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City collection Sofas and chairs are named in the bulky example list, and the 2026 rate card prices a sofa, chair, mattress or box spring as its own line. The weekly free allowance covers up to three bulky items once a year. $52.99 per sofa or large chair on the 2026 SeaTac on-call bulky waste rate card. The same rate covers a mattress or box spring, a non-refrigerant appliance is $26.49 and a refrigerator or freezer is $42.40, and up to three bulky items a year are collected free when the household uses its yearly allowance.
City collection Mattresses and box springs are named in the bulky example list and priced on the on-call rate card alongside sofas, so a mattress has a published municipal price rather than an unknown one. $52.99 per mattress or box spring on the 2026 SeaTac on-call bulky waste rate card. The rate sits on the same line as sofas and chairs, and up to three bulky items a year are collected free when the household uses its yearly allowance. Doors-off does not apply to bedding.
City collection Refrigerators and freezers are named in the bulky example list and carry their own rate on the 2026 card. The published set-out rule is that the doors come off before collection. $42.4 per refrigerator or freezer on the 2026 SeaTac on-call bulky waste rate card. A non-refrigerant appliance is cheaper at $26.49, and up to three bulky items a year are collected free when the household uses its yearly allowance. Doors must be removed before collection either way.
City collection Garbage is collected every week by Recology King County, and for residential customers recycling and food and yard waste service come with it at no additional charge. The city sets the rate by cart size, so downsizing the garbage cart lowers the bill. $29.31 for monthly rate for the 32 gallon weekly residential garbage cart in the 2026 SeaTac schedule, plus the King County fixed disposal rate billed separately. Weekly carts run from $19.07 for the 10 gallon micro-can to $56.18 for the 96 gallon cart, with a monthly collection schedule on a 32 gallon cart at $18.84. Basic rates can be reduced by 50 percent for a qualifying low income household that is also a senior citizen aged 62 or over or receiving permanent disability benefits, with registration through the city.
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?
SeaTac residents get weekly garbage through Recology King County, with recycling and food and yard waste included at no extra charge, and the city publishes the rate by cart size so a household that recycles more can pay less. Large items move on an on-call bulky collection with a published price list, and once each calendar year a residence may book a free collection of up to three bulky items at the curb. Refrigerators and freezers go out with their doors removed, mattresses and sofas carry their own rate, and anything the hauler will not take, from construction loads to a household cleanout, goes to the county transfer station in Tukwila. Dropcurb hauls residential items from addresses across SeaTac.
Garbage is collected every week by Recology King County, and for residential customers recycling and food and yard waste service come with it at no additional charge. The city sets the rate by cart size, so downsizing the garbage cart lowers the bill.
City cost & eligibility
$29.31 for monthly rate for the 32 gallon weekly residential garbage cart in the 2026 SeaTac schedule, plus the King County fixed disposal rate billed separately. Weekly carts run from $19.07 for the 10 gallon micro-can to $56.18 for the 96 gallon cart, with a monthly collection schedule on a 32 gallon cart at $18.84. Basic rates can be reduced by 50 percent for a qualifying low income household that is also a senior citizen aged 62 or over or receiving permanent disability benefits, with registration through the city.
When & how
Weekly on the address collection day, with recycling and food and yard waste on the same service.
Get it ready
Keep recyclables empty, clean and dry, put food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste in the green cart, and keep plastic bags out of recycling because the city no longer accepts them there. Extra garbage outside the cart is charged per 32 gallon equivalent, and a lid open more than six inches triggers that charge.
On-call bulky collection with a free yearly allowance
Accepted with preparation
Items too large for the bins are handled through an on-call bulky item collection rather than a fixed bulky week, and once each calendar year a SeaTac residential customer may request a free collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Once each calendar year a SeaTac residential customer may request a free curbside collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs. Beyond that allowance the 2026 on-call rates apply: $26.49 for a non-refrigerant appliance, $42.40 for a refrigerator or freezer, and $52.99 for a sofa, chair, mattress or box spring.
When & how
On the date arranged with Recology when the collection is booked on 206.767.1166.
Get it ready
Put the items at the curb on the arranged day, remove the doors from a refrigerator or freezer before collection, and use the yearly free allowance for up to three items before paying the on-call rates for anything beyond it. Once a year a household may also put up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb as long as each item, bag or box is no larger than three feet by three feet.
