North Seattle Hazardous Waste Facility
A free King County hazardous waste drop-off one block east of Aurora Avenue North, apart from any transfer station.
North Seattle Hazardous Waste Facility, at 12550 Stone Avenue North, is one of two household hazardous waste sites Seattle Public Utilities runs for the King County Hazardous Waste Management Program. Its hours are Sunday to Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for any King County resident, free and with no appointment.
Serves: King County trash pickup and drop-off rules.
About this site
- Seattle Public Utilities places the facility one block east of Aurora Avenue North. It is a separate site from Seattle’s North Transfer Station at 1350 N 34th St. in Wallingford, which does not accept household hazardous waste.
- The facility closes on July 4, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Rules at every King County hazardous waste site
The program runs four collection sites (North Seattle, South Seattle, Factoria in Bellevue and Algona) and the traveling Wastemobile, all free for King County residents with no appointment. The accepted list and the quantity limits are the same at every site; the county’s disposal facilities page ↗ has them.
- Type
- Household hazardous waste site
- State
- Washington
- City
- King County
- Address
- 12550 Stone Ave N, Seattle, WA 98133
- Hours
- Sunday to Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day
- Who can use it
- Any King County resident, with no appointment
- Fees
- Free
- Takes
- Household hazardous waste: cleaners, pesticides, oil-based paint, thinners, antifreeze, motor oil, gasoline, batteries, fluorescent lights and propane tanks
- Run by
- King County Hazardous Waste Management Program
- Phone
- 206-296-4692
- Official website
- kingcounty.gov
- Primary source
- kingcounty.gov
- Last verified
Questions
Where is North Seattle Hazardous Waste Facility?
Can I bring hazardous waste to the North Transfer Station instead of North Seattle Hazardous Waste Facility?
Where else can I go on the days North Seattle Hazardous Waste Facility is closed?
Sources
- King County Hazardous Waste Management Program: Disposal facilities, no date shown: address, hours, holiday closures, the four sites and the Wastemobile.
- Seattle Public Utilities: Where to Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste, no date shown: the two Seattle facilities, separate from the transfer stations.
- Seattle Public Utilities: North Transfer Station, no date shown: “one block east of Aurora Ave. N.” and no hazardous waste at the station.
Sources and corrections
Every site’s address, hours, fees and rules come from the official page of the city, county or authority that runs it, linked at the foot of the site’s page. Spotted a change? Report a correction.