Metro Neighborhood Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule

Happy Earth Day, Portlanders! Because it’s Earth Day, I decided to publish the schedule of neighborhood household hazardous waste collection events that will take place in the Portland metropolitan area. According to the Metro website, the collection events are designed to serve only about 250 residents. So please wait for an event in your neighborhood before dropping off your hazardous waste (paints, chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, poisons, etc).

If there isn’t an event in your area, don’t drive to an event in another neighborhood. Instead, you should drop off your hazardous waste at the Metro Central Station (6161 NW 61st Ave, Portland, 503-234-3000) or the Metro South Station (2001 Washington St, Oregon City, 503-234-3000). The hazardous waste facilities are open from 9 am to 4 pm Monday through Saturday. There is no fee to drop off hazardous waste from your home.

Recycling, reusing and repairing are the three key strategies for protecting the planet. Online parts make home repair and reuse easy, but recycling is still necessary in some cases. Fortunately you can recycle some items at local retailers with recycling centers:

• Best Buy: electronics like TVs, DVD players, computer monitors, audio and video cables, cell phones, etc
• Goodwill: computers, computer accessories and some electronics items
• Home Depot: batteries and fluorescent bulbs
• Ikea: paper, cardboard, plastics, glass, compact fluorescent light bulbs and batteries
• Lowe’s: rechargeable batteries, compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), cell phones and plastic shopping bags
• Salvation Army: plastics (old wastebaskets, broken Rubbermaid products, large children’s toys), broken jewelry pieces (including the backs of earrings), stuffed animals, cardboard, metal, cell phones, old computers and computer monitors, purses, clothing, shoes, and books
• Target: aluminum, glass and plastic beverage containers, plastic bags, MP3 players, cell phones and ink cartridges
• Walmart: Samsung, Durabrand and Ilo consumer electronics (other brands are recyclable for a fee)

The Metro neighborhood events take place from 9 am to 2 pm. Here is the current Metro neighborhood household hazardous waste collection schedule:

Saturday, April 23
Washington County Facilities
Parking lot P5 (Northwest Lincoln Street and North First Avenue)
169 N First Ave.
Hillsboro

Saturday, April 30
Reynolds Middle School (enter from Halsey Street)
1200 NE 201st Ave.
Fairview

Saturday, May 7
Whitford Middle School
7935 SW Scholls Ferry Road
Beaverton

Saturday, May 14
Sherwood High School
16956 SW Meinecke Road
Sherwood

Saturday, May 21
Grace Community Church
800 SE Hogan Ave.
Gresham

Saturday, June 4
Sunset Presbyterian Church
14986 NW Cornell Road
Portland

Saturday, June 11
Forest Grove High School
1401 Nichols Lane
Forest Grove

Saturday, June 18
Troutdale Transfer Station
869 NW Eastwind Drive
Troutdale

Saturday, June 25
Wilsonville City Hall
29799 SW Town Center Loop E.
Wilsonville