Sofas and chairs are named in the bulky example list, and the 2026 rate card prices a sofa, chair, mattress or box spring as its own line. The weekly free allowance covers up to three bulky items once a year.
City cost & eligibility
$52.99 per sofa or large chair on the 2026 SeaTac on-call bulky waste rate card. The same rate covers a mattress or box spring, a non-refrigerant appliance is $26.49 and a refrigerator or freezer is $42.40, and up to three bulky items a year are collected free when the household uses its yearly allowance.
When & how
On the date arranged with Recology after booking on 206.767.1166, or inside the yearly free allowance.
Get it ready
Put the piece at the curb on the arranged day and keep it accessible for the crew. If the household still has its free yearly allowance, apply it to the heaviest pieces first, because a sofa costs more per item than an appliance.
Mattresses and box springs are named in the bulky example list and priced on the on-call rate card alongside sofas, so a mattress has a published municipal price rather than an unknown one.
City cost & eligibility
$52.99 per mattress or box spring on the 2026 SeaTac on-call bulky waste rate card. The rate sits on the same line as sofas and chairs, and up to three bulky items a year are collected free when the household uses its yearly allowance. Doors-off does not apply to bedding.
When & how
On the date arranged with Recology after booking on 206.767.1166, or inside the yearly free allowance of three bulky items.
Get it ready
Set the mattress or box spring at the curb on the arranged day and keep it dry. The pair is priced as one line on the rate card, and the free yearly allowance can cover it if the household has not used the allowance yet.
Washing machines are named in the bulky example list, and the 2026 rate card prices a non-refrigerant appliance as the cheapest line on the card. Appliances also appear on the city's one day recycling event list.
City cost & eligibility
$26.49 per appliance without refrigerant on the 2026 SeaTac on-call bulky waste rate card. A refrigerator or freezer is priced higher at $42.40, and up to three bulky items a year are collected free when the household uses its yearly allowance.
When & how
On the date arranged with Recology after booking on 206.767.1166, or inside the yearly free allowance of three bulky items.
Get it ready
Empty the appliance and put it at the curb on the arranged day. A unit that holds refrigerant follows the refrigerator line and needs its doors removed, while a washing machine is collected on the non-refrigerant appliance line.
Refrigerators and freezers are named in the bulky example list and carry their own rate on the 2026 card. The published set-out rule is that the doors come off before collection.
City cost & eligibility
$42.4 per refrigerator or freezer on the 2026 SeaTac on-call bulky waste rate card. A non-refrigerant appliance is cheaper at $26.49, and up to three bulky items a year are collected free when the household uses its yearly allowance. Doors must be removed before collection either way.
When & how
On the date arranged with Recology after booking on 206.767.1166, or inside the yearly free allowance of three bulky items.
Get it ready
Remove the doors from the refrigerator or freezer before it goes to the curb, which is the hauler's published set-out instruction, and empty the unit first. A unit collected inside the yearly allowance still has to have the doors off.
SeaTac's collection contractor runs a residential curbside special item recycling programme, so electronics and small appliances can go out with the blue recycling cart. The bill payer on record requests the collection, and the items sit on top of or beside the cart on collection day. The published list covers batteries, motor and cooking oil, styrofoam, textiles, small appliances and electronics, fluorescent tubes and bulbs, and empty camping style propane canisters. Small appliances and electronics have to be 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet or smaller and under 60 pounds, so a full size television is outside the published limits and has to be checked with the hauler or taken to the City's one day recycling collection event.
City cost & eligibility
The special item programme publishes the accepted items, the set out rules and the size limits but no price, and the City event is a dated programme, so confirm the cost and the next collection date with Recology on 206.767.1166.
When & how
Ask the hauler for the special item collection before the cart day, or take televisions and other electronics to the City's one day recycling collection event at Sunset Park. Anything outside the published size and weight limits has to be arranged with the hauler on 206.767.1166.
Get it ready
Keep electronics and small appliances out of the garbage and recycling carts and erase personal data before handover. Batteries go out in a sealed plastic bag with the ends taped and motor vehicle batteries are refused; motor and cooking oil go in sealed, labelled, leak free clear jugs with screw top lids, up to three gallons per collection for each type; styrofoam blocks have to be clean and free of packing peanuts; textiles go in a clear bag; fluorescent tubes and bulbs are wrapped and bagged with a limit of two per collection; and propane has to be an empty disposable camping cylinder rather than a tank.
