Community Recycle Events, Repair & Sustainability Fair, Workshops
Lewis County is working with cities and communities to offer free recycling events and opportunities to properly dispose of certain materials. Please see the Schedule of Events for 2025 listed below.
The events are offered to Lewis County residents only, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If some recycling containers fill up on the day of the event, that particular recycling opportunity may be closed due to storage and space limitations. Every event will not necessarily offer the same recycling opportunities.
Check out the dates that are confirmed in the chart below, and click on the city or community under "Location" or "Event Services" to see a flyer and rules about that specific event. (Some flyers are still being created, so check back for more details if the link for a certain event is not available yet!)
We are also working with volunteers to offer workshops to educate the community about composting, recycling, soil health, composting with worms, and living a more zero waste lifestyle. These workshops are included in the Schedule of Events listed below.
These events are being offered thanks to Lewis County, E-Cycle Washington, community partners, the WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter volunteers, and a grant from the Department of Ecology.
DATES |
EVENT LOCATION |
EVENT DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
|
Jan. 5-Jan. 10 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Each Day |
Morton East Lewis County Transfer Station 6745 US Hwy 12 Morton, WA 98356 |
Recycle Christmas Trees, Holiday Lights & Other Holiday Items: Drop off Christmas Trees for free at the East Lewis County Transfer Station in Morton during transfer station hours. Please check in with scale attendant for directions for drop-off. Trees must be real, and undecorated; no flocked trees or tinsel. Unwanted strings of holiday lights can be dropped off for free in the scrap metal recycling container. Wrapping paper, holiday cards/envelopes, gift boxes can be placed in the paper recycling container. No foil paper, tape, ribbons or bows. Corrugated cardboard shipping boxes can be flattened and recycled in the corrugated cardboard recycling container. |
|
Jan. 9-11, 2026 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each Day |
Centralia Lewis County Central Solid Waste Transfer Station 1411 S. Tower Ave. Centralia, WA 98531 |
Christmas Tree Recycling & Holiday Light Recycling: When the holidays are wrapped up, make plans to give your Christmas trees and other holiday items new life: recycle them! Volunteers will be on hand in the parking lot outside the gate at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., in Centralia. This is the final weekend for the event! Get your trees dropped off! Hours for each day will be 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter volunteers offer the Centralia area service for free, but will accept donations to support their community education projects throughout the year. The volunteer groups sponsor the annual tree recycling event in Centralia in conjunction with Pacific Mobile and the Lewis County Department of Public Works Solid Waste Utility Division to collect Christmas trees for chipping at a later date. Volunteers will also accept burned out holiday lights. Other recycling opportunities at transfer stations in Centralia & Morton: Wrapping paper, holiday cards/envelopes, gift boxes can be placed in the paper recycling container. No foil paper, tape, ribbons or bows. Corrugated cardboard shipping boxes can be flattened and recycled in the corrugated cardboard recycling container. Anyone with questions regarding holiday recycling may call 740-1212 or 740-1451, or email swu@lewiscountywa.gov. |
*Except where noted
Lewis County Solid Waste Utility
P.O. Box 180
1411 S. Tower Ave.
Centralia, WA, 98531
Email: swu@lewiscountywa.gov