WM Recycle Right Event - September 23, 2023
Bring your unusable items to the next WM Recycle Right event for FREE on Saturday, September 23.
- Location: Ilalko Elementary School, 301 Oravetz PL SE, Auburn WA 98092.
- Time: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Items Accepted: WM Recycle Right Event flyer (PDF)
King County Residential Collection Event - October 7, 2023
Bring your unusable items and materials to the King County Residential Recycle Collection Event.
- Location: Pioneer Elementary School, 2301 M ST SE, Auburn WA 98092.
- Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
- Items accepted, guidelines, and fees (for some items): King County Recycle Flyer (PDF). Flyer is in English and Spanish.
WM Virtual Recycling Center Tours
Waste Management Cascade Recycling Center (CRC) offers FREE virtual recycling center tours quarterly (January, April, July, and October) on the last Friday of the 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 WM website under Annual Bulk Item Curbside Pickup 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]