WM Recycle Right Collection Event, March 25, 2023
WM will be hosting a residential collection event at Saturday, March 25th for electronics, polystyrene foam, and shredded paper. View the Recycle Right Flyer (PDF) for more information.
Community Yard Sale, June 9-11, 2023
Reduce and reuse your usable items by having a yard sale at your home or business. The sale will be promoted in the Auburn Reporter (print ads and digital ads), Auburn Magazine, City website and social media, and WM website.
Online Registration is April 1 - May 15. Provide your address and a few of your sale items. Address must be within the city limits of Auburn.
Register Online starting April 1.
Sale Addresses & Map: (Available after May 29)
- Pickup at the Utility Customer Service Center (1 East Main Street, 2nd floor)
- Addresses List and Map (PDF)
Yard Sale Tool Kit:
Yard Sale Survey: After your sale, please take the "brief" Yard Sale Survey. This event is grant funded and we need your input on the event. Thank you in advance!
Waste Management Virtual Recycling Center Tours
Waste Management Cascade Recycling Center (CRC) offers FREE virtual recycling center tours every last Friday of each month from 12:00-1:00 PM. The WM single stream sorting system allows residents and businesses to combine all of their recyclables in one container. To check out the how materials are processed sign up online for the 1-hour tour.
Bulky Item Collection
Waste Management Auburn residential garbage customers can receive FREE bulky item collection once per year. Call 253-939-9792 to schedule a pick-up of up to four bulky items. Collection must be scheduled in advance and will occur on your regular garbage day.
View the Waste Management Bulky Item Collection Flyer (PDF) for program details and accepted items.
Recogida de artículos a granel en la acera (PDF) (Español)
King County Repair Events
The King County EcoConsumer public outreach program has launched repair groups and events in King County, where people can bring small household items and clothing. Our experienced all-purpose fixers and sewing fixers will work on them, and can help you learn repair too.
Each repair event or group will operate differently, based on the needs of the local community. They might meet only once or twice, or continue meeting every two or three months.
For more information, visit the King County EcoConsumer webpage.
South King County Tool Library
Tool libraries directly reduce unnecessary consumption. Instead of buying a tool that you use perhaps once a year - such as a pressure washer, table saw or posthole digger - you borrow it!
The South King Tool Library provides equal access to tools and training in order to help maintain neighborhoods, build community and reduce unnecessary consumption. We welcome new members, volunteers and donations. A tool library operates much like a traditional library, allowing borrowers to check out tools and equipment to care for their homes, yards, gardens and more.
Visit South King County Tool Library or Facebook for more information.
Recycle your used cooking oils & fats for FREE!
Auburn residents can participate in a waste-to-energy program
that recycles their used fryer and cooking oil into low carbon
biodiesel - and its FREE! Last year the City of Auburn partnered
with Mahoney Environmental to provide residents with a safe,
environmentally-friendly way to dispose of used cooking oil and
grease. In 2015, 715 gallons of used cooking oil was collected!
If you're like many others, you've probably wondered what to do
with your leftover cooking oil. Does it go in the garbage? No.
Recycling? No. Yard/food waste? Nope! And it definitely should not
go down kitchen drains as this leads to clogs and costly
maintenance for homeowners.
Where do you take your oil? The drop-off station (open
24/7) is located at Les Gove Park, 910 9th ST SE, Auburn - just
south of the water spray playground. Look for the cooking
oil banner hanging on the fence and the black collection tank
marked MAHONEY ENVIRONMENTAL. Be sure to take your transport containers
with you and leave nothing behind (except your cooking oil in the
tank!), so we can continue to offer this service for FREE to our
residents. There are no restrictions on the amount you can bring to
recycle.
Tips for transporting used cooking oil:
Please store your cool, used cooking oil in a clear, plastic jug
with a secure lid and that is easy to pour from into the large
collection container. Only used cooking oil will be
accepted at the collection containers. Residential customers only. No commercial cooking oil please.
For more information on how to recycle other
liquids, like paint and motor oil, please visit: www.kingcounty.gov/whatdoIdowith.
QUESTIONS?
Call the City of Auburn Utilities Department at 253-931-3038 or email [email protected]