Olympic View Transfer Station will temporarily close for repairs





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Olympic View Transfer Station closed Sunday, March 2, due to unplanned compactor outage

Customers also asked to avoid bringing garbage to the Recycling and Garbage Facilities until further notice
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The Olympic View Transfer Station [ [link removed] ] will close again on Sunday, March 2, 2025, due to an unplanned compactor outage caused by a broken hydraulic pump. The recycling area at the transfer station will remain open during regular operating hours. Tires, large appliances, and electronics will also be accepted as usual.

We hope to fully reopen the transfer station on Monday, March 3, 2025, but this timeline could change. After the compactor is repaired, facility operators need to clear the tipping floor to make room for customers.

 

*New Recycling and Garbage Facility limitations*

We also ask customers to please avoid bringing garbage to the Recycling and Garbage Facilities [ [link removed] ] until further notice. If you cannot wait, please limit your garbage load size to three cubic yards or less. Garbage collected at these smaller facilities is taken to Olympic View Transfer Station, which is currently near capacity. Recyclable materials will be accepted as usual.

Please note that these smaller facilities charge by volume. They are not designed to accept large loads of garbage, and large loads will be significantly more expensive at these facilities.

We sincerely regret this service disruption. Please stay tuned for updates at:


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Waste collection services not impacted

This issue is not expected to impact waste collection services provided by WM, Bainbridge Disposal, and the City of Poulsbo.

 

Mason and Pierce County residents

Mason County residents should use the garbage facility in Belfair, [ [link removed] ] and Pierce County residents should use Purdy Transfer Station [ [link removed] ]. 

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New garbage compactors coming soon

Olympic View Transfer Station uses a garbage compactor to fill large intermodal containers with garbage collected from homes and businesses. The containers are then transported by rail to the Columbia Ridge Landfill in Arlington, Oregon.

The current compactor is over ten years old and is nearing its end-of-life, which causes frequent outages and facility closures. This year, Kitsap County will take two steps to correct this issue:


* We will install a second garbage compactor, which is already on-site. Installation is scheduled for early summer 2025.
* After the second compactor is installed, we will replace the current compactor. We have already purchased this machine, which costs around $5 million and takes eight months to manufacture. We expect to receive it later this year.
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The second garbage compactor is scheduled for installation at Olympic View Transfer Station in early summer 2025

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An intermodal container full of compacted garbage is tipped at the Columbia Ridge Landfill in Arlington, Oregon






Contact Information

Kitsap County Public Works, Solid Waste Division, 360.337.5777 or [email protected]
Kimberly Pleger, Public Works Communications Manager, 360.337.5777, 360.277.6032 or [email protected]

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