Republic Services of Covington, WA
Republic Services of Covington, WA is dedicated to handling your recycling and waste needs in a way that is easy, effortless, and environmentally responsible. We work to ensure safe and dependable solutions, and we are a community and business partner you can rely on.
Customer service
Phone
Residential: 253-872-4632
Commercial/Multifamily: 253-872-7220
Customer care center
22010 76th Ave S
Kent, WA 98032
Hours
Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm Saturday Closed
Services: Pay your bill, change service level, view cart size, obtain answers to recycling questions
Holiday schedule
We observe the following holidays:
New Year's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
If your collection day falls on the holiday, it will be delayed one day.
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Find your collection day
Download and print your calendar for holidays, garbage & recycling weeks, and more.
Service guides
Note: R1 signifies your first week of the year is recycling, and Y2 signifies your second week is yard waste.
R2 signifies recycling begins in week 2 of the year, etc.
Regional facilities
Bow Lake Recycling & Transfer Station
18800 Orillia Rd S
Tukwilla, WA 98005
206-477-4466 or 800-325-6165 X74466
Station hours (different from recycle area hours):
Monday - Thursday: 24 hours
Friiday: 12am – 11:30pm
Saturday & Sunday: 8:30am – 5:30pm
Recycle area hours (different from station hours):
Monday - Thursday: 6:00am – 8:00pm
Saturday & Sunday: 8:30am – 5:30pm
Closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day.
For information regarding fees, acceptable / unacceptable materials, vehicle restrictions, payment methods and more, please visit
13800 SE 32nd St
Bellevue, WA 98005
Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Find businesses that accept materials for recycling, donations and disposal.
- Appliances
- Batteries
- Construction & Demolition Debris
- Electronics
- Furniture
- Landscaping/Landclearing
Spring Sustainability Tips
What does your recycling become? Check out how the materials you put in your bin transform.
Kid's corner
Download these fun games to add to your recycling knowledge.
Find more age-appropriate educational materials at
Trash day maze
Help the truck driver navigate his route to pick up the neighborhood’s trash and recycling. Download
Electronics word search
Our electronics are tangled. Can you help find which electronics are recyclable? Download
Outdoors bingo
Take a walk around your neighborhood with this Bingo sheet. Find four in a row! Download
Visit our Seattle Recycling & Learning Center
The Seattle, WA interactive learning center was designed to educate community groups, students, sustainability leaders, and our governmental partners about recycling. Visitors will experience a first-hand view of the recycling process at our education center through a presentation, educational videos, interactive displays, and various activities tailored to your group.
Plan your Recycling Education Center visit
Private meetings, field trips and educational facility visits
- Submit a visit request for current appointment availability
- Appointments available M-F, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
- Minimum group size of 3 is required for an appointment
- Learning Center capacity is 49 people
- Minors must be accompanies by an adult
- Due to safety concerns, young children are not allowed in our MRF
Learn about the recycling process
Groups may include:
- School groups
- Government agents
- Clubs
- Sustainable leaders/groups
- And many more!
FAQs
Your answers for waste and recycling services in Covington, WA.
Dumpsters
Dumpster/Debris boxes, from 10 to 40 yards, are available for household remodeling, landscape projects, site clean-up or other projects. Rates for vary depending upon box size and filled weight.
Please complete the Customer Support form at the bottom of this page or call customer service at:
Residential: 253-872-4632
Commercial: 253-872-7220
Recycling, Yard Waste, Bulk Waste, HHW, Electronics & More
Covington residents should visit
Washington State typically applies a mandatory fee to businesses which generate dangerous waste. Covington businesses can find more information
PAPER (clean and unsoiled)
- Paperback books
- Boxes, packages
- Carbonless paper
- Cardboard (must fit in cart)
- Catalogs
- Colored & construction paper
- Computer paper
- Copy paper
- Coupons
- Detergent boxes
- Egg cartons (paper only - NO Styrofoam/Polystyrene
- Envelopes with metal clasps
- Envelopes (plastic windows NOT acceptable)
- Gift wrap (non-metallic
- Junk mail
- Magazines
- Manila folders
- Newspapers and inserts
- Office paper
- Paper bags
- Paper packaging with remnant tape
- Paper boxes (cereal & shoe boxes - please remove inner plastic bags)
- Paper towel and toilet paper tubes
- Post-its
- Telephone books
- Tissue paper (gift type)
METAL (empty, clean, and dry)
- Aluminum cans
- Aluminum foil (clean)
- Aluminum pie plates (clean)
- Cookie sheets - aluminum only, NOT nonstick or Faberware
- Food cans (clean) - for example: soup cans, tomato cans, beans, tuna, or other food cans
- Lids 3" or wider in diameter
- Pet food cans (clean)
- Steel cans
- Scrap metal (maximum 2' x 2'x 2' and weighing no more than 50 pounds)
GLASS (empty, clean, and dry)
- Rinsed and dry, labels are OK
- All colors accepted; place lids and caps in garbage
- Bottles
- Jars
NOTE: Window glass and mirrors are NOT recyclable
PLASTICS (empty, clean, and dry)
- Plastics - Not all plastics with a number are recyclable – go by shape instead of looking at the number. You can recycle clean, empty and dry plastic bottles, tubs, jugs, and cups.
- Bleach bottles
- Detergent bottles
- Food containers (no Polystyrene/Styrofoam®)
- Household cleaning containers (empty)
- Lids and caps (3" or more in diameter)
- Milk jugs
- Salad dressing bottles (rinsed)
- Shampoo and conditioning bottles
No. Do not place plastic bags in your curbside bins for recycling.
