Wastemobile Visits Kirkland Friday Through Sunday

KIRKLAND, WA — King County's traveling Wastemobile is making its annual visit to Kirkland this week, offering a safe, easy and free way to properly dispose of hazardous household items through Sunday.

Here's where to go:

• When: Friday, May 7 - Sunday, May 9
  • 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Where: Totem Lake Fred Meyer (12221 120th Avenue Northeast, Kirkland)

The list of accepted items is long and includes car fluids, cleaning products, batteries and fluorescent lights. Residential customers can bring a total of 50 gallons in a day, with single containers limited to 5 gallons.

Here are a few things you can bring:

• Batteries (including up to five car batteries)
• Fluorescent lights
• Gasoline and motor oil
• Inks and dye
• Fertilizers with pesticides or herbicides
• Charcoal
• Oil filters
• Pepper spray
• Propane and butane tanks
• ...and more!

Residents with specific questions, unusual items, or larger quantities can give King County's hazardous waste team a call at 206-296-4692. The free drive-thru event will run according to public health guidelines, and staffers will remove items from trunks, back seats, or pickup beds.

Here are a few safety tips:

• Keep products in their original containers whenever possible. Label products that are not marked.
• Don’t mix or combine products.
• Secure products so they won’t tip or leak.
• Don’t transport products in the passenger compartment of your vehicle. Cover and tie down items in truck beds.
• Stay in your vehicle - staff will remove items from your trunk or back seat.
• Wear a mask and keep at least 6 feet of space between yourself and others.
• If you are sick or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, or if someone in your household is, we ask that you do not visit a drop-off location.

Those who cannot make it out to the Wastemobile can find a list of nearby hazardous waste drop-off locations on the King County website.