Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center

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2420 Hogum Bay Rd NE

Olympia, WA 98516

+1 (360) 867-2491

http://www.co.thurston.wa.us

History

The Waste and Recovery Center is on the site of the former Hawks Prairie landfill which began in 1945. Thurston County's waste was buried there until 2000, when the landfilling operation was closed. More than 50 year's worth of Thurston County's garbage is buried on the 140-acre site in Hawk's Prairie, which is now known as the Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center. This site is now a transfer station for preparing garbage to be shipped to the Roosevelt Regional Landfill in Klickitat County.

Specialties

The Thurston County Waste and Recovery Center (WARC) is a one-stop location where residents can dispose of garbage, yard waste, recyclables, hazardous household waste, and more!

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Reviews

4.510 reviews

Kristi V.

9/27/2025

Met a friendly crew and we all helped each other. Great experience!!! Assembly line dumpsters with convenient parking

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Josh B.

10/6/2019

In addition to my original review, I had the experience of using the garbage/dump portion of the waste management facility today. After dropping off some household chemicals, motor oil, and...

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John C K.

8/18/2019

I often have issues with how government spends tax payer money. However, kudos to Thurston County for the waste and recovery site. It is organized so one can easily get rid of junk, whether it...

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Michael S.

5/29/2023

My neighborhood recently got rid of their annual bulk pickup and my house was in need of some clearing. I looked up this location and at first it seems a bit intimidating on what you need to do...

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Gaspar G.

4/10/2021

I have come here for years and I truly admire these folks. The crew here are true professionals from the recycling side to the yard waste and dump site. They were willing to help me unload some of...

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