University Place Refuse and Recycling

02/17/2026

EDIT: All taken care of! Thank you for your understanding and patience!

Good morning!
We are currently having network issues, which is affecting our phone system as well as our customer management software. We are extremely limited to what we can do for you at this time. Please bear with us while we get this sorted.
Thank you for your patience!

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12/24/2025

🎄 CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE ALERT 🎄
Yes, we are CLOSED on Christmas Day since the trucks run on diesel, not Christmas Cheer.
Thursday & Friday service = ONE DAY LATE
Thursday → Friday
Friday → Saturday
Office hours on Saturday will be 8:30-1:30

Merry Christmas to you!!!

12/05/2025

Guys, I screwed up.
Michael here... Everyone should have received their 2026 newsletter/calendar in the mail. Unfortunately, I didn't proofread well enough and all of the Westside (Fircrest) "B" cycle calendars say "2025" on top. My bad.
Rest assured that although the calendar says "2025" all of the dates are correct. I apologize for any confusion!

10/10/2025

We need your help!
We are holding a pumpkin competition amongst our team.
Which pumpkin is your favorite?
Please vote in the comments using the number on the pic of your favorite pumpkin.
Limit one vote per person. Voting will close at 8am on October 15th.
Thank you!

08/26/2025

Happy 1st day of school to everyone at the University Place School District! Hope you like our new truck 😁

07/22/2025

Perhaps you've already noticed that we have pulled the cardboard containers from the Curtis auxiliary parking lot. We were forced to due to overwhelming illegal dumping of garbage, paint, televisions, etc.
We were hopeful that this would eliminate the illegal dumping and we could keep the glass container there for the use of residents.
Unfortunately, the illegal dumping continued.
We will be pulling the glass container as well.
There are still cardboard and glass containers located at Cirque Park, as well as our facility at 2815 Rochester St W. The city of Tacoma also has a recycling facility located on Mullen St. beyond Home Depot that you can use.
Thank you for your understanding.

07/19/2025

If you got pics of our new truck at the Fircrest Parade, post them here!

01/31/2025

THIS is why you don't put oxygen tanks in your garbage 😯
This clip is from the city of Whitehall, Ohio, and thankfully everyone was ok.
But....
If you are unsure whether something should go in your garbage or not, please PLEASE call us at 253-564-3212 and ask first!

11/19/2024

11/07/2024

Always happy to contribute to community events like this!