Construction and renovation material moves through the hauler's debris box and construction services route or through a county station. Recology King County publishes open debris boxes in 10, 20, 30 and 40 yard sizes for remodels, demolition, land clearing and special events, with a maximum load weight of 14,000 pounds, and heavy material such as dirt, concrete or brick has to be kept separate from the rest of the load because of the weight. A self hauled load can also go to the Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station in Tukwila.
City cost & eligibility
The debris box page publishes the box sizes, the order line and a 14,000 pound maximum load but no price, and the county states that fees vary by material and weight, so confirm the cost with Recology on 206.767.1166 or check the county disposal fee page before starting the work.
When & how
By renting a debris box through the hauler, or by hauling the load to the Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station in Tukwila.
Get it ready
Order the debris box before the project generates the material, keep dirt, concrete and brick in a separate load or box because the weight adds up quickly, secure every load because the county charges an unsecured load fee, and check the county's fee page or call before hauling because rates vary by material and weight.
Exercise equipment is not named on the SeaTac bulky example list or on the 2026 rate card, so a treadmill is an unlisted piece even though the collection itself is a general bulky service.
City cost & eligibility
No exercise machine appears on the 2026 on-call rate card and the bulky example list does not name one, so confirm acceptance and the price with Recology on 206.767.1166 before the machine is scheduled.
When & how
Confirm the machine with Recology before booking, then use the on-call bulky collection or the yearly free allowance if it is accepted.
Get it ready
Call 206.767.1166, describe the machine and its size, break it down where that helps the crew, and keep it off the garbage and recycling carts. If it is accepted, put it at the curb on the arranged day like any other bulky item.
Garbage is collected every week and recycling and food and yard waste come with the residential garbage service at no additional charge. All recycling has to be empty, clean and dry, and plastic bags are no longer accepted in SeaTac recycling, so they go in the garbage or to a grocery store or one of the named drop-off services.
An on-call bulky collection is booked with the hauler, and the items go at the curb on the arranged day. Doors have to be removed from refrigerators and freezers before collection, and the once a year allowance covers up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs.
Garbage that does not fit the cart is charged per 32 gallon equivalent, and the hauler warns that a lid open more than six inches draws that additional charge. Once each calendar year a household may also put up to one cubic yard of garbage at the curb as long as each item, bag or box is no larger than three feet by three feet.
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 SeaTac Public Works with Recology King County, and King County solid waste facilities
Use the free yearly bulky collection
A SeaTac residence with up to three large items such as appliances, couches or large chairs to clear in one visit.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Once each calendar year a SeaTac residential customer may request a free curbside collection of up to three bulky items. The allowance is per residence and per year, and the items still have to meet the set-out rules, including doors removed from a refrigerator or freezer.
Arrange it
Call Recology King County on 206.767.1166, name the three items and book the collection, then put them at the curb on the arranged day.
Three items and once a year, curbside set-out only, and any item beyond the allowance is charged at the published on-call rate instead.
City of SeaTac Public Works with Recology King County, and King County solid waste facilities
Pay the on-call rate for extra items
A household that has used its free yearly allowance or needs more than three items collected.
Cost & conditions
$52.99 per sofa, chair, mattress or box spring on the 2026 SeaTac on-call bulky waste rate card. A non-refrigerant appliance is $26.49 and a refrigerator or freezer is $42.40 on the same card, and the collection is booked with Recology on 206.767.1166.
Arrange it
Book the collection with Recology, confirm the item against the rate card, and set it at the curb on the arranged day.
Charged per item at the published 2026 rates, and a refrigerator or freezer still needs its doors removed before collection.
City of SeaTac Public Works with Recology King County, and King County solid waste facilities
Haul the load to the Bow Lake station
A household with a construction load, a mixed cleanout or material the hauler will not collect.
Cost & conditions
King County states that fees at its transfer stations vary by material and weight and points to a separate disposal fee page, so confirm the cost before loading. ProviderOne, EBT or ORCA LIFT customers may be eligible for the Cleanup LIFT discount.
Arrange it
Secure the load, drive to the Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station in Tukwila, and pay by Visa, Mastercard, Discover, cash or Apple Pay.
