1. Residents can drop off hazardous waste, scrap metal, and more in Randle

    A Community Recycle Event for east end residents at the Lewis County (Kiona) Road Shop, 8911 US Hwy 12, Randle, will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 27Satellite Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event: Residential customers may drop off their unwanted or leftover cleaners, aerosol cans, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and other household chemicals. Please be prepared to leave 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 5 gallons motor oil, 5 gallons antifreeze, 5 gallons cooking oil, and no …


    Solid Waste - June 9, 2025, 10:59 a.m.


  2. Lewis County Housing Initiative

    Update: Lewis County selects night-by-night shelter location after public input.Press Release, General Q & A, and BOCC Facebook The Lewis County Housing Initiative, implemented by the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners via resolution on Feb. 15, 2022, is a 12-step blueprint to address the local housing crisis. This resolution adopts a set of objectives and a work plan to implement the 2020 Strategic Plans' directive to increase the availability and affordability of housing in Lewis County. See the press release for more details. Full Documents and Details Lewis County Housing Initiative Work Plan for Housing Initiative 2021 Housing Summit …


    Commissioners - Feb. 15, 2022, 1:43 p.m.


  3. Spring Repair & Sustainability Fair

    Repair & Sustainability Fair: 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 offer the Repair & Sustainability Fair to the area residents. It will be located in the SWFT Centralia at Centralia College at 807 W. Pear Street.Volunteer fixers will be on site from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A "Composting Basics" Workshop is scheduled for 11 a.m. It will teach how to get started in composting organic material, including yard waste and kitchen waste. This process turned the organic waste …


    Solid Waste - Nov. 19, 2024, 4:32 p.m.


  4. Curbside Recycling is Available to All Lewis County Residents

    Curbside recycling is a program in which customers pay for a 96-gallon tote to be picked up every two weeks. LeMay, a division of Waste Connections, offers this service. LeMay's phone number is 360-736-4769.The following items can be included in curbside recycling containers:***Please make sure all containers are empty, clean, and dry.***NewspaperMagazinesCorrugated CardboardOffice PaperSchool PaperJunk MailTin CansAluminum CansPlastic BottlesPlastic JugsPlastic dairy cupsCurbside Recycling East of Morton:The Lewis County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) approved a measure in 2023 that expands curbside recycling to residents living east of Morton. The hauler providing this service, LeMay, a division of Waste Connections, is currently …


    Solid Waste - July 8, 2022, 10:28 a.m.


  5. Safer Chemical Alternatives

    Friendly Reminder: Wear appropriate personal protective equipment when working with chemicals or cleaners.Minimum protection for cleaning tasks is gloves and eye protection. For This... Try This... Air Freshener Use herbal bouquets, pure vanilla on a cotton ball, or simmer cinnamon and cloves Ants (in house) Red chili powder at entrance Car Battery Corrosion Removal Baking soda and water Chrome polish Apple cider vinegar Copper cleaner Rub with a lemon, then rinse and dry Dish detergent 1/2 Cup of baking soda + usual amount of liquid detergent Drain Cleaner Plunger followed by 1/2 cup baking soda + 1/2 cup vinegar; wait …


    Solid Waste - Sept. 25, 2009, 9:26 a.m.


  6. CERT

    What is a Community Emergency Response Team? The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program that educates residents about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. CERT members are trained to safely respond to an emergency on the family, neighborhood and community level, and can provide assistance when first responders are unavailable. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in …


    Emergency Management - May 7, 2024, 2:42 p.m.


  7. Transfer Stations: Rates & Accepted Materials

    Municipal Solid Waste (garbage): $120 per ton ($20.00 minimum for 340 pounds or less). A 3.6 percent refuse tax is added to each transaction. The fees are rounded using standard rounding rules. Municipal solid waste/garbage includes all household trash, business waste, mattresses, couches, furniture, noxious weeds, construction/demolition debris, etc. Loads of garbage cannot include ammunition, hazardous waste or liquid waste.Stumps/Trees/Branches: $100.00 per ton ($15.00 minimum for 300 pounds or less). The fees are rounded using standard rounding rules.Grass Clippings/Leaves: Lawn clippings, garden spoils, leaves or yard trimmings: $100.00 per ton ($15.00 minimum for 300 pounds or less). The fees are …


    Solid Waste - March 11, 2016, 4:04 p.m.


  8. Free Legal Clinics: Lewis, Pacific, and Wahkiakum Counties

    Q3 ENG Legal Clinic Rural FlyerQ3 SP Legal Clinic Rural Flyer Note: Cowlitz Wahkiakum Legal Aid is in the process of changing to a new name: Timberland Legal AidPlease see the attached Flyer announcing dates for the FREE Legal Clinic held in Rural Counties: Lewis County, Pacific County and Wahkiakum County. We have included a .pdf version of the flyer for sharing and a .jpg version for social media sharing - in English and Spanish.(The attorney providing services speaks Spanish, and we offer a telephonic translation service for other languages).The upcoming dates for the Clinics are:(Clinics will be held from …


    Public Defense - June 23, 2025, 2:42 p.m.


  9. After Filing Petition

    Once a timely and properly completed Taxpayer Petition is submitted, it will be given a petition number, entered into the computer and a copy will be given to the Assessor's Office.This Board may not acknowledge receipt of Taxpayer Petitions. However, you will be notified when a petition is denied, untimely, or incomplete.The number of petitions filed will determine the number of months the Board will be in session to hold hearings on petitions. This can range anywhere from five to nine months or even longer.If you have not had a hearing prior to paying your taxes in the taxing year, …


    Commissioners - July 16, 2014, 1:04 p.m.


  10. Deputy Coroners

    The Lewis County Coroner's Office employs Deputy Coroners who respond to locations where deaths have occurred in order to conduct medicolegal death investigations. Deputy Coroners are not law enforcement personnel but do work very closely in conducting investigations with all of the law enforcement agencies in the county. The Lewis County Coroner's Office currently has The Elected Coroner, Chief Deputy Coroner, one full-time Deputy Coroner, one part-time Deputy Coroner, and six on-call Deputy Coroners. The on-call Deputy Coroner position is classified as "extra help" and they work from home on call. When they receive a call they respond to the …


    Coroner - April 7, 2014, 3:17 p.m.