Transfer Stations: Rates & Accepted Materials

• Municipal Solid Waste (garbage): $100 per ton ($15.00 minimum for 280 pounds or less). *Please note this fee will increase on July 1, 2024, to $120 per ton with a $20 minimum for 340 pounds or less.
• Stumps/Trees/Branches: $60.00 per ton ($10.00 minimum for 320 pounds or less). *Please note this fee will increase on July 1, 2024, to $100 per ton with a $15 minimum for 300 pounds or less.
• Grass Clippings/Leaves: Lawn clippings, garden spoils, leaves or yard trimmings: $90.00 per ton ($10.00 minimum for 220 pounds or less). *Please note this fee will increase on July 1, 2024, to $100 per ton with a $15 minimum for 300 pounds or less.Here is a link to a list of noxious weeds that are not accepted.
• Ovens/ranges, washers, dryers, dishwashers, hot water tanks: $10.00 each.
• Refrigerators, freezers and other appliances containing refrigerant: $23.00 each. *Please not this fee will increase on July 1, 2024, to $30 each. Refrigerator or freezer doors must be removed for safety reasons. The doors may be recycled with the unit.
• Asbestos: (Central Transfer Station Only): $150.00 per ton ($30.00 minimum charge for 400 pounds or less). 3.6% solid waste refuse tax added to transaction. Special handling needed. Please call 360-740-1451 or email swu@lewiscountywa.gov.
• Waste Requiring Special Handling & Items larger than 8 feet in length: $120.00 per ton ($15.00 minimum for 240 pounds or less). *Please note this fee will increase on July 1, 2024, to $140 per ton with a minimum of $35 for 500 pounds of less. 3.6% solid waste refuse tax added to transaction.
• E-Waste:
  • TVs and computer monitors: $25.00 each
  • CPUs: $6.00 each
  • Laptops: $31.00 each
• Tires:
  • Passenger Car/Light Truck Tires Without Rims: $5.00 each. *Please note this fee will increase to $10 each on July 1, 2024.
  • Passenger Car/Light Truck Tires With Rims: $5.00 each. *Please note this fee will increase to $10 each on July 1, 2024.
  • Semi-Truck Tires Without Rims: $10.00 each
  • Semi-Truck Tires With Rims: $20.00 each
• Mercury-Containing Lights:
  • Light Cycle Washington allows for a resident or business to drop off up to 10 mercury-containing lights for free when the Hazo Hut is open in Lewis County Transfer Station in Centralia (every Wednesday and the 1st and 3rd Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) or during regular hours in Morton. After the first 10 lights, the following charges apply:
    • $1.00 per pound
    • Specialty light: $2.50 each
• Household Hazardous Waste, please click here.

A 3.6% solid waste refuse tax is added to each solid waste transaction.

The Lewis County Solid Waste Disposal District No. 1 approved increases to certain fees following a March 25, 2024, public hearing. The new fees for Lewis County transfer stations in Centralia and Morton will go into effect July 1, 2024.

• *$120/ton with a minimum fee set at $20 for 340 pounds or less (to include a 3.6 percent refuse tax) for municipal solid waste
• *$140/ton with a minimum fee set at $35 for 500 pounds or less (to include a 3.6 percent refuse tax for bulky waste
• *$100/ton with a minimum fee set at $15 for 300 pounds or less for grass clippings, leaves and non-chippable yard waste

*The above proposed rates will be rounded using standard rounding rules.

• $30 each for refrigerated appliances (refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioning units)
• $10 each for passenger or light truck tires with rims or without rims

Please click here for additional information about the approved increases in rates.

ANNOUNCEMENTS for May 2024

Holiday Closure Update: Lewis County transfer stations in Centralia and Morton are CLOSED on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2024.

• The WSU Lewis County Master Recycler Composter volunteers are planning a fall Repair & Sustainability Fair at Centralia College. Stay tuned for details. At the previous events, the following items were repaired: a drill, a rototiller, a lawnmower, a lamp, bicycles, a serger machine, a computer, several items of clothing, and several gardening tools and knives were sharpened. Workshops shared information on backyard home composting, bike repair, home electrical repair and home plumbing repair. Stay tuned for details on the fall event!
• Several Community Recycle Events are coming up this month in the Napavine-Winlock area, Vader, and Pe Ell. Please click here for more details.
• Not sure whether the item you no longer want or need should be thrown away, donated or recycled? Check out Lewis County's Waste Widget, a searchable database for many household, business, and construction items.
• Hazardous Waste Collection days at the East Lewis County Transfer Station near Morton will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the second Thursday of each month. Residential customers can drop off left-over cleaners, lawn, garden, and pool chemicals at no charge. No businesses may drop off hazardous chemicals during this time. The next Morton collection day is May 9, 2024.
• The Hazo Hut in Centralia is open Wednesdays and the first & third Saturday (except holidays) of each month. Businesses may visit by appointment only.
• Customers are only be permitted to drop off motor oil and antifreeze on Wednesdays and the first and third Saturday (except holidays) of each month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the Hazo Hut is open. Each customer will be permitted to drop off 5 gallons of motor oil during these times. RCW 70A.224.030 limits each household to depositing 5 gallons of motor oil each day. Please see a flyer for additional community drop-off locations for motor oil.

Map to Central Transfer Station

Map of the Centralia Transfer Station Campus

mapa de la estación de transferencia de basura y reciclaje

1411 South Tower Avenue, Centralia, WA

Monday - Saturday 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. In-bound gates close at 5:15 p.m.

360-740-1451

Forms of payment accepted: Cash, Check, or Credit/Debit Cards are accepted at the Central Transfer Station in Centralia. $2.00 handling fee per credit, debit or pre-paid card transaction.

Map to Central Transfer Station

The tipping fee at the transfer stations is $100.00 per ton with a $15 minimum for 280 pounds or less. A 3.6% solid waste refuse tax is added to each solid waste transaction. *Please note on July 1, 2024, the tipping fee increases to $120 per ton with a $20 minimum for 340 pounds or less.

6745 U.S. Hwy 12, Morton, WA (2 miles East of Morton)

Monday - Saturday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

360-496-5095

Forms of payment accepted: Cash, Check, or Credit/Debit Cards are accepted at the Central Transfer Station in Centralia. $2.00 handling fee per credit, debit or pre-paid card transaction.

The tipping fee at the transfer stations is $100.00 per ton with a $15 minimum for 280 pounds or less. A 3.6% solid waste refuse tax is added to each transaction. *Please note on July 1, 2024, the tipping fee increases to $120 per ton with a $20 minimum for 340 pounds or less.

Lewis County transfer stations are CLOSED Sundays and all major holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.

Private garbage companies offer curbside garbage, recycling, and organics pick-up. Please contact LeMay for your disposal, recycling, and composting needs. They also provide service to all businesses in Lewis County.

• All Lewis County: 360-736-4769, LeMay Enterprises, Inc.