Options & restrictions

Asphalt Roofing

Description:

Shingles composed of a felt mat saturated with asphalt, with small rock granules added, commonly referred to as "three-tab."  Some roofing that appears to be asphalt may be asbestos containing material, such as built-up roofing (see PSCAA).

Read more about King County LinkUp's efforts to increase asphalt shingle recycling.

Options & Restrictions:

Customers using dump trucks, flat beds that dump, tip trailers or roll-off boxes may not dispose of C&D debris at King County transfer stations (with the exception of Vashon transfer station) unless C&D is less than 20 percent of the total volume of the load. The following restrictions also apply:

• No items greater than 8 feet long.
• No hazardous or dangerous waste.
• Dense items that are bigger than 2 feet x 2 feet x 2 feet and weigh more than 200 pounds are not accepted.
• No materials with excessive dust which causes a nuisance to nearby customers or staff.
• The maximum combined vehicle and trailer length limits are: 30 feet at Algona, Cedar Falls, Houghton, Renton and Vashon and 40 feet at Bow Lake, Enumclaw, Factoria and Shoreline transfer stations. Trailers with tip mechanisms of any kind are not allowed with C&D material.

View King County's complete waste acceptance rule.