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City collection Household sofas are named in the county oversized item exception and ride the garbage stream at the transfer station in Mountlake Terrace, while a couch that is easier to leave at the curb is collected by Waste Management by special arrangement for a fee. From $30 for the county garbage fee per vehicle at the Southwest station, where 360 pounds or less is $30 including tax as the minimum fee and anything over that weight is $160 per ton plus tax. Any customer bringing household material to the Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station. Household sofas are specifically exempt from the county rule that limits items to six feet long, and a Waste Management special pickup is the paid alternative.
City collection A mattress or box spring rides the Snohomish County garbage stream at the transfer station inside Mountlake Terrace, where the county names mattresses in its oversized item exception, and Waste Management also collects one by special arrangement for a fee. From $30 for the county garbage fee per vehicle at the Southwest station, where 360 pounds or less is $30 including tax as the minimum fee and anything over that weight is $160 per ton plus tax. Any customer bringing household material to the Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station in Mountlake Terrace. The transfer station recycling area is for residential customers only, and a mattress recycler or a Waste Management special pickup is the alternative if you do not want to make the trip.
City collection Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, heat pumps, dehumidifiers and water coolers are on the Snohomish County prohibited list, so a cooling appliance has to go to a an appliance recycler that handles refrigerant or through a Waste Management special pickup. No rate is published for a cooling appliance. The county refuses refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, heat pumps, dehumidifiers and water coolers at its own facilities and points to an appliance recycler that handles refrigerant instead, starting with Ace Metal in Mukilteo on 425-493-6802, while Waste Management books a bulky special pickup on 1-800-592-9995 for a fee, so confirm the receiving business and its price before the unit is moved.
City collection Household junk rides the garbage stream at the county transfer station inside Mountlake Terrace, tires are limited to five per customer per day at regular garbage rates, and clean scrap metal of 85 percent metal or more recycles free. From $30 for the county garbage fee per vehicle at the Southwest station, where 360 pounds or less is $30 including tax as the minimum fee and anything over that weight is $160 per ton plus tax. Any customer bringing household material to the Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station. Tires are limited to five per customer per day at the regular garbage rates and only in passenger car or pickup truck size, while clean scrap metal that is at least 85 percent metal recycles free in the residential recycling area.
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?
Mountlake Terrace households have curbside garbage every week and recycling with food and yard waste every other week from Waste Management, and anything bulky is booked with the same company as a paid special arrangement. The other route is closer than most cities have: the Snohomish County Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station sits inside Mountlake Terrace at 21311 61st Place West and is open seven days a week, charging one garbage fee per vehicle, with free residential recycling for appliances that do not contain refrigerant, lawn mowers, scrap metal and yard waste alternatives. Televisions and computers go to E-Cycle Washington instead.
A mattress or box spring rides the Snohomish County garbage stream at the transfer station inside Mountlake Terrace, where the county names mattresses in its oversized item exception, and Waste Management also collects one by special arrangement for a fee.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 for the county garbage fee per vehicle at the Southwest station, where 360 pounds or less is $30 including tax as the minimum fee and anything over that weight is $160 per ton plus tax. Any customer bringing household material to the Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station in Mountlake Terrace. The transfer station recycling area is for residential customers only, and a mattress recycler or a Waste Management special pickup is the alternative if you do not want to make the trip.
When & how
Load the set and take it to the Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station at 21311 61st Place West, open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, arriving at least 30 minutes before closing. Or call Waste Management on 1-800-592-9995 to book the special arrangement.
Get it ready
Unload the set yourself, keep it dry, and expect the load to be weighed so the fee follows the vehicle weight rather than the piece. Ask Waste Management about a limit before booking a pickup, because the special arrangement covers bulky items by arrangement rather than by a published size.
