Recycling Centers in Washington
329 recycling locations in 95 cities. Choose a city to see hours, what each center accepts, and who pays cash.
Washington at a glance: 254 recycling centers, 25 electronics recyclers, 25 scrap yards, 19 transfer stations, 5 household hazardous waste facilities. Washington has no statewide bottle deposit, so scrap yards are the main way to get paid for cans and metal.
Top cities for recycling in Washington
- Seattle30 locations
- Tacoma29 locations
- Vancouver21 locations
- Spokane17 locations
- Woodinville13 locations
- Spokane Valley11 locations
- Kent10 locations
- Auburn10 locations
- Renton7 locations
- Bellingham6 locations
- Bothell6 locations
- Snohomish6 locations
- Everett5 locations
- Yakima5 locations
- Richland5 locations
- Arlington5 locations
- Shelton5 locations
- Moses Lake4 locations
- Lynden4 locations
- Gig Harbor4 locations
- Fife4 locations
- Sumner4 locations
- Mt Vernon4 locations
- Bellevue3 locations
All Washington cities
- Aberdeen 1
- Addy 1
- Arlington 5
- Auburn 10
- Bellevue 3
- Bellingham 6
- Bothell 6
- Bremerton 1
- Burbank 1
- Burlington 1
- Carnation 1
- Centralia 3
- Chehalis 3
- Cheney 1
- Coupeville 1
- Covington 2
- Davenport 1
- Eastsound 1
- East Wenatchee 1
- Elbe 1
- Ellensburg 2
- Enumclaw 1
- Everett 5
- Ferndale 3
- Fife 4
- Fircrest 1
- Forks 1
- Freeland 2
- Gig Harbor 4
- Goldendale 1
- Issaquah 1
- Kennewick 3
- Kent 10
- Kingston 2
- Kirkland 3
- Lacey 1
- Lacrosse 1
- Lakewood 3
- Leavenworth 2
- Liberty Lake 1
- Long Beach 2
- Longview 3
- Lopez Island 1
- Lynden 4
- Lynnwood 2
- Marysville 3
- Mead 1
- Mercer Island 1
- Mill Creek 2
- Monroe 1
- Moses Lake 4
- Mountlake Terrace 2
- Mt Vernon 4
- Mukilteo 1
- North Bend 1
- Oak Harbor 1
- Okanogan 1
- Olalla 1
- Olympia 2
- Orting 1
- Pacific 1
- Pasco 3
- Pomeroy 1
- Port Angeles 3
- Port Orchard 2
- Puyallup 2
- Redmond 3
- Renton 7
- Republic 1
- Richland 5
- Seatac 1
- Seattle 30
- Sedro Woolley 1
- Shelton 5
- Shoreline 1
- Silverdale 1
- Snohomish 6
- Snoqualmie 1
- Spanaway 1
- Spokane 17
- Spokane Valley 11
- Sultan 1
- Sumner 4
- Tacoma 29
- Tonasket 1
- Tukwila 2
- Tumwater 3
- Twisp 1
- University Place 2
- Vancouver 21
- Vashon 1
- Walla Walla 2
- Wenatchee 2
- Woodinville 13
- Yakima 5
Washington recycling questions
How many recycling centers are there in Washington?
We list 329 recycling locations across 95 cities in Washington, including drop-off centers, scrap yards and specialty recyclers. Seattle has the most, with 30.
Does Washington pay for cans and bottles?
Washington does not have a statewide bottle deposit law, so there is no standard deposit refund. Scrap yards often pay by the pound for loose aluminum cans, and the price changes with the metals market. Call ahead to confirm the current rate.