Mountlake Terrace transfer station closed for most of May

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Snohomish County Public Works will close the Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station in Mountlake Terrace for most of the month for floor repairs.

More than 400 customers visit the facility, at 21311 61st Place W, every day to drop off recyclable items and trash.

From May 6 to 26, Public Works staff ask that residents and commercial haulers bring materials to their other facilities:

• Airport Road Recycling and Transfer Station in south Everett at 10700 Minuteman Drive; or

• North County station in Arlington at 19600 63rd Avenue NE.

Customers can also bring accepted recyclable items and small loads of garbage to Public Works drop boxes at three other locations:

• Snohomish at 19619 Dubuque Road;

• Granite Falls at 7526 Menzel Lake Road; and

• Sultan at 33014 Cascade View Drive.

Residents can recycle the following items for free at the county’s recycling and transfer facilities:

• Batteries, though not electric vehicle batteries;

• Beverage cans;

• Cardboard and mixed paper;

• Cooking oil;

• Fluorescent bulbs;

• Glass;

• Lawn mowers;

• Motor oil, antifreeze and oil filters;

• Propane tanks; and

• Scrap metal;

• Some household appliances.

Residents should make sure all recyclable items are empty, clean and dry before dropping them off.