Because of a decline in demand for drop off of woody debris related to the recent snow and ice storms, several disposal sites in Thurston County will be closing earlier than originally planned.  Drop off of storm-related debris will now end at 4PM on Sunday, February 19 instead of the end of the month at the following locations-

• Kenneydell Park,  (ball field parking lot),  6745 Fairview Road
• Rainier, (vacant lot behind Rainier Market) corner of Minnesota and Rochester Streets.
• Griffin Athletic Fields (parking lots),  6924 41^st Avenue NW
• Burfoot Park, (front entrance parking lot),  6927 Boston Harbor Road NE

The two remaining drop-off sites will continue to take woody debris free of charge through 5 PM on February 29.  Those sites are-

• Waste and Recovery Center (WARC), 2418 Hogum Bay Road NE (residential customers – no fee, Landscape businesses or commercial haulers will be charged their regular fee).
•  Sargent Road Gravel Pit, 16500 Sargent Rd. SW

County residents are urged to drop off materials at the WARC if possible.  Please note: the drop-off sites are for residential storm-related debris only!

Hours & Times for Drop Off:

• WARC – regular business hours – Monday to Friday 7 a.m to 5 p.m.  Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m to 5 p.m.
• All other sites – 7 days a week – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

 Types of Material:

• Woody “Storm Debris Only” which includes tree branches and trees.
• Absolutely no garbage will be accepted!!

Other Methods for Debris Management:

• We encourage neighborhood associations to identify open areas within their developments for disposal of storm debris in lieu of placing material in the right-of-way or at the curb.
• Rural Right-of-Way collection.  County staff will be collecting storm debris from the road right-of-way in the unincorporated areas through Wednesday, February 29, 2012.  City residents should contact their jurisdiction.
• Customers will need to have their woody “Storm Debris Only” material to the curb prior to that date for collection.   Absolutely no garbage will be accepted.
• Right-of-way means: 1) off the edge of pavement (not on the road way), 2) back of ditch (do not pile or block ditch), 3) not on sidewalks.
• We encourage neighbors to help neighbors with the storm debris.



Olympia Drop-off Sites for Storm Debris

Olympia residents can bring storm-related tree and yard debris to the following locations at no charge on the dates and times listed below:

Locations:

• City of Olympia, Yard Waste Drop-Off Site located at 1401 Eastside Street, SE, Olympia 
• Yauger Park Parking Lot by Dirrt Works (entrance on Alta Street off Capital Mall Driive)

*Note: The above drop-off locations are limited to Olympia residents only. You must provide utility bill or other proof of residency when dropping off debris.

• Saturday, February 18, 9am-4pm
• Sunday, February 19, 9am-4pm
• Saturday, February 25, 9am-4pm
• Sunday, February 26, 9am-4pm

Tumwater citizens have the following options for debris removal:

Pioneer Park Drop-Off Site is closed! Tumwater residents may use the Thurston County drop-off sites listed above.

LeMay Customers
For a fee, customers of Lemay Inc. are offered compost service that is picked up every other week that can be utilized as you begin to clean up this winter damage and start your regular mowing and trimming.  For larger limb/branch removal they offer special onetime pick-ups to haul away cut and stacked debris.  They also offer large drop box containers for you to fill up.  They can leave on site to allow you time to fill before having it hauled.  For regular pick or special pick up questions please call 360-923-0111.  For questions on the larger drop boxes, please call 360-280-7305.