1. Free Tire Recycling Event

    A free tire recycling event will take place Nov. 5, 6 and 7 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds, 2555 N. National Ave., Chehalis. The event will accept 15 tires per person. Acceptable tires include: passenger and light truck tires on or off the rim, and semi-truck tires off the rim. The tires must be from residential customers with Lewis County addresses only. Please be prepared to show ID. The event is unable to accept tires from business customers, semi-truck tires on the rim or heavy equipment tires. Look for signs to direct you …


    Solid Waste - Oct. 9, 2020, 3:48 p.m.

  2. Packwood Recycle Event

    Satellite Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event: Residential customers may drop off their unwanted or left-over oil-based paint, cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and other household chemicals at the Packwood Community Hall, 12935 US Hwy. 12, Packwood, WA. 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 10 CFL lights, 5 gallons motor oil, 5 gallons antifreeze, 15 gallons oil-based paint, 5 gallons cooking oil, and no containers larger than 5 gallons.Styrofoam Recycling: Recycle block Styrofoam or food-service Styrofoam. …


    Solid Waste - Feb. 1, 2022, 1:52 p.m.

  3. Kudzu

    Pueraria montana var. lobata Kudzu - A perennial trailing or climbing vine. It grows at a very fast rate and can easily take over an area if left unchecked.Leaves: Alternate and compound leaves with three oval shaped leaf sections.Flowers: Flowers bloom from May-June. Purple to reddish purple flowers clustered along a center stem that grows about a foot long. The flowers are similar to pea flowers and are fragrant.Habitat: Well drained eroded or degraded land or sandy loam soils in full sun.Weed Classification: AWhy is it a Noxious Weed?A highly aggressive plant that smothers anything in its path. It can …


    Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 10:57 a.m.

  4. Milk Thistle

    Silybum marianum Milk Thistle - A large, sparsely branched thistle growing up to 6 feet tall. Easy to identify, due to the leaf patterning.Leaves: Alternate, deeply lobed, and pointed leaves. Leaves have a very noticeable white and dark green marbling. The basal leaves can get up to 20 inches long and 10 inches wide.Flowers: Flowers bloom from May-August. Rounded cluster of tubular flowers that have spine-tipped bracts (scales) around it.Habitat: Occurs in many places such as: overgrazed pastures, roadsides, waste areas, ditches, and disturbed areas.Weed Classification: AWhy is it a Noxious Weed?It is an aggressive invader that can grow into …


    Weed Control - Sept. 29, 2022, 10:57 a.m.

  5. New - Request for Sealed Bids for Material Purchase -Provide Fish Passable Structures for the Stearns Creek Tributary & Prairie Creek

    A new project has been added to the Contract Ads and Calls for Bid page. Bids are due April 24, 2018 by 11:00 am at the Lewis County Commissioner's Office, (Lewis County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Room 210, 351 NW North St, Chehalis, WA, 98532). The Bids will be opened at 11:00 am or later. Access the details and necessary documents, and get on the planholders list here.


    Public Works - April 10, 2018, 7:51 a.m.

  6. Earth Day 2022 celebration at Centralia College

    The WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter volunteers, the Lewis County Solid Waste Utility, the Centralia Clean Team, Department of Ecology's Use Food Wisely Program and E-Cycle Washington Program will be in the TransAlta Commons at Centralia College from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 18. Come by to learn more about these programs, and how these groups keep Lewis County's, and Washington state's environment clean. Learn how you can volunteer, too.


    Solid Waste - April 14, 2022, 4:44 p.m.

  7. Hazo Hut is open today (8/7)

    Lewis County residents can drop off used motor oil and up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights at Hazo Hut at the transfer station in Centralia, 1411 S. Tower Ave. Unwanted household chemicals, excluding PaintCare items (Please visit PaintCare.org to learn more about PaintCare items and find out where to drop off PaintCare items locally), up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights, and up to five gallons of used antifreeze can also be dropped off at this time.


    Solid Waste - July 18, 2024, 3:51 p.m.

  8. Drop off unwanted household chemicals today (8/28)

    Lewis County residents can drop off up to five gallons of used motor oil and up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights at Hazo Hut at the transfer station in Centralia, 1411 S. Tower Ave. Unwanted household chemicals, excluding PaintCare items (Please visit PaintCare.org to learn more about PaintCare items and find out where to drop off PaintCare items locally, and up to five gallons of used antifreeze can also be dropped off at this time.


    Solid Waste - July 18, 2024, 4:12 p.m.

  9. Hazo Hut is open in Centralia (9/4)

    Lewis County residents can drop off a maximum of five gallons of used motor oil and up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights at Hazo Hut at the transfer station in Centralia, 1411 S. Tower Ave. Unwanted household chemicals, excluding PaintCare items (Please visit PaintCare.org to learn more about PaintCare items and find out where to drop off PaintCare items locally), and up to five gallons of used antifreeze can also be dropped off at this time, too.


    Solid Waste - July 22, 2024, 4:34 p.m.

  10. Recycle antifreeze at Hazo Hut today (9/11)

    Lewis County residents can drop off a maximum of five gallons of used antifreeze and up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights at Hazo Hut at the transfer station in Centralia, 1411 S. Tower Ave. Unwanted household chemicals, excluding PaintCare items (Please visit PaintCare.org to learn more about PaintCare items and find out where to drop off PaintCare items locally), and up to five gallons of used motor oil can also be dropped off at this time, too.


    Solid Waste - July 22, 2024, 4:37 p.m.