The best way to recycle your plastic bags is to bundle them, clean and dry, in one bag and bring them to a store that collects them for recycling. Visit King County's
Non-recyclables contaminate recycling loads and need to be removed during the sorting process. Some items may also contaminate clean recyclable items (ex. pasta sauce jar with sauce still in it can soak into clean office paper which is then no longer recyclable either).
If our drivers notice a lot of contamination in your recycle cart we may not be able to service it as recycling and may tag it to have it serviced as trash (in which case you may be charged).
When in doubt...find out or throw it out in the garbage.
Please make sure all containers are
If an item is too oily or dirty, please throw it in the landfill cart or dumpster so as not to contaminate clean recyclables in the blue cart.
Free motor oil collection for residential customers
- At no extra cost, residential customers can place motor oil (but not filters) in sealed containers for curbside collection.
- Limit is two gallons per month per residence.
- Please label the container with your address.
- To request an empty container at no cost, call 253-872-4632.
Used Motor Oil and Filters
It is illegal in Washington to improperly dispose of oil. If you’re one of the nearly 60 percent of Americans who change their own motor oil, you can recycle the oil and filter at several local auto parts and repair shops.
Visit
Find authorized E-Cycle Washington collection sites, and members of the Take it Back Network at
For special curbside pickup, please complete the Customer Support form at the bottom of this page or call customer service at:
Residential: 253-872-4632
Commercial: 253-872-7220
- Fees will apply per item (see Rates above)
- No single item may weigh more than 50 pounds or be longer than 4 feet. Bags cannot weigh more than 50 pounds.
- No large car parts (tires, transmission blocks, engines, etc.), furniture, or mattresses.
- Mattresses can be scheduled for a special pickup for a fee, call Republic Services at 253-872-4632 for a quote and to schedule.
- Mattresses and box springs (up to 6 per customer per day) can also be disposed of at any King County Transfer Station, or they can be recycled through programs throughout the area. Visit
King County - What do I do with...? for more information.
- For small appliances (2ft x 2ft x 2ft or smaller and less than 60 lbs.) visit
King County - What do I do with...? to find a drop-off site. - No rocks, dirt, or concrete and no tree stumps or large tree trunks.
- No hazardous waste including paint, car batteries, solvents, pesticides, and cleaners. Hazardous waste must be disposed of separately. Visit
HazWasteHelp.org for more information.
Fluorescent tubes and bulbs contain mercury which is very toxic to human and animal health. Do not put fluorescent tubes or bulbs in your recycling, garbage, or yard waste containers.
- Call 253-872-4632 to schedule curbside pickup.
- Limit: 2 bags per month per residence.
- Tubes must be no longer than 4 feet.
- Wrap old bulbs securely in newspaper secured with tape or place bulbs in closed plastic bags and label, “Fluorescent Bulbs”.
- You can also find local businesses that accept CFL tubes and bulbs for recycling.
- Visit
LightRecycle.org to find a collection site.
Only cans with trace amounts of dry, hardened paint can be disposed of in your trash cart.It is illegal to dispose of liquid paint in your trash.
Find a drop-off site using King County's "
Medical Sharps Disposal by Mail
Learn more about the
King County Public Health Drop Boxes
Another option is to place sharps in a puncture-proof container (like a detergent bottle or 2-liter soda bottle) and tape the lid to close securely. Drop the container in one of the Public Health Center's 24/7 outdoor drop boxes:
Auburn Public Health Center
Phone: 206-477-0600
901 Auburn Way North, Suite A, Auburn
Eastgate Public Health Center
Phone: 206-477-8000
14350 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue
Federal Way Public Health Center
Phone: 206-477-6800
33431 13th Place S, Federal Way
NOTE: If your items will not fit in the drop box, please bring them inside to the Health Center's reception desk. If you encounter this problem when the clinic is closed, you may need to return to the clinic and dispose of your sharps during normal business hours in order to assure safety for all.
- Check if your local pharmacy offers a sharps take-back program.
Free cooking oil collection for residential customers.
At no extra cost, residential customers can place cooking oil in sealed containers for curbside collection.
- Limit 2 gallons per month per residence.
- Please label the container with your address.
No, Polystyrene (Styrofoam®) is not recyclable.
Styrofoam® must be bagged and placed in the garbage.
Or, you can take Polystyrene (Styrofoam®) to
Animal weighing 15 pounds or less may be placed in your garbage can as long as they are double-bagged.
Animals weighing more than 15 pounds need to be taken to a rendering plant, veterinary clinic, animal shelter, pet cemetery or buried on the owner’s property. You can find more information and options
Please double bag dog waste and other pet waste and place into the garbage container.
- Do NOT place it in the Organics cart.
- Do NOT place in the Recycling cart.
Shredded paper may be bagged and placed into the garbage container.
You can also find free shred-it events on
- Organics service is embedded in the fee for garbage.
- Please complete the Customer Support form at the bottom of this page or call customer service to request an organics container at no additional charge:
- Residential: 253-872-4632
- Commercial: 253-872-7220
Services
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas
- New Year’s Day
If your collection falls on or after that day during the collection week, your pick-up day will shift to the following day, excluding Sundays. (If New Year’s Day falls on Monday, those normally collected on Monday will be collected on Tuesday; Tuesday customers will be collected on Wednesday; Wednesday customers will be collected on Thursday; Thursday customers will be collected on Friday, and Friday customers will be collected on Saturday.)
Billing & Accounts
- Single family customer are billed quarterly (every 3 months).
- Multifamily and commercial customers are billed monthly.
