A Word From Our West Army Partners

PCS and Deployment Season

By Hailey Dunn, Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division

Spring is here! With spring comes PCS and deployment season But what do you do with all your stuff? There are two recycle centers on JBLM, located at 5290 Nevada Ave, Lewis Main and 516 South Gate Road, McChord The recycle centers take a variety of things. Have an old TV or microwave? The recycle centers accept everything with a cord if it isn’t an A/C unit or refrigerator. They also accept glass, cardboard, yard waste, metal, batteries, and toner or ink cartridges. Do you have something you’re not sure can be recycled? Call Corporate Waste Solutions at 253-982-3451 to get those specific answers.

Donate old furniture or clothing to one of the JBLM Thrift stores! There are ‘Buy Nothing’ groups on Facebook that allow you to donate your items Donating items allows you to reduce your waste and allows someone else to reuse your gently used furniture or clothing

Want to try to make a little extra spending money from some of your stuff before you move? Try posting them on Facebook Marketplace. This allows you to make some extra moving money and diverts your items from a landfill.

Do you have household hazardous waste such as old cleaning supplies or paint? Housing residents can take household hazardous waste to Environmental Services at bldg. 9769. Call 253-967-4786 for more information.

Illegal dumping of garbage or household hazardous waste is against regulation on JBLM If you have excess trash, take it to a nearby transfer station Pierce County residents can bring up to 400 pounds of garbage to a Pierce County transfer station for $33 29 Hawks Prairie in Lacey, south of JBLM is a nearby landfill a truck load of trash costs $18 00 for disposal

When you’re moving don’t forget to reduce the amount of waste you contribute to a landfill, allow a new family to reuse your gently used furniture and clothing, and recycle what you can.