Household sofas are named in the county oversized item exception and ride the garbage stream at the transfer station in Mountlake Terrace, while a couch that is easier to leave at the curb is collected by Waste Management by special arrangement for a fee.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 for the county garbage fee per vehicle at the Southwest station, where 360 pounds or less is $30 including tax as the minimum fee and anything over that weight is $160 per ton plus tax. Any customer bringing household material to the Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station. Household sofas are specifically exempt from the county rule that limits items to six feet long, and a Waste Management special pickup is the paid alternative.
When & how
Take the piece to 21311 61st Place West during the posted hours, arriving at least 30 minutes before closing and unloading it yourself, or call 1-800-592-9995 to book the curbside special arrangement.
Get it ready
Keep the piece dry and manageable for one person to unload, and leave anything with a fuel tank, battery, liquid or hazardous content out of the load because the county refuses those at the transfer station. Take loose cushions with the sofa rather than bagging them for curbside.
The county recycling area takes washers and dryers, stoves and ranges, hot water tanks, microwaves and metal-housing dishwashers free for residential customers, as long as the unit is free of garbage and contains no refrigerant or CFCs.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Residential customers using the recycling area at the Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station for household appliances without refrigerant or CFCs, with the item free of garbage. A plastic-housing dishwasher is accepted as garbage at the regular garbage rates instead, and lawn mowers are taken with the fluids drained and the battery removed.
When & how
Take the appliance to 21311 61st Place West during the posted hours, tell the attendant it is going to the recycling area, and unload it yourself. Waste Management can also collect an appliance by special arrangement for a fee on 1-800-592-9995.
Get it ready
Empty the unit, remove all garbage from inside and around it, and drain the fluids from a lawn mower and take the battery out before it goes in the load. Keep a refrigerator, freezer, air conditioner, heat pump, dehumidifier or water cooler out of the recycling area because the county refuses them there.
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, heat pumps, dehumidifiers and water coolers are on the Snohomish County prohibited list, so a cooling appliance has to go to a an appliance recycler that handles refrigerant or through a Waste Management special pickup.
City cost & eligibility
No rate is published for a cooling appliance. The county refuses refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, heat pumps, dehumidifiers and water coolers at its own facilities and points to an appliance recycler that handles refrigerant instead, starting with Ace Metal in Mukilteo on 425-493-6802, while Waste Management books a bulky special pickup on 1-800-592-9995 for a fee, so confirm the receiving business and its price before the unit is moved.
When & how
Call the recycler or Waste Management first, confirm that the unit will be accepted and what it costs, then move it on the day that is agreed.
Get it ready
Empty and defrost the unit, tape the doors shut or remove them for safety, and leave the refrigerant circuit sealed. Confirm with the receiving business who recovers the refrigerant, because the county pages do not describe that step for a household unit.
County facilities refuse electronics and route them to E-Cycle Washington, which takes televisions, computers, laptops, monitors, tablets, e-readers and portable DVD players free at participating collection sites.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Washington residents using an E-Cycle Washington collection site, which accepts televisions, computers, laptops, monitors, tablets, e-readers and portable DVD players at no charge. Keyboards, mice, printers, toner cartridges and cell phones are outside that list but recycle free at Best Buy and Staples stores, and a badly damaged item may be refused at the site.
When & how
Find the closest E-Cycle location by address, city or postal code, or call 1-800-732-9253 for the state recycling line. Waste Management also takes a large television as a bulky special arrangement for a fee on 1-800-592-9995.
Get it ready
Keep televisions and computers out of both the garbage cart and the recycling cart, because the haulers and the county both refuse them, and keep batteries out of the carts as well. Wipe your data or remove the drive before a computer leaves the house, and call ahead about an old set with a broken tube because some sites refuse hazardous, damaged items.
Asphalt, brick, concrete, dirt, sod, sand, gravel and rock are accepted at county transfer stations as garbage only, with larger quantities allowed at a transfer station than at a drop box, and yard or clean wood debris is refused there.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 for the county garbage fee per vehicle at the Southwest station, where 360 pounds or less is $30 including tax as the minimum fee and anything over that weight is $160 per ton plus tax. Any customer bringing the load to the Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station. The inert material is accepted as garbage rather than as recycling, so the fee follows the vehicle weight, and the county lists private concrete recyclers as the alternative for a load that is clean enough to recycle.
