Two searches: “Tacoma dump hours” and “why didn’t they take my can.” Same department. Last checked August 29, 2026. Fees change. Hours and holidays are the stable part.
The dump
Tacoma Recovery & Transfer Center
3510 S. Mullen Street, Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 502-2100 · solidwaste@tacoma.gov
Open daily 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Closed New Year’s Day, July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas.
Official: Hours & Directions
From I-5: exit 132 to SR-16, exit 1C Fircrest/Center Street, straight onto South Mullen.
Bring a Tacoma driver license or a current city utility bill if you want the resident rate. No proof, non-city rate. Cover the load. Bag dusty material. Confirm today’s price on the city page before you drive a truck across town.
Household Hazardous Waste (paint, chemicals, automotive fluids) is on the same site and is Friday–Monday only, 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Closed Tuesday–Thursday and the same four holidays. Recycle Center follows that Friday–Monday window.
Admin lobby on site: Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Curbside schedule
Garbage and recycling: every other week. Food/yard waste: the opposite week. Look up your house: Collection Schedule. The tool is for single-family and duplex. Apartments and commercial: call (253) 502-2100.
The four collection holidays
No pickup on:
- New Year’s Day
- Fourth of July
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
MLK Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, and Labor Day are not Solid Waste holidays. Cans go out on the normal day.
If your pickup day falls on or after one of the four holidays in that same week, the route slides one day later that week only. Thursday becomes Friday. Friday becomes Saturday. Monday–Wednesday that week stay put if the holiday is later in the week. Do not memorize a grid. Open the Collection Schedule tool the Sunday before the holiday.
Missed can or bulky item
Missed pickup: 311 or (253) 591-5000, or Environmental Services (253) 502-2100, Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Call-2-Haul bulky: (253) 573-2468 · Call-2-Haul. Confirm the current fee when you book.
More numbers: Tacoma Civic Desk.