CITY OF RENTON WASHINGTON

Recyclables are unloaded in the following order: 

1. Plastics
   • Clean #2 and #4 plastic bags (remove receipts and food debris)
   • Bubble wrap and Styrofoam peanuts/popcorn
   • Clean white block Styrofoam (#6)
   • NO bottles or hard or molded packaging or products (toys, swimming pools detergent buckets, flower pots, etc).
2. Reusable Household Goods and Unusable Textiles
   • Small furniture
   • Small appliances and household items in good condition and reusable "as is"
   • Clothing
   • Unusable textiles: stained, torn or otherwise unusable clothing, sheets, towels and other fabric items (separate from reusable items)
   • NO console TVs, cushions, baby furniture, broken furniture, hide-a-beds or water beds, sofas, or wet or moldy material
3. Batteries and Cell Phones
   • Cell phones 
   • Household alkaline batteries (AAAA, AAA, AA, A, B, C, D)
   • Rechargeable batteries ("NiCd" or "Nickel Cadmium" -- typically in cell phones, cordless power tools, and laptops)
   • Lead-acid batteries (car, truck, marine and motorcycle batteries)
4. Uncontaminated Antifreeze
   • Store in sealed, lidded, reusable container
   • Do not mix with any other substances
5. Uncontaminated Motor Oil
   • Store in sealed, lidded, reusable container
   • Do not mix with other substances
6. Used Oil Filters (all automobile filters accepted)
7. Tires: Car, Pickup Truck, or Motorcycle
   • Bias ply, steel belted and studded tires only
   • Remove tires from rims
   • Limit 10 tires per load. Call 425-430-7396 for approval of larger loads.
   • NO semi-truck or tractor tires
8. Mattresses and Box Springs ($18 each, cash only)
   • Mattresses must be dry
   • NO excessive stains, bedbugs, or blood stains
9. Cardboard and Books
   • Flatten all cardboard
   • Paperback and hardcover books accepted
10. Scrap Metal and Large Appliances
    • Items include auto parts, bikes, copper, dryers, iron, lawn chairs, steel washers, water heaters
    • Remove all wheels, nonmetal parts, oils, and fluids
    • NO car chassis, freezers, fridges, or home air conditioners
11. Bulky Yard Waste and Clean Wood
    • Large branches (min. 4" diameter and 4' in length), stumps, shrubs, unpainted and untreated wood, plywood, OSB and particle board
    • NO grass clippings, leaves, small branches, pressure treated wood, or railroad ties
12. Broken Concrete (Without Rebar), Bricks and Porcelain
    • Sinks, tubs and toilets (all parts removed)

• Air conditioners 
• Carpet 
• Computers 
• Drywall
• Freezers
• Fridges
• Furniture (select):
  • baby furniture 
  • broken or wet furniture
  • cushions
  • hide-a-beds or water beds
  • sofas
• Hazardous waste* (select):
  • Cleaning products
  • Fluorescent lights
  • Paint: oil-based and latex
  • Propane tanks
  • Solvents and thinners
• Garbage
• Glass:
  • mirrors 
  • plates
  • windows
• Plastics (select):
  • #1 and #2 (bottles)
  • hard or molded packaging or products (toys, buckets, flower pots, etc.)
• Tires from semi-trucks or tractors
• Treated wood
• TVs
• Yard debris (select):
  • Grass clippings
  • Leaves
  • Small branches (less than 4" diameter and under 4')
  • Sod

*Call the Hazards Line at 206-296-4692 to find where to safely dispose of these items or visit Hazard Waste Help.