Camano Transfer Station

Location

75 E Camano Hill Road, Camano Island    

Hours

Daily 9:30 to 5:00    

Phone

(360) 387-9696

Rates

We accept cash or checks only. Make checks payable to Island County Solid Waste or ICSW. 
A service fee of $40.00 will be charged for returned checks.

​Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)	​$115.00 per ton
​Yard Waste	​$80.00 per ton
​Construction/Demo/Bulky	​$136.00 per ton
​Hard to Handle Waste (over 6 ft.)	​$170.00 per ton
​Appliances	​$22.50 each
​Tires, passenger/light truck	​$7.50 each
​Tires, tractor	​$115.00 per ton
​Unsecured Load Fee	​$5.00/$10.00
​Base Fee	​$7.24
​Washington Refuse Tax	​3.6%
​​Minimum Charge: $11.00 for the first 50 pounds, includes base fee and refuse tax Rates are rounded up to the next $0.50 Tonnage rates are pro-rated

Mixed Recycling

Eliminating contaminants in mixed recycling reduces costs and ensures items placed into recycling are recovered to the greatest extent possible.

PAPER:  ​ ​ ​
​	​​Cardboard (flattened) Paper Bags Newspaper Office Papers Cards Calendars Catalogs ​Phonebooks Paperback Books	Wrapping Paper Magazines Mail Stationary Envelopes ​Frozen Food Boxes Boxboard (cereal boxes) Packing Paper Paper Egg Cartons	Formed Paper Packaging Clean Napkins Clean Paper Towels Poly-Coated Gable Top Cartons   (milk & juice cartons)  Aseptic/Tetra Pak Cartons   (soup, juice, broth cartons)
​	NO Paper Plates NO Waxed Cardboard NO Paper Cups NO Tissue Paper	NO Disposable Diapers NO Foil Wrapping Paper NO Ribbons NO Bows	NO Food or Other Contaminates NO Shredded Paper   (okay for compost, see attendant)
PLASTIC:
​	#1 and #2 Bottles, Tubs, Jugs & Jars ONLY. Rinse and remove caps/lids.
​	​NO #3 thru #7 Plastics NO Lids or Caps NO Deli/Bakery Trays NO Rx Pill Bottles NO Plastic Cups NO Plastic Plates NO Plastic Utensils NO Plant Pots	​​NO Buckets NO Clamshells NO PVC Pipe NO Styrofoam NO Packing Peanuts NO Tupperware ​NO Film Plastics (Bags, Stretch Wrap, Visqueen)	​NO Toxic Product Containers NO Rigid Plastic (molded plastic products, hangers, toys, laundry baskets, lawn furniture, etc.) NO Thermoform Packaging (clear & opaque plastic packaging)
ALUMINUM & TIN: ​ ​
​	Cans.  Empty & rinse.		​
​	​NO Foil NO Foil Trays NO Foil Food Pouches NO Foil Drink Pouches NO Food	​
GLASS:
​	Bottles & Jars. Rinse and remove caps/lids.		​
​	​NO Lids or Caps NO Ceramics NO Drinking Glasses NO Windows	​NO Mirrors NO Light Bulbs NO Pyrex NO Ovenware	​NO Vases NO Tempered Glass NO Crystal
​AEROSOL CANS:
​	NO Aerosol Cans		​

See our Camano Mixed-Waste Recycling Brochure

See Attendant Before Recycling These Items  

E-Cycle: Televisions, monitors, computers, laptops, tablets, portable DVD players and eReaders, please see attendant before unloading.  Staff can not unload your E-cycle...bring a friend! 

Batteries:  Tape exposed terminals on dry cell batteries.

Cell Phones:  Place in plastic bag and recycle with household batteries.

Clothing:  Place in the blue Northwest Center container.

Oil, Motor or Cooking

Scrap Metal:  Disposal fees apply.

Appliances: Disposal fees apply.

Household Hazardous Waste

Household hazardous waste is accepted free of charge.  antifreeze, gasoline, oil-based paints, fertilizers, pesticides, acids, bases, fluorescent bulbs, lead,  PBC ballasts, propane tanks, mercury devices, etc.  Notify a site attendant if you have hazardous waste.

See our Household Hazardous Waste Brochure.

Business Hazardous Waste

Call (360) 629-4522 ext. 7386 for an appointment, be sure to mention that you are calling from Camano Island.   

Latex/Acrylic Paint

Latex/acrylic paint is accepted as household garbage when thickened to a non-pourable consistency. Notify the site attendant if you have any paint. For additional information, click here