When & how
Take the load to 21311 61st Place West during the posted hours and arrive at least 30 minutes before closing, or call one of the private concrete recyclers the county lists when you want the material recycled rather than landfilled. Waste Management also supplies a container for a remodel through its special arrangement line.
Get it ready
Keep the load free of yard and clean wood debris, which the county transfer stations refuse, and keep asbestos, liquids and anything with a fuel tank out of it. Separate and cover what you can before you arrive, because the fee follows the weighed vehicle.
No Mountlake Terrace, Waste Management or Snohomish County page retrieved here names exercise equipment, so a treadmill or weight machine has to be confirmed before it is set out or hauled.
City cost & eligibility
Nothing is published for exercise equipment. Waste Management books bulky items such as mattresses, appliances and building materials by special arrangement for a fee on 1-800-592-9995, so confirm that the machine qualifies and what it costs before the pickup is booked, and confirm the garbage fee at the county station if you plan to haul it yourself.
When & how
Call Waste Management on 1-800-592-9995 first and ask whether the machine can be collected as a bulky item, or plan to haul it to the county transfer station as household garbage.
Get it ready
Take the console, loose weights and any battery pack off so the frame is safe to lift, and describe the size and weight when you book. Keep the machine out of the cart and off the curb until the pickup is arranged.
Household junk rides the garbage stream at the county transfer station inside Mountlake Terrace, tires are limited to five per customer per day at regular garbage rates, and clean scrap metal of 85 percent metal or more recycles free.
City cost & eligibility
From $30 for the county garbage fee per vehicle at the Southwest station, where 360 pounds or less is $30 including tax as the minimum fee and anything over that weight is $160 per ton plus tax. Any customer bringing household material to the Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station. Tires are limited to five per customer per day at the regular garbage rates and only in passenger car or pickup truck size, while clean scrap metal that is at least 85 percent metal recycles free in the residential recycling area.
When & how
Take the load to 21311 61st Place West, arriving at least 30 minutes before closing and expecting to unload it yourself, or call 1-800-592-9995 to have Waste Management collect bulky material by special arrangement for a fee.
Get it ready
Keep dangerous waste, moderate risk waste, liquid waste, yard and clean wood debris and major motor vehicle components out of the load, because the county refuses them at its facilities. Cut scrap metal to eight feet or less and clean it before it goes in the recycling area, and check whether the load may attract the county hard to handle fee.
Waste Management collects garbage every week, and recycling with food and yard waste every other week, with carts at the curb by 7 a.m. Bag all garbage, keep recycling empty, clean and loose, and put food scraps and yard trimmings in the green cart. Extra garbage, extra recycling and extra yard waste that will not fit in the container with the lid closed all carry a charge.
Hazardous waste, medical waste, syringes, fluorescent bulbs, fuel tanks, liquids, computers and televisions stay out of the garbage cart, and batteries, plastic bags, foam, diapers, shredded paper, aluminum foil and broken dishes stay out of the recycling cart. County facilities refuse electronics, cooling appliances and dangerous waste as well, so each of those items needs the route named on its own page.
Waste Management observes three annual holidays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. A weekday holiday delays collection by one day for the rest of that week, so a Thursday holiday moves Thursday customers to Friday and Friday customers to Saturday. Garbage is not collected on Independence Day, while recycling and yard debris run as scheduled, and the county transfer station closes on New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Bulky items such as mattresses, appliances and building materials are collected by special arrangement for a fee and are not taken on the ordinary collection day, so call Waste Management on 1-800-592-9995 before anything goes to the curb. The same line also handles extra garbage and a container for a clean-out, and the county transfer station is the self-haul option when the item can be carried in a vehicle.
