Pierce County residents can take garbage, recycling, and yard waste to six transfer stations and drop boxes throughout the county. Commercial customers may only use the Hidden Valley Transfer Station, Purdy Transfer Station, and Tacoma Recovery and Transfer Center.
All transfer stations and drop boxes offer
- residential garbage disposal
- residential yard waste disposal
- glass drop-off
- mixed recycling (paper, cardboard, metal cans, and plastic bottles, tubs, and jugs)
Facilities are closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Days
Find alternatives to the landfill
Before throwing things away, check our recycling menu see if there is somewhere to recycle, donate or dispose of your unwanted items. Many of the options are free or at a cost lower than disposal.