Frequently asked questions
Call us at (425) 484-0147 or email us at tipitupdh@gmail.com and provide the following information:
Date you'd like to reserve a dumpster
How long you'd like to reserve the dumpster for ( 1, 2 or 5 days)
What kind of material you'll be loading into the dumpster (needs to adhere to our guidelines)
Address and contact information
Where you'd like to have the Dumpster placed
Request to have our Dumpster Rental Agreement sent to you
Fill out, sign and return the Dumpster Rental Agreement
Full payment will be needed before the Dumpster is dropped off
On the day of your reservation we'll contact you with the time the Dumpster will be dropped off
All rules that apply to the King County Solid Waste Facilities apply. Please do not load any of the following items in the Dumpster:
Ammunition
Batteries – vehicle and marine batteries
Burning or smoldering material
Computers, monitors, laptops, TVs, cell phones (printers, fax machines, and scanners okay)
Construction and demolition waste
Explosives
Hazardous/dangerous or universal wastes (ignitable, corrosive, reactive or toxic) from large or small quantity generators (see household hazardous waste below)
Medicines
Motor vehicles and major vehicle parts (those with VIN numbers) (RVs are listed below)
Paint – no liquid latex or oil-based paint (dried out or solidified latex paint is okay)
Tanks – all tanks of compressed gases, except 1) empty propane tanks 2 gallons or less in size and 2) empty helium tanks 5 gallons or less in size
Treated wood
Asbestos-containing waste
Bulky/dense items greater than 2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet and weigh more than 200 pounds (includes large stumps, large pieces of concrete, safes, and wood stoves, which can damage equipment)
Cable, wire, rope (in lengths long enough and strong enough to tangle equipment)
Concrete
Contaminated soil
Dead animals
Drums – Empty metal or plastic drums in quantities greater than one
Drums – Empty drums that previously contained acutely hazardous waste (must be certified cleaned)
Dusty (that cannot be controlled by bagging at transfer station)
Food more than ½ pallet
Industrial waste/industrial sludge
Liquids more than 5 gallons
Mattresses or box springs
Tanks – Empty home heating oil tanks or other underground storage tanks
Over-length, rigid items more than eight feet long
Overly odorous wastes
Sanitary sewer grit or vactor waste
Sharps from clinics, dentists, etc. and other biomedical waste
Large appliances – includes refrigerators, hot water heaters, stoves, etc
Batteries – rechargeable and button batteries
Batteries – vehicle and marine batteries
Corrugated cardboard
Household hazardous waste – includes motor oil and other automotive fluids, flammables (pressurized cans or tanks, paint/solvents/preservatives), batteries (other than alkaline), corrosives, pesticides, mercury-containing products, light ballasts, and propane tanks
Mercury-containing light bulbs and tubes, including fluorescent lights
Metal (scrap – ferrous and nonferrous metal items with 50% or more metal)
Paint – oil-based
Sharps (containerized sharps)
Wood (clean – unpainted, unstained, untreated lumber, particle board, plywood, pallets, crates)
Yard waste
Dirt
Tires – four passenger car tires per load
Fireworks (spent fireworks may be soaked in water overnight, sealed in plastic bag and disposed wet)
Oil filters that have been drained for 24 hours or have been crushed and drained (metal may be recycled)
Polystyrene packaging (must be bagged)
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