The Snohomish County Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station at 21311 61st Place West is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the last useful arrival at least 30 minutes before closing. Customers unload their own vehicles, the recycling area is for residential customers only, and dangerous waste, moderate risk waste, yard and clean wood debris, liquid waste and major motor vehicle components are refused. The garbage fee is charged per vehicle.
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.
Waste Management for City of Mountlake Terrace households, with Snohomish County Solid Waste and E-Cycle Washington
Haul it to the county transfer station in Mountlake Terrace
A household with a couch, mattress, appliance, construction debris or a load of household junk that can be carried in a vehicle.
Cost & conditions
From $30 for the garbage fee per vehicle at the Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station, where 360 pounds or less is $30 including tax as the minimum fee and anything over that weight is $160 per ton plus tax. Any customer bringing household material to the station, paid by credit or debit card, cash or check. Appliances without refrigerant, lawn mowers with the fluids drained, clean scrap metal, batteries, motor oil, antifreeze and propane tanks of barbecue size go to the recycling area free for residential customers only.
Arrange it
Drive to 21311 61st Place West, arrive at least 30 minutes before closing, unload the vehicle yourself, and tell the attendant which material is going to the recycling area and which is garbage.
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, heat pumps, dehumidifiers, water coolers and electronics are refused, yard and clean wood debris is refused, and tires are limited to five per customer per day in passenger car or pickup size only.
Waste Management for City of Mountlake Terrace households, with Snohomish County Solid Waste and E-Cycle Washington
Book a Waste Management special arrangement
A household that would rather leave the couch, mattress, appliance or building material at the curb than load it into a vehicle.
Cost & conditions
The Mountlake Terrace guide states that bulky items such as mattresses, appliances and building materials are collected by special arrangement for a fee, and no rate or size limit is published, so confirm the item and the current price with Waste Management on 1-800-592-9995 when the pickup is booked.
Arrange it
Call 1-800-592-9995 during the posted hours, describe the items, confirm the price and the collection day, and have everything at the curb for that day.
Bulky collection is an arrangement rather than a scheduled service day, and material the county refuses such as cooling appliances, electronics, hazardous waste and liquids still needs its own route even when a pickup is booked.
Waste Management for City of Mountlake Terrace households, with Snohomish County Solid Waste and E-Cycle Washington
Use E-Cycle Washington for screens and computers
A household with a television, computer, laptop, monitor, tablet, e-reader or portable DVD player that wants a free drop-off.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Washington residents using a participating E-Cycle Washington collection site, which accepts televisions, computers, laptops, monitors, tablets, e-readers and portable DVD players free. Keyboards, mice, printers, toner cartridges and cell phones are free at Best Buy and Staples instead.
Arrange it
Find the closest collection site by address, city or postal code, or call 1-800-732-9253, and confirm the site will take the specific item before traveling.
The program covers the listed electronics only, so a printer or a cabled peripheral needs the retailer route, and a badly damaged item such as a set with a broken tube may be refused.
County recycling and transfer station inside Mountlake Terrace
Snohomish County Southwest Recycling & Transfer Station
21311 61st Place West, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
Household garbage, sofas, appliances without refrigerant or CFCs including washers, dryers, stoves, hot water tanks, microwaves and metal-housing dishwashers, mattresses and covered springs as garbage, garden tractor-free lawn mowers with the fluids drained, clean scrap metal that is at least 85 percent metal, tin and aluminum cans, glass bottles and jars, cardboard and paper, lead acid batteries, motor oil, antifreeze, oil filters, cooking oil, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, household batteries, propane tanks of barbecue size and up to five tires per customer per day in passenger car or pickup size.
Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, heat pumps, dehumidifiers, water coolers, electronics, asbestos, medical waste, liquid waste, yard and clean wood debris, major motor vehicle components, tanks that held petroleum or chemicals and industrial ash are refused. The recycling area is for residential customers only, customers unload their own vehicles, and a hard to handle fee can apply to a load that disrupts normal operations.
