Mercer Island trash & recycling schedule
Trash is picked up every other week; your day depends on your ZIP.
At a glance
| Trash | Residential garbage weekly + compost weekly + recycling every other week. Verified 2026-10-15 · mercerisland.gov |
|---|---|
| Curbside | ≤24 hrs before → remove ≤24 hrs after (MICC). Checklist Verified 2026-10-15 · mercerisland.gov |
| Recycling | Every other week on service day; included with residential garbage (recycle cart). Verified 2026-10-15 · mercerisland.gov |
| Bulk | Schedule Recology bulky: sofas/chairs/mattresses/box springs $25.35; white goods (non-fridge) $24.69; fridge/freezer/AC $37.04 (2026 rates). Bulk page Verified 2026-10-15 · recology.com |
| Hauler | Recology King County. |
| Contacts | Recology 206-381-6980; Public Works 206-275-7608; [email protected]; 9601 SE 36th Street. Verified 2026-10-15 · mercerisland.gov |
Curbside
Curbside checklist
City rules before collection day. Confirm with the city if anything looks off.
When
≤24 hrs before → remove ≤24 hrs after (MICC).
Where
Public street/sidewalk per MICC timing; Recology calendar for day.
Limits
Cart weight caps (e.g. 96-gal 180 lb); annual free bulk 1 cy + 2 items.
Not allowed
Per Recology What Goes Where / city hazardous rules.
Bags
Garbage in cart; recyclables loose empty/clean/dry.
Verified 2026-10-15 · mercerisland.gov
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Verified 2026-10-15 · mercerisland.gov
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Full details for Mercer Island: every rule, with sources
- Trash
- Recology King County (city franchise since Oct 1 2019). Hotline 206-381-6980; text 206-369-8604; [email protected]. Residential garbage weekly + compost weekly + recycling every other week. Cart sizes/rates on Recology My Service page (2026). MICC 8.04.030(l): cans/units not on street/sidewalk/public property sooner than 24 hours before collection; remove within 24 hours after.
- Recycling
- Every other week on service day; included with residential garbage. Extra: cardboard box ≤2′×2′×2′ next to cart (FAQ also cites ≤3′ cube).
- Bulk pickup
- Schedule Recology bulky: sofas/chairs/mattresses/box springs $25.35; white goods (non-fridge) $24.69; fridge/freezer/AC $37.04 (2026 rates). Once/year free: ≤1 cy garbage (≤6×32-gal bags) + 2 non-appliance bulky items — schedule 206-381-6980.
- Curbside: when
- ≤24 hrs before → remove ≤24 hrs after (MICC).
- Curbside: where
- Public street/sidewalk per MICC timing; Recology calendar for day.
- Curbside: limits
- Cart weight caps (e.g. 96-gal 180 lb); annual free bulk 1 cy + 2 items.
- Curbside: brush
- Compost weekly (food scraps, food-soiled paper, yard, untreated wood; approved compostable bags OK).
- Curbside: not allowed
- Per Recology What Goes Where / city hazardous rules.
- Curbside: bags
- Garbage in cart; recyclables loose empty/clean/dry.
- Curbside: fees and fines
- Extra garbage if lid open >6 in; return-trip/drive-in fees on rate table.
- Holidays
Check with the city or your hauler for holiday schedule changes.
- Hauler
- Recology King County
- Contacts
- Recology 206-381-6980; Public Works 206-275-7608; [email protected]; 9601 SE 36th Street
- Find your day
- Solid Waste Services + Recology My Service + Holiday Calendar
- Sources
- Trash and recycling: mercerisland.gov
Bulk: recology.com
Holidays: recology.com
Curbside: mercerisland.gov - Verified
- 2026-10-15
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