Junk, Solid Waste & Recycling Options

  How to dispose of Non-Working or Abandoned Vehicle, Boat or Travel Trailer

If you are the owner and have title in hand, skip to Peninsula Auto Wrecking and Salvage below.

If you are NOT the titled owner of the vehicle, then Jefferson County Sheriff's Office (360) 385-3831 must be called. They will come out and issue a report that it’s been abandoned.  There’s a two-week waiting period for the owner of the vehicle to be reached. If the owner is deceased, the family must also try to be reached. If no one claims it after two-weeks, then the Sheriff’s office will issue an Affidavit and release the vehicle to the property owner so it can be disposed of.

Here is the Sheriff form that needs to be completed.  Junk/AbandonedVehicle(jefferson.wa.us) 

Peninsula Auto Wrecking and Salvage 

(360) 379-9404 in Port Townsend. 

You must have the title or an Affidavit from the Sheriff first. Once that is done, they can then pick up and dispose of the vehicle. If the vehicle is a completely intact (not parted out) there is typically no charge for the towing as the metal recycled from it usually makes it a wash in the end. They can haul off boats but there is a disposal charge if it’s not metal (such as fiberglass) as they will have to pay to have the non-metal disposed of.

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  Solid Waste Disposal Facilities

Jefferson County website Jefferson County Solid Waste 

Quilcene Drop Box Station

295312 Hwy 101, Quilcene (360) 385-9160

Hours 

Thursday & Friday 8:30-4:30 (closed for lunch 12-12:30)

Saturday 8:30-5:00 (closed for lunch 12-12:30)

The Quilcene Drop Box takes household trash and recycling. This is not a by weight charge facility. They charge per item and prices are based on what it is. No yard waste or construction materials accepted at this facility. Used motor oil, spent antifreeze, rechargeable batteries and fluorescent light bulbs and tubes can be dropped off at no charge. Paints and other non-hazardous liquids need to be solidified before disposal. Only cash or check accepted (no debit or credit cards).

Port Townsend Transfer Station

325 County Landfill Rd, Pt. Townsend (same phone # as above)

Hours:  Tuesday-Friday 8:30-4:30

Saturday 8:30-5:00

Disposal fee by weight ($20 minimum). All forms of payment accepted. They accept garbage, recycling and yard waste. Poles, lumber and creosote wood must be under 10 feet in length.

Mason County Solid Waste Dump

Mason County website Mason County Shelton Dump 

500 W. Eells Hill Rd, Shelton (360) 427-9670 ext. 271

Hours 8-5 daily.

See website for more information. Recycling area on site.

Scroll down for additional flyers on Solid Waste Code Enforcement and also Recycling. Starting April 1st, 2026, recycling is no longer free at any Jefferson County facility.