Garbage and recycling areas open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Arrive at least 30 minutes before closing. Phone 425-388-3425.
From $30 for the garbage fee per vehicle, where 360 pounds or less is $30 including tax as the minimum fee and anything over that weight is $160 per ton plus tax. Any customer bringing accepted material, with payment by credit or debit card, cash or check. The recycling area is free for residential customers only and takes the listed items, while a plastic-housing dishwasher is charged as garbage at the regular rates.
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 rid of a mattress in Mountlake Terrace?+
Two routes exist. Load it yourself and take it to the Snohomish County Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station at 21311 61st Place West, open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., where mattresses and covered springs are accepted as garbage and the fee is charged per vehicle rather than per piece. Or call Waste Management on 1-800-592-9995 and book a bulky special arrangement so the set is collected from your address for a fee. County facilities accept mattresses as garbage only, so plan on the garbage fee rather than a free recycling drop-off.Official guidance
Will anyone take my couch in Mountlake Terrace?+
Yes, by either route. The Snohomish County transfer station at 21311 61st Place West accepts household sofas as garbage, and sofas are named in the county exception to the six foot limit that applies to other oversized items, so the fee is the standard per vehicle garbage fee. Waste Management will instead collect a bulky item from your address by special arrangement for a fee on 1-800-592-9995 if you would rather not haul it.Official guidance
Where do washers, dryers and stoves go in Mountlake Terrace?+
The Snohomish County recycling area at the Southwest station in Mountlake Terrace takes household appliances without refrigerant or CFCs free for residential customers, naming washers and dryers, stoves and ranges, gas or electric hot water tanks, microwaves and metal-housing dishwashers. The unit has to be free of garbage, and a plastic-housing dishwasher is charged as garbage instead. Cooling appliances such as a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner are refused there and have to go to a an appliance recycler that handles refrigerant.Official guidance
Where do televisions and computers go in Mountlake Terrace?+
To E-Cycle Washington rather than the transfer station, which refuses electronics. E-Cycle is a free state program for Washington residents and covers televisions, computers, laptops, monitors, tablets, e-readers and portable DVD players at participating collection sites, with locations found by address or through 1-800-732-9253. Keyboards, mice, printers, toner cartridges and cell phones are not part of the program but recycle free at Best Buy and Staples stores. Keep all of it out of the curbside carts.Official guidance
What can I take to the Mountlake Terrace transfer station?+
Household garbage, sofas, appliances without refrigerant, mattresses and covered springs, clean scrap metal that is 85 percent metal or more, up to five passenger car or pickup tires per customer per day, lead acid batteries, motor oil and antifreeze in limited quantities, propane tanks of barbecue size, glass bottles and jars, flattened cardboard and paper, lawn mowers with the fluids drained, and cooking oil. Dangerous waste, yard and clean wood debris, electronics and cooling appliances are refused, and the recycling area is for residential customers only.Official guidance
What does a bulky item drop-off cost in Mountlake Terrace?+
The county station charges one garbage fee per vehicle rather than a price per item, so a couch, mattress or load of household junk costs the same light-load minimum as any other garbage trip, with a heavier vehicle charged by the ton on top of that. Appliances without refrigerant, lawn mowers with the fluids drained, clean scrap metal and the other listed recyclables cost nothing for residential customers. If you would rather have Waste Management collect the item from your address, that is a special arrangement with its own fee, so confirm the price on the phone first.Official guidance
Who do I call about garbage, recycling or a bulky pickup in Mountlake Terrace?+
Waste Management runs the curbside service and the bulky special arrangement line on 1-800-592-9995, open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and it also handles missed collections, replacement carts and extra material. Snohomish County Solid Waste answers questions about the transfer station and the recycling rules on 425-388-3425. Households with utility billing questions reach the city through utilitybilling@mltwa.gov, and the city utility counter is open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Official guidance
