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Metro South Transfer Station

Address: 2001 Washington St., Oregon City, OR 97045
Phone: 503‑234‑3000
URL: visit website

Hours

Business: Haulers with RFIDs (radio frequency indentification) can haul on Thanksgiving Day during regular automated hours.

Dropoff: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
Fee

Personal checks are accepted if the person signing the check is present with valid identification. The address on the check must be the same as that on the identification. Business checks are accepted without identification and the signer need not be present in the vehicle. Business cards must be signed, but may be used by others. Comms checks and EFS checks are not accepted.
Directions

Take the Molalla/Oregon City exit (exit 10) off I-205 which becomes Highway 213 South. Turn right onto Prairie Schooner Way. Turn left onto Washington Street. The facility is on your right, across from Home Depot. Take the second driveway on the right.

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All items accepted by this recycler
Item	Home dropoff	Work dropoff	Notes
Empty aerosol cans	✓
Antifreeze	✓	✓	Can be mixed with water, but cannot be contaminated by other liquids. Accepts up to 20 gallons in 5-gallon or smaller containers for free. Containers must be left at the facility.
Appliances-coolant containing	✓	✓	Limit of five units per day per customer. Cannot accept commercial units including cooling vending machines. $30 per appliance built to contain a coolant, including dehumidifiers. If rought in with a load of other waste, it is included by weight at the garbage rate.
Appliances-large	✓	✓	Large appliances that are primarily metal are accepted free of charge. Dishwashers that have a plastic basin are accepted at the garbage rate.
Aseptic containers	✓		Aseptic containers are accepted in the bin for mixed paper.
Building and demolition materials	✓	✓	Metro Transfer Stations screen all loads of remodeling, construction and demolition waste for materials that may contain asbestos. Ask Metro about asbestos requirements, materials accepted and fees. Call before you haul: 503-234-3000. Accepted at the garbage rate.
Cannabis/Marijuana	✓	✓	A special waste permit is required to dispose of cannabis waste. Visit www.oregonmetro.gov/specialwaste for information.
Cardboard	✓	✓	Clean, dry residential amounts of cardboard accepted at no charge. Wet or waxed cardboard charged at the trash rate.
Christmas trees	✓	✓	Natural trees accepted year-round. $27 for up to 3 trees. Four or more trees are charged at the yard debris rate. Flocked trees are accepted as garbage.
Coated wire	✓	✓	Wiring with cloth insulation is accepted only with analytical test results certifying they contain one percent (1%) or less asbestos by weight.
Computer peripherals	✓	✓	This location participates in the Oregon E-Cycles program, which accepts intact keyboards, mice and printers at no charge. May bring in up to seven units per day. Must not be disassembled.
Computers and monitors	✓	✓	Participant in the Oregon E-Cycles program that accepts up to seven laptops, monitors, televisions and computers per day at no charge. May bring in up to seven units per day. Must not be disassembled. Disassembled items (i.e., a box of circuit boards) may be charged the at the trash rate, and large quantities may be rejected. That decision is made on a case-by-case basis. Computer peripherals such as cables, keyboards, desktop printers and mice are accepted free of charge.
Creosote treated wood	✓	✓	Dimensional lumber, timbers, and posts of all types 6â€x8" or larger must be cut to lengths four feet or shorter to prevent damage to the transfer station's compactors. Charged the garbage rate.
Dead animals	✓	✓	Dead animals or parts are accepted at the garbage rate triple-wrapped and secured. The customer must notify the scalehouse when they arrive for special treatment of the load. More than 3 carcasses may be rejected, depending on the size.
Ferrous metals	✓	✓	Push lawnmowers and rototillers are accepted as scrap metal and must be drained of all fluids. Riding mowers are accepted at garbage rate unless tires and all other non-metal parts are removed. At Metro South only, oil-filled heaters must be taken to hazardous waste for disposal. Fencing must be rolled neatly. Weeds or other trash caught in the fencing must be removed. Barbed wire fencing is not accepted for recycling.
Food waste	✓	✓	Degradable "plastics" like flatware, cups and food containers are not accepted because they do not break down quickly enough. Covered residential loads: $94.04 per ton, minimum fee of $38.
Glass-bottles and jars	✓	✓	Bottles and jars only, residential amounts accepted free, larger loads charged at the garbage rate.
Hardback books	✓	✓	Books are accepted at the same rate as mixed waste, but are recycled when possible. Accepted in a labeled donation box.
