To Sign Up for Service: To sign up for recycling service, call Utility Billing at (360) 753-8368, select option 1.
Apartment Recycling: Olympia offers recycling to apartments and condominiums (download flyer). Recycling carts are blue and are usually located near dumpsters. Carts are emptied every other week. For more information, call (360) 753-8509.
Cart sizes available: Olympia offers three types of recycling carts for residential customers. Just mix all recycle together inside one cart—even cardboard! Save money and resources. Our three sizes include:
- 32-gallon, for those who don't have much recycle;
- 64-gallon, our most popular; or
- 96-gallon, for larger families.
Have more recycle than will fit in your cart? Spread it out over a couple of weeks, or take it to the Thurston County drop-off site. Mix it up! Learn what we can and can't take.
Plastics: Is the number important? No, we take all plastic bottles with a neck smaller than the base, as well as all dairy tubs, like butter, cottage cheese, and yogurt.
What You Can Recycle: Download our printer-friendly residential recycle flyer that shows what you can and can't place in your recycle cart. Also, below is a list of what items can and can't be put in your recycle cart.
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What We CAN and Can't Take
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- New - frozen food boxes;
- New - plastic dairy tubs (remove lids);
- newspaper;
- envelopes (windows OK);
- junk mail;
- magazines and catalogs;
- cereal & shoe boxes;
- cardboard (please break down and place in cart);
- paper bags;
- beer & soda cartons;
- aluminum and tin cans;
- glass bottles and jars;
- plastic bottles;
- aerosol cans (throw away plastic caps and leave spray nozzles on);
- milk cartons & drink boxes.
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- paper towels;
- paper plates;
- paper napkins;
- tissues;
- foil or plastic-coated gift-wrap paper;
- light bulbs;
- window glass, broken glass, mirrors;
- Pyrex or ceramics;
- scrap metal;
- motor oil bottles;
- trays, & shopping bags;
- Styrofoam, including peanuts.
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How Do I Know What Paper is Recyclable? You can recycle any paper product that is not soiled with food residual or oily contaminants.
How Do I Replace My Recycling Decal? It is easy. You can obtain a new decal three ways (see below). Decals come with installation instructions and are free.
- Call (360) 753-8368, Option 1
- Visit City Hall at 900 Plum Street SE., Olympia
- Email us
Need More Information about Public Works Programs or Services? Contact the Public Works office.
- Physical Address: 924 7th Ave. SE, Suite A
- Mailing Address: PO Box 1967, Olympia, WA 98507
- Download printer-friendly (PDF) directions to our office
- Hours: M - F from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except City-recognized holidays)
- Phone: (360) 753-8588
- TTY: (360) 753-8270
- Email: Public Works