Where to drop off your storm debris for free

Staff report • Published January 25, 2012

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People with storm-related debris can drop them off at a number of centers around Thurston County.

THURSTON COUNTY

Thurston County sites are:

• Griffin Athletic Fields (parking lots), 6924 41st Avenue N.W.

• Burfoot Park, (front entrance parking lot), 6927 Boston Harbor Road N.E.

• Kenneydell Park, (ball field parking lot), 6745 Fairview Road

• Waste and Recovery Center (WARC), 2418 Hogum Bay Road N.E. (no fee for residential customers, but businesses or commercial haulers will be charged their regular fee. City of Lacey residents are directed to take their debris to the WARC at no charge.)

• Rainier, (vacant lot behind Rainier Market) corner of Minnesota and Rochester streets.

• Sargent Road Gravel Pit, 16500 Sargent Rd. S.W.

The county sites are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday except for the Waste and Recovery Center, which is open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.

OLYMPIA

In addition, the city of Olympia has announced two drop off centers for Olympia residents only:

• The city of Olympia Maintenence Center, 1401 Eastside St.

• Yauger Park parking lot by Dirt Works, off Alta Street.

The Olympia sites will be open Saturdays and Sundays, on Jan. 28-29, Feb. 4-5 and Feb. 11-12. The sites will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. except for Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 5), when the centers will close at 2 p.m.

Residents should show some proof of residency, such as an Olympia utility bill. Commercial trucks cannot use the sites.

Olympia residents can also use the county drop-off sites.

TUMWATER

In addition to the county drop-off sites, Tumwater residents can bring debris to Pioneer Park, 5801 Henderson Boulevard S.E. The site will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 28-29 and Feb. 4-5. This is limited to pickup trucks and small utility trailers; no businesses or commercial haulers.

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