Do not put scrap metal in your recycling bin.
Zero Waste partners with the Bainbridge Island Senior/Community Center (BISCC) to have a year-round collection of small or medium-sized pieces of metal that are not allowed in curbside or transfer station mixed recycling. The BISCC is open Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm.
Go in the front doors and look around the divider to the right for the display pictured below. Deposit small items such as keys, hardware, clean metal lids, beer caps, clean aluminum trays, completely empty aerosol cans, metal hangers, etc. Medium-sized items that have been accepted include garbage can lids, ironing board frames, large pots and pans, and mailboxes. Place items such as these next to the bin. Do not put food or drink cans here; they go in regular recycling.
The scrap is taken to Navy City Metals and the proceeds are donated to the site host, BISCC.
If you have a question about whether an item is acceptable or not, please email Barbara.
Or take metal (big and small) directly to the Bainbridge Disposal Transfer Station and put in the scrap metal dumpster. A fee may apply.
Examples of bigger scrap metal accepted at the transfer station:
BBQs, barbeques, bicycles, blenders, bread makers, cable, chainsaws, chicken wire, clothing irons, coffee makers, cookware, curling irons, lawn edgers, empty drums, fencing, filing cabinets, fitness equipment, hair dryers, hand tools, kitchenware, lawn mowers, lawn tools, metal chairs, metal furniture, metal pots, microwaves, miscellaneous metal, rebar, rims, small kitchen and bathroom appliances, toasters, weed eaters, wheel rim, wire, and yard tools.
Yank-a-Part in Poulsbo also takes metal from the public, free of charge.
Last updated 8/1/2024