The maximum combined vehicle and trailer length is 40 feet, an unsecured load draws a $25 charge under the county code, the recycling area runs different hours from the transfer station building, and a recycling area update project moved some containers from June 22.
Self-hauling from SeaTac runs to the county facility in Tukwila. The Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station takes recycling and garbage, charging by material and weight, with payment by Visa, Mastercard, Discover, cash or Apple Pay, a 40 foot combined vehicle and trailer limit, and a $25 charge for any unsecured load under the county code. ProviderOne, EBT and ORCA LIFT customers may qualify for the Cleanup LIFT discount, the recycling area keeps different hours from the transfer station building, and a recycling area project that started on June 22 moved some containers. The city also runs one day recycling collection events at Sunset Park, which have taken packing peanuts, plastic bags, light bulbs, electronics, propane tanks, cardboard, scrap metal, appliances, oil filters, antifreeze, toilets and sinks, with paint handled at a separate event. For most households the cheapest route stays the curbside service: the yearly free collection of up to three bulky items, and the published on-call rates beyond it. Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer StationGarbage and Recycling, hauler, programmes and recycling eventBulky Items, curbside on-call collection and the yearly free allowanceContainer sizes and rates, including the 2026 bulky waste rate card
County transfer station
Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station
Tukwila, WA (King County solid waste facility)
Recycling and garbage disposal for King County residents, with the recycling area operating separately from the transfer station building.
Fees vary by material and weight, the maximum combined vehicle and trailer length at Bow Lake is 40 feet, and the county charges a $25 fee for any vehicle arriving with an unsecured load under King County Code 10.12.040. A construction project to update the recycling collection area began on June 22 and moved some containers.
The county does not print the hours and states that the recycling area has different hours from the transfer station building, so check the facility fact sheet or the county site before a trip.
The county states that fees vary depending on the material and the weight of the load and points at a separate disposal fee page, so confirm the rate before loading. ProviderOne, EBT or ORCA LIFT customers may be eligible for the Cleanup LIFT discount.
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.
Does SeaTac give residents a free bulky pickup?+
Yes, once each calendar year a SeaTac residential customer may request a free curbside collection of up to three bulky items such as appliances, couches or large chairs, booked on 206.767.1166. Beyond that, the on-call rates apply per item, and doors have to be removed from a refrigerator or freezer before it is collected.Official guidance
How much is a mattress collection in SeaTac?+
A mattress or box spring is priced on the 2026 on-call bulky waste rate card at the same line as a sofa or large chair, and it can be collected free inside the once a year allowance of up to three bulky items. Book the collection with Recology on 206.767.1166 and have it at the curb on the arranged day.Official guidance
What does an appliance collection cost in SeaTac?+
A washing machine or other appliance without refrigerant is the lowest priced line on the 2026 on-call bulky waste rate card, while a refrigerator or freezer costs more because it holds refrigerant. Either one can be taken free inside the once a year allowance of up to three bulky items, booked with Recology on 206.767.1166.Official guidance
What has to be done to a refrigerator before SeaTac collects it?+
The doors have to be removed before it goes to the curb, which is the set-out instruction the hauler publishes for refrigerators and freezers. The unit then has its own line on the 2026 on-call rate card, or it can be collected free inside the once a year allowance of up to three bulky items.Official guidance
Who collects garbage in SeaTac?+
Recology King County provides garbage, recycling and food and yard waste collection for SeaTac households, businesses and establishments, on 206-767-1166 and seatac@recology.com. Garbage is collected every week, and for residential customers recycling and food and yard waste are included with the garbage service at no additional charge.Official guidance
Can SeaTac residents get a lower garbage rate?+
Basic rates may be reduced by 50 percent where the principal residential customer meets the Recology contract low income requirement and is either a senior citizen aged 62 or over or receiving permanent disability benefits from Social Security or the military, with proof. The household registers with the city, which forwards the information to Recology, and the Public Works Programs Coordinator on 206.973.4763 handles the appointment.Official guidance
Are plastic bags still recyclable in SeaTac?+
No. Plastic bags are no longer accepted in SeaTac recycling and go into the garbage, or to a grocery store or one of the drop-off services the city names, Styro Recycle in Kent and Green Label Recycling in Renton. The city also runs a recycling contamination enforcement programme, and all recycling has to be empty, clean and dry.Official guidance
