Lewis County Solid Waste Utility

Lewis County transfer stations are closed on Sundays and all major holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day (May 25), Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.

ANNOUNCEMENTS for MAY 2026

A Community Recycle Event will offer Lewis County residents and businesses an opportunity to recycle paint and related items from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16, in the south parking lot of the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, 1909 S. Gold St., Centralia.

The Lewis County Department of Public Works Solid Waste Utility is partnering with GreenSheen, an eco-friendly paint recycling company, to offer the free event to the public. GreenSheen collected 173,913 gross pounds of latex paint and 18,304 gross pounds of oil-based paint from Lewis County residents and businesses during two recycling events in 2025.

Organizers report that it will help them with planning if customers pre-register to bring items to the event, so they can schedule enough staff and equipment to process the materials. Residents and businesses can pre-register at the following link: https://circular.eco/event/lewiscounty. Pre-registration, however, is not required.

Here are the items that will be accepted at the event:

· Latex paint

· Oil-based paint

· Stains and shellacs

· Lacquers, sealers, and varnishes

· Urethanes and textured coatings

· Unlimited 5 gallon or smaller containers

Examples of items not accepted at the event:

· Aerosol paint (spray can)

· Paint thinner

· Solvents

· Cleaning agents

· Drywall mud

· Roof patch

· Adhesives

For safety purposes, this event will be set up as a drive-through event. Customers will be

required to remain in their vehicles at the event. Anyone with questions about the event

may email events@greensheenpaint.com.

Additional News:

• Several Community Recycle Events are taking place this spring and fall. On June 13, there will be a Community Recycle Event in the Winlock-Vader Area. Here is the flyer for the Winlock-Vader event: Winlock-Vader Community Recycle Event. Please click here for details on these events and more.
• Not sure whether the item you no longer want or need should be thrown away, donated or recycled? Check out Lewis County's Waste Widget, a searchable database for many household, business, and construction items.
• Hazardous Waste Collection days at the East Lewis County Transfer Station near Morton will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the second Thursday of each month. Residential customers can drop off left-over cleaners, lawn, garden, and pool chemicals at no charge. No businesses may drop off hazardous chemicals during this time. The next Morton collection day is Thursday, May 14, 2026.
• The Hazo Hut in Centralia is open Wednesdays and the first & third Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (except holidays) of each month. Businesses may visit by appointment only.
• Customers are only be permitted to drop off motor oil and antifreeze on Wednesdays and the first and third Saturday (except holidays) of each month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the Hazo Hut is open. Each customer will be permitted to drop off 5 gallons of motor oil during these times. RCW 70A.224.030 limits each household to depositing 5 gallons of motor oil each day. Please see a flyer for additional community drop-off locations for motor oil.

The tipping fee is $120.00 per ton for municipal solid waste/garbage (This includes household and business waste, mattresses, couches, furniture, noxious weeds, construction/demolition debris, etc. Garbage loads cannot include ammunition, hazardous waste or liquid waste.) The minimum fee is $20.00 for 340 pounds or less. A 3.6 percent state refuse tax, rounded using standard rounding rules, is added to all transactions.

Please click here for information on other rates and fees: Transfer Station Rates

Central Transfer Station
1411 S. Tower Avenue, Centralia, WA
Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., in-bound gates close at 5:15 p.m., Closed Sundays
360-740-1451
Payment methods are cash, check, or credit cards. $2.00 handling fee per credit, debit, or pre-paid card transaction.

Map to Central Transfer Station

Map of the Centralia Transfer Station Campus

mapa de la estación de transferencia de basura y reciclaje

East Lewis County Transfer Station
6745 U.S. Highway 12, Morton, WA (2 miles east of Morton)
Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed Sundays
360-496-5095
Payment methods are cash, check, or credit cards. $2.00 handling fee per credit, debit, or pre-paid card transaction.

***Lewis County transfer stations in Centralia and Morton are CLOSED Sundays and all major holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.***

1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia, WA 98531 (Site of the Central Transfer Station)
P.O. Box 180, Centralia, WA 98531
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
360-740-1451

swu@lewiscountywa.gov

The Administration Office is closed all major holidays.