Special Recycle Events, Repair & Sustainability Fair, Workshops

Lewis County works with cities and communities to offer free recycling events and opportunities to properly dispose of certain materials. Please see the Schedule of Events for 2026 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, and the WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter volunteers. Many are funded in part by a Local Solid Waste Financial Assistance grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology.

2026 Community Recycle Events
DATES	EVENT LOCATION	EVENT DETAILS
Nov. 12 Dec. 10 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.	Morton East Lewis County Transfer Station 6745 U.S. Hwy 12 Morton, WA 98356	Satellite Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event: Residential customers may drop off their unwanted or cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and other household chemicals. Please be prepared to leaves your containers at the event. Workers don't have a place to empty them, and return them to customers at satellite events. Limits for these events are 15 CFL lights, 5 gallons motor oil, 5 gallons antifreeze, 5 gallons cooking oil, no containers larger than 5 gallons.
Oct. 17 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.	Centralia Floral Park Sustainability Project 104 E. Floral St. Centralia, WA 98531	Community Cider Press Event The WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composters (MRC) will host a Community Cider Press & Tree Sale. The community is invited to bring their own apples and containers to the event. The MRC Volunteers will use a large cider press from their MRC Tool Bucket Library to press the apples for the public. They will accept donations from the public for their pressing services. They will also be selling a variety of trees that can be planted in the fall. Donations from the event will go to support their ongoing education programs and special projects, such as the tool library. If you have questions, please call 360-740-1216.
Nov. 7 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.	Centralia Floral Park Sustainability Project 104 E. Floral St. Centralia, WA 98531	Leaf Exchange: Rake up and bag your leaves so gardeners and composters can put them to good use. Bagged leaves may be dropped off on the event day. Leaves will be available for pickup each day on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter volunteers will be on hand to inspect material for drop-off and to help the event run smoothly. They will accept donations to support their community outreach projects and tool library. If you have questions, please call 360-740-1451 or email jason.adams@lewiscountywa.gov.
Nov. 21 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.	Centralia Floral Park Sustainability Project 104 E. Floral St. Centralia, WA 98531	Leaf Exchange: Rake up and bag your leaves so gardeners and composters can put them to good use. Bagged leaves may be dropped off on the event day. Leaves will be available for pickup each day on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter volunteers will be on hand to inspect material for drop-off and to help the event run smoothly. They will accept donations to support their community outreach projects and tool library. If you have questions, please call 360-740-1451 or email jason.adams@lewiscountywa.gov.
Dec. 26-28 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.	Centralia Lewis County Central Transfer Station 1411 S. Tower Ave. Centralia, WA 98531 (in the parking lot before you enter the transfer station)	Recycle Christmas Trees, Holiday Lights & Other Holiday Items: 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. The event will run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the next three weekends: Dec. 26-28, Jan. 2-4, 2027 and Jan. 9-11, 2027. 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.
Dec. 26, Dec. 28-Dec. 31 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.

2026 Community Recycle Events

DATES

EVENT LOCATION

EVENT DETAILS

Nov. 12

Dec. 10

10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Morton

East Lewis County Transfer Station

6745 U.S. Hwy 12

Morton, WA 98356

Satellite Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event: Residential customers may drop off their unwanted or cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and other household chemicals. Please be prepared to leaves your containers at the event. Workers don't have a place to empty them, and return them to customers at satellite events. Limits for these events are 15 CFL lights, 5 gallons motor oil, 5 gallons antifreeze, 5 gallons cooking oil, no containers larger than 5 gallons.

Oct. 17

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Centralia

Floral Park Sustainability Project

104 E. Floral St.

Centralia, WA 98531

Community Cider Press Event

The WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composters (MRC) will host a Community Cider Press & Tree Sale. The community is invited to bring their own apples and containers to the event. The MRC Volunteers will use a large cider press from their MRC Tool Bucket Library to press the apples for the public. They will accept donations from the public for their pressing services. They will also be selling a variety of trees that can be planted in the fall. Donations from the event will go to support their ongoing education programs and special projects, such as the tool library. If you have questions, please call 360-740-1216.

Nov. 7

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Centralia

Floral Park Sustainability Project

104 E. Floral St.

Centralia, WA 98531

Leaf Exchange: Rake up and bag your leaves so gardeners and composters can put them to good use. Bagged leaves may be dropped off on the event day. Leaves will be available for pickup each day on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter volunteers will be on hand to inspect material for drop-off and to help the event run smoothly. They will accept donations to support their community outreach projects and tool library. If you have questions, please call 360-740-1451 or email jason.adams@lewiscountywa.gov.

Nov. 21

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Centralia

Floral Park Sustainability Project

104 E. Floral St.

Centralia, WA 98531

Dec. 26-28

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Centralia

Lewis County Central Transfer Station

1411 S. Tower Ave.

Centralia, WA 98531

(in the parking lot before you enter the transfer station)

Recycle Christmas Trees, Holiday Lights & Other Holiday Items: 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. The event will run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the next three weekends: Dec. 26-28, Jan. 2-4, 2027 and Jan. 9-11, 2027. 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.

Dec. 26, Dec. 28-Dec. 31

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.

*Except where noted

Lewis County Solid Waste Utility

P.O. Box 180
1411 S. Tower Ave.
Centralia, WA, 98531

360-740-1451

Email: swu@lewiscountywa.gov