1. Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee meets today (8/13)

    The Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) meets at 1:00 p.m. the second Wednesday of every other month in the new Lewis County Public Works Building, 57 W. Main St., Chehalis, WA 98532. If a regularly scheduled meeting lands on a holiday, the chairperson may elect to cancel the meeting or members may vote to meet on an alternate date.Meetings are open to the public, and also offered online via Zoom. Here is a link to the Lewis County SWAC page, where you can find information on meeting agendas, packets, and minutes. Please contact the Lewis County Solid Waste …


    Solid Waste - May 8, 2025, 1:30 p.m.

  2. Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee meets today (10/8)

    The Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) meets at 1:00 p.m. the second Wednesday of every other month in the new Lewis County Public Works Building, 57 W. Main St., Chehalis, WA 98532. If a regularly scheduled meeting lands on a holiday, the chairperson may elect to cancel the meeting or members may vote to meet on an alternate date.Meetings are open to the public, and also offered online via Zoom. Here is a link to the Lewis County SWAC page, where you can find information on meeting agendas, packets, and minutes. Please contact the Lewis County Solid Waste …


    Solid Waste - June 9, 2025, 11:09 a.m.

  3. Solid Waste Advisory Committee is canceled for today (4/8)

    The Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting for 1 p.m. April 8 has been canceled.The Lewis County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) meets at 1:00 p.m. the second Wednesday of every other month in the new Lewis County Public Works Building, 57 W. Main St., Chehalis, WA 98532. The chairperson may elect to cancel the meetings occasionally or meet on an alternate date.Meetings are open to the public, and also offered online via Zoom. Here is a link to the Lewis County SWAC page, where you can find information on meeting agendas, packets, and minutes. Please contact the Lewis …


    Solid Waste - Feb. 9, 2026, 2:11 p.m.

  4. Medical Waste, Prescriptions, Sharps Disposal

    Medical WasteStericycle offers disposal services for sharps and other medical waste. See the web site for contact information.Sharps DisposalResidential sharps (needles and diabetic lancets) are both dangerous and a biological hazard. Proper management is required to prevent injury and the spread of disease. Please use an approved sharps container for needles and lancets. Containers of sharps from a RESIDENTIAL USER ONLY, 1 Gallon per residential customer per day limit may be safely disposed of at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station (look for the sharps disposal barrel near the entrance to the Hazo Hut) and the East Lewis County Transfer …


    Solid Waste - Feb. 4, 2016, 12:27 p.m.

  5. Marriage Licensing

    Marriage license applications can be completed Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.The cost of a marriage license may vary from county to county. In Lewis County the fee is $172.00, payable by cash or check only. Credit and debit cards are not accepted. Marriage licenses must be applied for at least three (3) days prior to the marriage and are valid for 60 days anywhere within the state of Washington. Failure to use the marriage license within 60 days will invalidate the license.To apply for a marriage license, each party must be at least 18 years old and have picture …


    Auditor - Oct. 9, 2015, 8:02 a.m.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Don't wait to recycling your Christmas trees!

    Residents can drop off their Christmas trees and burned out holiday lights today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot outside the Centralia transfer station at 1411 S. Tower Ave. The event concludes on Sunday! Please remove all decorations and tinsel from the trees. Donations will be accepted to support WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter volunteer community outreach programs. Flocked and artificial trees will not be accepted. You may dispose of flocked or artificial trees at the transfer station, where regular fees will apply ($20 minimum for 340 pounds or less.) This event is …


    Solid Waste - Sept. 8, 2025, 11:26 a.m.

  9. Plastic Bottles, Jugs, Dairy Containers, Buckets

    Please recycle in your curbside recycling container:Curbside recycling is available to all residents in Lewis County. Please make sure plastic bottles, jugs, and dairy containers are empty, clean, and dry. Please remove and discard lids. Please call LeMay, the curbside recycling service provider at 360-736-4769, if you have questions about this program, or if you would like to subscribe to it. Examples of plastic items that can be recycled:water and other beverage bottlesmilk jugscoffee tubslaundry jugspeanut butter jarscat litter jugs and buckets (please remove handle)dairy topping containersyogurt containersshampoo and conditioner bottlesliquid soap bottlesThere are no drop-off opportunities for plastic items …


    Solid Waste - Dec. 2, 2024, 4:42 p.m.

  10. Treasurer

    A property tax payment box is located on the North side of the historic courthouse at 351 NW North Street in Chehalis.Payments can be placed in the box 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Please do not deposit cash.Please note: Our office is closed daily from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM.ATTENTION: Online payment fees will be increasing as of January 1st, 2026.Please click here for more information: Pay Taxes OnlinePlease click here for 2026 Property Tax information. About Contact The Treasurer is the financial and banking office of government in Lewis County; providing revenue collection, accounting, fund distribution, banking and …


    Treasurer - Jan. 23, 2019, 4:12 p.m.