Tanks-heating oil	✓	✓	Must have hole cut in them to enable inspection at the hazardous waste facility. Hole should be at least one foot in diameter. Once approved for disposal by hazardous waste staff, tanks are disposed of as garbage.
Lead acid battery	✓	✓	Will accept lead acid batteries from combustion forklifts; does not accept large batteries from power electric forklifts or universal power supply (UPS) batteries.
Magazines	✓	✓
Microwave ovens	✓	✓	Glass tray must be removed.
Scrap paper	✓	✓	Shredded paper should be in a paper bag to contain it.
Motor oil	✓	✓	Accepts up to 20 gallons in 5-gallon or smaller containers for free. Containers must be left at the facility.
Newspaper	✓	✓	Residential amounts of newspaper is recycled for free, if wet or large amounts must pay garbage rate.
Nonferrous metal	✓	✓
Oil filters	✓		Free drop for up to five filters.
Paperback books	✓	✓	Accepted with mixed paper.
Phone books	✓	✓
Plastic bottles and jars	✓	✓	Resdential amounts of plastics that can be recycled at the curb are accepted at no charge. Larger loads charged garbage rate.
Plastic buckets	✓	✓
Plastic drums and barrels	✓	✓	Empty plastic, fiber or steel drums are accepted at garbage rates if one end is removed. Drums without one end removed or that have previously held a hazardous waste must go through the hazardous waste facility for inspection. Drums requiring inspection must have a one foot diameter hole for inspection. Once marked by the hazardous waste staff, the drums then disposed of at the garbage rate.
Plastic plant pots	✓	✓	Must be fairly clean rigid plastic and four inches in diameter or larger. Residential amounts accepted free, larger loads pay garbage rate.
Plastic tubs	✓	✓
Pressurized cylinders	✓
Sawdust	✓	✓	Covered loads: $51.56 per ton plus an $12 transaction fee. Minimum charge is $21 for up to 240 pounds. Uncovered loads: $74.45 per ton plus an $12 transaction fee. Minimum charge is $26 for up to 240 pounds.
Drums	✓	✓	Empty plastic, fiber or steel drums are accepted at garbage rates if one end is removed. Drums without one end removed or that have previously held a hazardous waste must go through the hazardous waste facility for inspection. Drums requiring inspection must have a one foot diameter hole cut in them for inspection. Once declared empty and marked by the hazardous waste staff, the drums can then be disposed of at the garbage rate. Tanks larger than 500 gallons must be cut in half. Smaller drums must have a hole cut into them.
String lights	✓	✓
Stumps	✓	✓	18" in diameter or smaller are accepted as yard debris. Stumps 18"-24" in diameter are accepted at the mixed waste rate. Does not accept stumps over 24" in diameter. The root ball is included in the measurements; the entire thing must be able to fit into the compactor, which has a 4 foot opening.
Televisions	✓	✓	Participant in the Oregon E-Cycles program that accepts up to seven laptops, monitors, printers, televisions and computers for free. Disassembled items are charged the garbage rate.
Tin cans	✓	✓
Tires	✓	✓	Maximum of 15 tires per day. Bicycle, motorcycle and solid core tires are accepted at the garbage rate. $27 for the first tire. Each additional tire is $2 per tire off the rim, $4 per tire on the rim. After the garbage minimum fee of $45 is reached, tires are charged at the regular garbage rate for up to 15 tires. Tires brought in with a load of garbage are included with the garbage and charged at the garbage rate. Bicycle tires, motorcycle tires and ATV solid core tires are accepted at the garbage rate. Tractor tires, heavy equipment tires or semi tires are not accepted.
Untreated wood	✓	✓	Wood waste loads and yard debris cannot be mixed and must be separated. Wood waste loads can include only raw dimensional lumber, pallets or packing crates free of paint, stain, and other treatments and free of strapping, shrink wrap, shipping labels and hardware (nails are OK). Loads with engineered wood (plywood, oriented strand board, particle board); laminated wood and paneling; and painted, stained or varnished wood are charged at garbage rates. Covered loads: $81.92 per ton plus a $27 transaction fee; minimum $37 for up to 240 pounds
Wood burning stoves	✓	✓	Accepted for metal recycling if they are not lined with brick. Stoves lined with brick require asbestos testing. If proof of destruction is required the form must be presented when entering the facility. Scalehouse staff must witness that the stove was in the vehicle. Form website: http://www.oregon.gov/deq/Residential/Pages/heatsmart.aspx
Pallets	✓	✓	Only wooden pallets that have no paint or other treatment and are free of contaminants such as shrink wrap are accepted at the clean wood rate. Other pallets are accepted as garbage.
Wreaths	✓	✓	Accepted for free with a Christmas tree.
Yard debris	✓	✓	The yard debris rate does not apply to dirt or sod. Covered loads: $56 per ton plus a $27 transaction fee. Minimum, $34 for up to 240 pounds.

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