Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program

Locally-Sponsored Collection Programs

• HHW collection event schedule
  A month-by-month calendar of DEQ-sponsored and locally-sponsored HHW collection events. For additional information about household hazardous waste collection in your area, call 1-800-732-9253, your local garbage hauler, or local government solid waste department.
• Map of HHW collection events and facilities
  A map with information of permanent collection facilities, local contact information and dates of locally-sponsored events.

Baker/ Union/ Wallowa Counties
A facility in La Grande is scheduled to open in 2010 for residents of Baker, Union and Wallowa Counties. Call City Garbage at 541-xxx-xxxx for more information.

Benton County
Allied Waste of Corvallis (formerly Corvallis Disposal) holds free HHW collection events four times a year. Call Allied Waste of Corvallis at 541-754-0444 for more information.

• Allied Waste of Corvallis Web site

Columbia County
Columbia County facility in St Helens is open the last Saturday of every month, 8:00 am to Noon. Contact Columbia County at 503-397-7263 for more information.

Deschutes County
Deschutes County's HHW facility in Bend is open every Saturday and the second and fourth Friday; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Households and CEGs must call Deschutes County for appointments, 541-682-3111.

Gilliam County
Chemical Waste Management's facility is open Monday thru Friday, 7:00 am to 3:30 pm; and hold an annual event in Condon. Call Chem Waste Management at 541-454-2643 for more information.

Hood River/ Sherman/ Wasco Counties
Hood River, Sherman and Wasco County (Tri-County Hazardous Waste and Recycling Program) facilities in the cities of Hood River and The Dalles are open once a month. Satellite collection events for households, CEGs, and agricultural pesticide generators will also be periodically held. Call the Wasco/Sherman Public Health Department at 541-506-2603 to schedule an appointment.

• Tri-County Hazardous Waste and Recycling Program Web site

Jackson/ Josephine Counties
Jackson and Josephine Counties hold an annual collection event each Spring. For more information contact your local solid waste collection company: Rogue Disposal and Recycling, Inc. at 541-779-4161, Ashland Sanitary and Recycling at 541-482-1471, Southern Oregon Sanitation at 1-800-922-1025, or Allied Waste of Grants Pass (formerly Grants Pass Sanitation) at 541-479-3371.

• Rogue Disposal and Recycling Web site

Lane County
Lane County's Glenwood Central Receiving Station in Eugene is open every Thursday, and two Saturdays a month; with expanded Summer hours. Collection events are also held periodically in other locations. For more information about the facility, including hours of operation and limitations, and appointments, call Lane County Waste Management Division at 541-682-4119.

Linn County
Allied Waste of Albany-Lebanon (formerly Albany-Lebanon Sanitation) holds an annual collection event in October. Call Allied Waste of Albany-Lebanon at 541-928-2551 for more information.

• Allied Waste of Albany-Lebanon Web site

Marion County
Marion County's facility at the Salem/Keizer transfer station is open every Thursday, and the first and third Saturday from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Collection events are also held periodically in Woodburn, Silverton and Stayton. Call 1-800-444-4244 for an appointment.

• Marion County's Web site

Metro (Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties)
Metro's two permanent household hazardous waste collection facilities are open Monday thru Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Collection events are also held in neighborhoods from March thru November. For information about facility locations, call Metro Recycling Information at 503-234-3000.

• Metro's Web site

Morrow County
Morrow County holds an annual event in Boardman. Call Sandi Putnam at 541-989-9500 for more information.

• Morrow County's Web site

Polk County
Polk County residents can take hazardous waste to the Marion County collection facility at the Salem/Keizer transfer station, which is open every Thursday, and the first and third Saturday from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Collection events are also held periodically in Dallas and the Monmouth/Independence area. Call 1-800-444-4244 for an appointment.

Tillamook County
Tillamook County plans to open a facility in 2010. Call 503-842-3419 for more information.

Yamhill County
Yamhill County holds a collection event in McMinnville in the Fall, and in Newberg in the Spring. Contact Yamhill County at 503-434-7445.

• Yamhill County's Web site

Programs for residents of other counties
Metro and Lane and Marion counties accept waste from outside their political boundaries. Call 1-800-732-9253 for more information.

For more information

• Free mercury collection program
  Includes information about the DEQ-sponsored free mercury collection program for homeowners and businesses (including schools) that are conditionally exempt hazardous waste generators (CEGs).
• Universal waste collection sites
  A partial list of firms that offer universal waste management services.

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