Effective Jan. 2, 2018, cardboard, scrap metal, yard waste, and clean wood are not accepted as garbage at King County Solid Waste Division facilities that provide recycling services for those materials. Customers are required to place those recyclable materials in designated recycling bins or areas. This new rule applies to residents and businesses that haul their own garbage, recyclable, and compostable materials to King County transfer stations and drop boxes.

Customers will save time at a facility by separating recyclable materials before arriving at the facility. There is no fee to recycle cardboard and scrap metal. The fee for recycling yard waste and untreated wood is 52 percent lower than the garbage fee.

By sorting it out, customers will help extend the life of the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, conserve natural resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and aid King County in reaching its goal of a countywide 70 percent recycling rate.

Recycling services vary by facility.