Bow Lake Recycling & Transfer Facility
Tukwila, WA
Facility details
- Address
- 18800 Orillia Road S
Tukwila, WA 98188 - Phone
- (206) 477-4501
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- your.kingcounty.gov
- Facility type
- Transfer Station
- County
- King County
- EPA Region
- 10
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110055000706
Programs on file: NPDES permit WAR010907 · NPDES permit WAR315198 · WA-FSIS 10205 · WA-FSIS 2103 · WA-FSIS 9451765
Interest types: ICIS-NPDES NON-MAJOR, STORM WATER CONSTRUCTION
EPA record updated 2025-12-08
About this facility
A transfer station is a staging point in the solid-waste system. Collection trucks, roll-off haulers and in many places residents with a pickup load drop waste on a tipping floor, where it is consolidated into larger transfer trailers or rail containers and moved to a landfill, waste-to-energy plant or recycling facility. Haulers use transfer stations to keep route trucks working locally instead of driving to a distant disposal site. Some transfer stations are open to the public, while many municipal sites are restricted to residents with a permit or sticker. Larger sites weigh loads and charge by the ton; smaller ones charge per bag or per item. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead, especially for bulky items, construction debris, tires, appliances or anything that may be restricted.
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Bow Lake Recycling and Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.1 mi · Kent, WA
- Stericycle/Burlington Environmental Recycling 1.8 mi · Kent, WA
- New West Gypsum USA Recycling 2.1 mi · Kent, WA
- DTG Recycling Recycling 2.3 mi · Renton, WA
- DTG Recycle Recycling 2.3 mi · Renton, WA
- Total Reclaim Recycling 2.3 mi · Kent, WA
- Kent Highlands LF Landfill 2.9 mi · Kent, WA
- Styro Recycle Drop Off Recycling 3.1 mi · Kent, WA
- Republic Services Renton Transfer Station Transfer Station 3.1 mi · Renton, WA
- Renton Concrete Recyclers Recycling 3.1 mi · Renton, WA
Nearest landfill: Kent Highlands LF, Kent — 2.9 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- S & B Excavation and Debris LLC1.0 mi · Seatac, WA · 1 driver
- Valorworks Junk Removal1.0 mi · Seatac, WA · 2 drivers
- Welcome Ramp Systems Inc2.9 mi · Kent, WA · 4 drivers
- Sunset Septic Tank Company Inc2.9 mi · Kent, WA · 2 drivers
- AM&E Recycling2.9 mi · Kent, WA · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Seattle, Kent, Renton, Auburn, Federal Way, Mercer Island, Vashon, Bellevue, Tacoma, Pacific, Manchester, Milton.
County context
One of 24 transfer stations in King County, WA.
209 waste haulers in King County, WA.
ZIP 98188 at a glance
- Population
- 27,311 (1,307 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 38
- Households
- Median income $76,438 · 35% earn six figures
- Housing
- 42% owner-occupied · median home value $460,444 · median rent $1,678
- Workforce
- 73% labor-force participation · 7% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Washington solid-waste agency: Washington State Department of Ecology