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Verified dump, bulky pickup, HHW, and e-waste programs in Federal Way — 32 indexable city guides, with related items grouped on the program board. All verified cities
High-intent Federal Way guides
Mattress, bulky, HHW, and e-waste — the city rules residents actually search.
Bow Lake Recycling & Transfer StationCounty transfer station / bulky drop-off · 18800 Orillia Road South, Tukwila, WA 98188Hours: Confirm daily hours on kingcounty.gov
Federal Way disposal programs
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Bulky pickup in Federal Way
Mattresses, furniture, and many appliances — city bulk or drop-off, not the regular cart.
Official source:
Federal Way residents get one free bulky collection per year for mattresss — schedule it with your hauler rather than setting items out unannounced. Additional loads are billed, and self-haul is available at the Bow Lake Recycling & Transfer Station in Tukwila. Keep chemicals off the pile.
Household hazardous waste — used oil, paint, propane, batteries, and chemicals.
Official source:
Federal Way has no city HHW depot. Take motor oil to the King County hazardous waste drop-off at the Factoria Recycling & Transfer Station, 13800 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue — household quantities are free. Confirm current days and hours on the King County hazardous waste page before you make the drive.
TVs, computers, and electronics. Usually banned from trash and the blue bin.
Official source:
Washington bans covered electronics from the garbage, and E-Cycle Washington takes e waste mixed-type devices free at registered collection sites. Do not put screens in the cart or on the bulky pile. Wipe personal data first.
Construction debris, concrete, and remodel waste — transfer station or roll-off.
Official source:
Construction debris self-hauls to the Bow Lake Recycling & Transfer Station, 18800 Orillia Road South, Tukwila, at posted tipping fees. Route paint to Factoria HHW.
Cart recycling, store film take-back, and foam rules — not a second bulky program.
Official source:
Federal Way recycling carts do not want expanded polystyrene (EPS). White block foam, packing peanuts, and food trays are different streams. Grocery film/bag bins are not a foam drop-off. City of Federal Way — Household Hazardous Waste is the official Federal Way program we verified — if that page only mentions plastic bags or film, treat block foam and food trays as bagged garbage unless it names a foam densifier. Clean peanuts may be reused at a shipper; starch peanuts are not EPS.