Lewis County Solid Waste Utility

ANNOUNCEMENTS for SEPTEMBER 2023

Lewis County transfer stations in Centralia and Morton are CLOSED on Sundays and all holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day (May 29), Juneteenth, Independence Day (Tuesday, July 4), Labor Day (Sept. 4, 2023), Veterans Day (Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023), Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.

  • 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.
  • Lewis County will be hosting a West County Community Recycle Event on Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pe Ell Town Hall, 111 Main St. The following proper disposal and recycling opportunities will be offered: household hazardous waste collection, fluorescent light drop off, television and computer recycling, scrap metal and household appliance recycling, yard waste drop off, and a limited tire recycling event. Sensitive documents will be accepted for shredding from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please click here for a flyer that provides more details on this event. This is a first-come, first-served event. When containers for certain items are full, they will be closed.
  • The WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter (MRC) volunteers are teaming up with Centralia College, the Lewis County Solid Waste Utility and others in the community to bring the second ever Repair & Sustainability Fair to the area. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at Washington Hall at Centralia College. Sensitive Document Shredding will be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot across from Washington Hall on Pear Street. Please visit the Community Recycle Event page for more information.
  • Hazardous Waste Collection days at the East Lewis County Transfer Station near Morton will be from 10 a.m. to 3 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 Oct. 12.
  • The Hazo Hut in Centralia is open Wednesdays and the first & third Saturday (except holidays) of each month. Businesses may visit by appointment only.
  • Hazo Hut is not accepting any PaintCare materials at this time. Washington state has implemented a new product stewardship program for various types of paint called PaintCare. Here is the link to find PaintCare locations in Lewis County, where you can drop off latex, oil-based, and other types of architectural paint products, for free: PaintCare.org.
  • Latex paint is not hazardous:
    • If your container of latex paint is less than half full, you can dry up the paint yourself and dispose of it in the garbage.
    • To solidify leftover latex paint:
      • Mix cat litter, dirt or sawdust into the container of paint
      • Allow the mixture to harden
      • Wrap container in a plastic bag
      • Dispose of in your curbside garbage pickup or bring to Lewis County transfer stations in Centralia or Morton.
  • 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.

LEWIS COUNTY TRANSFER STATIONS

Tipping fee is $100.00 per ton; minimum fee is $15.00 for 280 pounds or less.

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. - 5:00 p.m., in-bound gates close at 4:45 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 holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day (Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023), Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.***

SOLID WASTE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OFFICE

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 holidays.