SEATTLE — Trash collectors and other workers with Republic Services went on strike in Thurston County this week, vowing to stay off the job until they receive better pay, benefits, and working conditions.

While the main strike started in Lacey, it has led to a ripple effect of work stoppages impacting trash collections in Bellevue, Edmonds, Renton, Kent, Lynnwood and parts of unincorporated King and Snohomish counties.

Below is a list of locations listed on the Republic Services website as of 5:30 p.m. Thursday where impacted customers can drop off garbage:

Bellevue

• Odle Middle School parking lot1
• Saturday, July 19, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Residents are asked to have materials in bags.

Clyde Hill Elementary School parking lot

• Friday, July 18, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Address: 9601 NE 24th St, Clyde Hill, WA 98004

This location is for customers in Beaux Arts, Clyde Hill, Hunts Point, Medina and Yarrow Point.

Additional details:

• Please have material in bags
• No bulky items like mattresses, toilets, appliances, etc. will be accepted
• Republic Services will be on site to assist

Kent

Canyon Ridge Middle School

• Address: 11000 SE 264th St, Kent, WA 98030
• Friday, July 18 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Showare Center

• Address: 625 W James St Kent WA 98030
• Saturday, July 19 from 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Additional details:

• Bagged garbage will be accepted at no cost.
• Bulky waste nor construction waste will not be collected at the event.
• Please bring ID or Republic Services invoice for City of Kent customers

Sammamish

Building 120 (formerly CWU Sammamish)

• Address: 120 228th Ave NE, Sammamish, WA 98074
• Friday, July 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Additional details:

• Please have material in bags
• No bulky items like mattresses, toilets, appliances, etc. will be accepted
• Please stay in single-file line and stay in your vehicle unless instructed otherwise by staff
• Vehicles not in line at least 30 minutes before drop-off closing may be turned away
• Republic Services will be on site to assist.

Lake Forest Park

Lake Forest Park City Hall

• Address: 17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155
• Friday, July 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Additional details:

• Residents can also drop off compostables and recycling at the City Hall location
• Please have your material in bags
• Republic Services will be on site to assist.

Monroe

Monroe Municipal Campus

• Address: 806 W Main Street, Monroe, WA 98272
• Saturday, July 19, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Additional details:

• Use the main Monroe Municipal Campus entrance off Main Street
• Staff will direct customers where to place bagged garbage

Snohomish

Snohomish Public Works Yard

• Address: 1801 First Street
• Sunday, July 20, 2025, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Additional details:

• The event is for city of Snohomish residents only; proof of residency (such as a utility bill or current ID) will be required
• Only bagged household trash accepted
• Recycling, compost and non-household waste (appliances, scrap metal, furniture, etc.) will NOT be accepted
• City staff will be onsite to coordinate traffic flow

Residents can also drop off trash at the following transfer stations:

• Factoria Recycling and Transfer Station in Bellevue
• Snohomish County transfer stations in Everett, Arlington and Mountlake Terrace

There are disposal fees for waste facilities in King and Snohomish counties.

Click here to find the closest King County solid waste facility to you.

You can check for the latest service information for other areas listed on the Republic Services website by clicking the links below:

• Black Diamond
• Covington
• Edmonds
• Kenmore
• Klickitat County
• Lynnwood
• Maple Valley
• Renton
• Sultan
• Unincorporated North King County
• Unincorporated South King County
• Unincorporated Snohomish County
• Woodway

Republic Service said on its website it will “collect garbage, recycling and compostables as soon as circumstances permit and double the amount of garbage on your next regularly scheduled service day at no additional charge (as soon as circumstances permit).”