Contact:
Allison Tabiando Fay Lim
Communications Specialist II Communications Supervisor
Allison.Tabiando@snoco.org Fay.Lim@snoco.org
425-388-3126 425-388-6413
Snohomish County’s Airport Road Recycling & Transfer Station Will Be Closed for Three Weeks: January 23 – February 12, 2017
Recycling area to remain open, but yard waste will not be accepted during the closure
EVERETT, Wash., January 4, 2017 – The Snohomish County Public Works Solid Waste Division will temporarily close the Airport Road Recycling and Transfer Station (ARTS) on January 23 through February 12, 2017. During the three week closure, repairs will be made to the compactors and tipping floor. The recycling area will remain open during regular hours throughout the closure, however, yard waste will not be accepted.
For the duration of the ARTS closure, the Cathcart Way Temporary Transfer Station (8915 Cathcart Way, Snohomish, WA 98296) will be open for commercial haulers and mechanical unload/hydraulic dump style vehicles only. Recycling will not be available at the Cathcart site. Customers who wish to unload their garbage and/or recycling by hand will need to use the Southwest Recycling and Transfer Station (SWRTS) in Mountlake Terrace or the North County Recycling and Transfer Station (NCRTS) in Arlington. ARTS will reopen on Monday, February 13 at 7 a.m. The repairs are funded by transfer station customer fees.
For information on alternate locations, fees, ARTS normal operating hours or about the closure, visit www.snoco.org/solidwaste or call 425-388-3425.
About Snohomish County Public Works
The Snohomish County Public Works Department employs approximately 600 staff members that develop and maintain county roads; control and manage surface water quantity, quality, and fish habitats; and oversee the recycling and disposal of solid waste. The department’s main office is located at 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett, WA 98201. For more information about Snohomish County Public Works, visit www.snohomishcountywa.gov/PublicWorks.