Concrete hauling and disposal in Everett
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Everett is in Snohomish County, so none of the King County rules you may have read about apply here. Snohomish County has its own system. Garbage generated in the county has to go to a county facility, recycling can go almost anywhere, and concrete at a county station falls under special handling rules with their own fee.
This page covers how that system treats a pile of broken concrete, and the city permit for a bin or container in an Everett street. For the private recyclers in the region that take concrete, see our where-to-dump-concrete guide.
Local facts for Everett
- County flow control
- Snohomish County Code 7.35.125 requires solid waste generated in the county to be disposed of at a county facility. Recyclables can go to a processor inside or outside the county. Source: Snohomish County: Construction and Demolition Debris
- Hard-to-handle rate
- Snohomish County's acceptance guide refers concrete to its hard-to-handle rules. The hard-to-handle fee is $250.00 per ton plus tax, against $160.00 per ton plus tax for ordinary self-haul garbage (fee schedule effective January 1, 2026). Source: Snohomish County Solid Waste: Fees
- County station in Everett
- The Airport Road Recycling & Transfer Station is at 10700 Minuteman Drive, Everett. The county asks you to call ahead for loads that may count as hard to handle. Source: Snohomish County: Facility Locations & Hours
- Bin permit
- Everett's Traffic Street Use permit has a dumpster/POD subtype for containers in the street. The dumpster/POD subtype requires a site plan showing property lines, lanes and sidewalks with dimensions. Source: City of Everett: Traffic Street Use Permit submittal checklist
Garbage stays in the county. Recycling can leave it.
Snohomish County Code 7.35.125 governs construction and demolition waste. The county says its main purpose is to make sure all solid waste generated in the county is disposed of at a county solid-waste facility.
Recycling is treated differently. The county says recycling containers can only go to a reclamation site or processor, but that site can be inside or outside the county, at whatever rate it charges. For a concrete job, this is the split that matters. Clean concrete headed to a crusher is recycling, so it can go to the best yard for the job. Concrete mixed into a general debris load is garbage, so it goes to a county facility.
The county also limits who may haul. It says state law restricts commercial hauling of solid waste for disposal to haulers certificated by the state utilities commission, city-contracted haulers, and demolition companies hauling waste from their own demolition projects. Anyone, contractors included, can self-haul their own waste. Material going to recycling can be hauled commercially by a wider range of businesses, including licensed construction and demolition material haulers.
Concrete at a county station falls under the hard-to-handle rules
Snohomish County's waste acceptance guide doesn't list concrete as ordinary garbage. It sends you to the county's hard-to-handle rules. That fee applies to any load that needs special unloading, slows site operations, wears or damages equipment, or can't be compacted or processed through standard equipment.
The county's fee schedule, effective January 1, 2026, sets the hard-to-handle rate at $250.00 per ton plus tax, against $160.00 per ton plus tax for ordinary self-haul garbage at a transfer station. The county reserves the right to restrict or refuse such material and asks customers to call ahead and book an appointment for loads that may qualify.
The county's Airport Road Recycling & Transfer Station is in Everett, at 10700 Minuteman Drive. Every county facility charges an unsecured-load fee of $20 for vehicles under 8,000 pounds and $25 for heavier ones, unless the load is covered with a tarp or net and tied down.
A dumpster or container in an Everett street
Everett handles bins in the street through a Traffic Street Use permit, which the city also uses for parking, sidewalk, lane and street closures. Permit Services is at 3200 Cedar Street, 425-257-8810.
The city's submittal checklist sets what you upload for each subtype:
- Dumpster or POD: a site plan.
- Parking closure or sidewalk closure: a site plan. Worth adding if the truck loading the concrete needs the curb lane or blocks the sidewalk.
- Lane, flagging or street closure: a traffic control plan meeting the federal MUTCD standard, or a reference to the city's standard plans.
- Every site plan must show the right-of-way boundary and property lines, plus the travel lanes, parking lanes and sidewalks with dimensions. For some projects an aerial or MapEverett view with those elements is enough.
Getting the load right
Keep the concrete clean and separate. The county's construction guidance is to put garbage in one labeled container marked "Garbage Only" and recyclables in another marked "Recycle Only". A clean concrete pile keeps the recycling route open. Once wood, soil or trash is mixed in, it becomes garbage that must stay in the county system.
How it works
- 1
Confirm roughly how much there is and whether it is clean or mixed
- 2
Confirm the pile is reachable from where a truck can legally park
- 3
Load out
- 4
Tip it at the recycling facility
- 5
Return the facility's disposal ticket
Concrete Hauling & Disposal pricing in Everett
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Priced by the load and the facility. Photos of the pile with something for scale give the fastest accurate range.
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Where can I dump concrete in Everett?
Snohomish County's acceptance guide refers concrete to its hard-to-handle rules, and that fee is $250.00 per ton plus tax at county stations such as Airport Road in Everett. Call ahead. Clean concrete can also go to a private recycler inside or outside the county, because the county treats material going to recycling differently from garbage. Our where-to-dump-concrete guide lists recyclers.
Do I need a permit for a dumpster on the street in Everett?
Plan on one. Everett's Traffic Street Use permit has a dumpster/POD subtype, and that subtype requires a site plan. Permit Services (425-257-8810) can confirm what your placement needs.
Can my contractor haul away the concrete?
For recycling, yes. Snohomish County says recyclables can be hauled commercially by a wider range of businesses, including licensed construction and demolition haulers. For disposal as garbage, state law limits commercial hauling to certificated haulers, city-contracted haulers and demolition companies hauling from their own projects, though contractors can self-haul their own waste.
How do I dispose of a small amount of concrete in Everett?
Keep it free of soil, wood and trash, cover and tie down the load, and either take it to a concrete recycler or call the county before bringing it to a transfer station, since concrete falls under the hard-to-handle rules there.
For the wider permit and street rules in Everett, see our Everett area page.
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