King County Solid Waste Division

King County Solid Waste Division King County operates eight transfer stations, two drop-boxes, the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, and many programs to help customers recycle.

Learn more about the Solid Waste Division at kingcounty.gov/solidwaste.

05/29/2026

Just because it’s out of your sight, doesn’t mean it’s out of mind. A landfill is more than just a place for the trash you’ve forgotten about. Once trash is dumped, it can’t be left alone.

Here at Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, many systems are in place to monitor the emissions. Mechanisms like gas pipes are weaved into the layers to collect methane gas and turn it into energy for communities.

Video description: Man in a white King County labeled hard hat and bright orange PPE vest stands on a hill overlooking an active landfill site. B-roll of an excavator moving dirt, tippers tipping trash loads from trailers, and the landfill gas pipes embedded in the ground. During the description of the layers of the landfill, graphics of each component — trash, pipes, gravel, bark — appear as they are mentioned with dramatic screen popup effect.

05/28/2026

Diverting waste doesn’t have to be hard! Small behavior changes add up. Whether it’s through buying secondhand, using reusable dishes, buying only what you need, composting food scraps, or recycling materials like cardboard and metal.

It’s easy to feel discouraged at first, but remember, every action counts, and your efforts matter to our environment!

Video description: B-roll overlooking the trash drop off at the Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station. People throw out their trash from the car as a mini bulldozer carved a path, pushing the trash. Overlayed is text that says “top 5 horror movies. 1, one big bin disguised as separate recycling and trash bin. 2, throwing away perfectly good cardboard instead of recycling. 3, throwing food scraps in the trash instead of compost. 4, having more trash than evergreen trees. 5, paper plate households”

05/27/2026

Bagging your recyclables might be doing more damage than you think. When recyclables are in bags, they can jam up machinery and end up in the landfill.

Free your recyclables and place them loose in the bin.

Video description:
Text messages between two coworkers, a subordinate and their boss. Memes are inserted between texts.

05/22/2026

Did you know here at Cedar Hills, we have the Cedar Hills Renewable Gas to Energy facility (CHRGE) that converts the methane gas from the trash into energy. Here the methane is scrubbed, cleaned, and removed of any odors or toxins before it’s piped to Puget Sound energy and their customers, turning emissions into a valuable resource.

Video description: Clip of a facility with multiple tank-like structures. Man in a hard hat, safety glasses, and PPE vest stands in an alley way. He is providing a simplified explanation of the gas to energy conversion process at the Cedar Hills Renewable Gas to Energy facility.

05/21/2026

Get a load of Pam over here, forgetting their reusable cup. Rookie mistake.

Small habits like bringing your own reusable cup for the office or a coffee run build up and can reduce waste and landfill space.

Video description: Man walks in through the door holding a paper cup. Scene cuts to a group of four individuals sitting around a table with weird cups, but cups nonetheless. The scenes cut between the man and the group as the conversation plays out between the two.

05/19/2026

King County operates eight transfer stations, including the Shoreline Recycling & Transfer Station, which serves around 60,000 customers a year.

Here, residents drop off garbage, yard waste, and recyclables that are then delivered to their respective destinations.

County employees haul the garbage in trailers to the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. Meanwhile, recyclables are sorted and sent to local, national, or international markets for processing into recycled-content products. Reusable materials, such as textiles, are donated to local nonprofits.

Visit the “solid waste facilities” link in our bio to prepare for your next visit to a transfer station.

Video description:
B-roll of the King County Shoreline Recycling & Transfer Station showing a mini bulldozers moving trash, electric trailers, a compactor, and throwing yard waste out of a truck bed.

If you live near the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, join us for our spring community meeting on Wednesday, May 20,Maywoo...
05/16/2026

If you live near the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill, join us for our spring community meeting on
Wednesday, May 20,
Maywood Middle School
6:30 - 8:00pm

At the community meeting, our team will discuss current and planned construction projects, environmental monitoring activities, and operational activities at the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. See you there.

05/15/2026

On Saturday, May 9, we hosted our 100th repair event at the Westhill Community Center in Skyway.

More than 100 people attended, and our skilled volunteer “fixers” worked on nearly 100 items!
Thanks to all our fixers over the years who have been the heart and soul of this program! Thank you also to everyone who has attended or supported these events, which we have held in 28 cities and unincorporated communities like Skyway.

Video description:
Broll of groups of people gathered inside a community center repairing small household items for King County’s 100th repair event. Accompanied by confetti and fireworks visual effects.

Do you live near Cedar Hills Regional Landfill?Join us on Wednesday, May 20, at Maywood Middle School from 6:30 to 8:00p...
05/14/2026

Do you live near Cedar Hills Regional Landfill?

Join us on Wednesday, May 20, at Maywood Middle School from 6:30 to 8:00pm.

We are holding our semiannual community meeting for neighbors of the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill. This meeting is a chance for the neighboring community to ask our team questions, hear updates on landfill activities, and share concerns.

Find out how to attend meetings, sign up for email notifications, and view meeting notes at kingcounty.gov/CHRL-meetings

05/12/2026

What can I say, it’s hard to resist easy ways to reduce your waste.

The goal of King County’s Re+ initiative is to reduce waste sent to the landfill. This includes replacing single-use items like plastic and paper bags, plastic bottles, and disposable cups and straws with reusable ones. In doing so, we can lower climate our emissions and take a step towards a cleaner environment!

Visual description: Feet walk towards a reusable bag and water bottle leading up to the passenger seat of a car. Inside the car is a reusable straw inside a mason jar. Upon getting into the car the door is shut and pans out the window to a woman with sunglasses staring in.

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