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Most frequently viewed webpages:

Curbside Recycling (how to sign up, glass recycling locations, what to recycle/not recycle, and other information)
Electronic recycling (locations to recycle computers, monitors, TV's for free, other electronics for a fee)
Garbage Service (list of Pierce County garbage haulers and a link to their recycling schedules)
Recycling & Disposal Directory (where to recycle, dispose or donate dozens of items throughout Pierce County)

4th of July Holiday Information:

For Pierce County, excluding Tacoma:

Garbage, recycling and yardwaste service: collected on regular schedule the week of June 29 - July 3.
Disposal facilities are open regular hours of operation on July 4.

Other recycling & environmental information:

Composting (classes, compost bin designs, how to compost)
Disposal Facilities (landfills and transfer stations)
Environmental Education (for teachers & students)
Glass Recycling Sites
Household Hazardous Waste
Multi-Family Recycling
Newsletter (Earth Matters)
Outdoor burn ban law (effective July 1, 2008)
Pierce County Responds (report illegal dumping & junk vehicles)
Reduce Waste (including tips for reducing junk mail)
Solid Waste Division Main Menu
Volunteer & Training Opportunities
Yard Waste Recycling

Link below is for residents within the city limits of Tacoma; their garbage and recycling system is not part of Pierce County's solid waste system.

Tacoma Solid Waste (for Tacoma residents)

Pierce County Public Works & Utilities
Solid Waste Division
9850 64th Street West
University Place, WA 98467-1078
Phone: (253) 798-2179
Fax: (253) 798-4674
E-mail: pcsolidwaste@co.pierce.wa.us

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 7:30 am - 4:30 p.m.
Closed all major holidays