get garbage only and arrange recycling through the building or business.Official guidance
Where does Mercer Island construction debris go?+
To the county transfer station in Factoria as a weighed load, in a vehicle or trailer without a mechanised dump bed. Material may not be longer than 8 feet, no piece may be larger than 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet or heavier than 200 pounds, and clean wood, cardboard, yard waste and scrap metal have to be separated for recycling. The load is charged by weight with a minimum for small loads, and an unsecured load pays an extra charge.Official guidance
