Metro Central Transfer Station
Metro’s transfer station in Northwest Portland for garbage, bulky loads, free recycling and household hazardous waste.
Metro Central Transfer Station, run by the regional government Metro on NW 61st Avenue, takes garbage, yard debris, appliances, mattresses and tires from anyone, and household hazardous waste free from households. The transfer station hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; hazardous waste is taken Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Garbage costs $51 for up to 240 pounds, but recyclables, electronics and up to four mattresses a day are free.
- Type
- Transfer station
- State
- Oregon
- City
- Portland
- Address
- 6161 NW 61st Ave., Portland, OR 97210
- Hours
- Transfer station 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; household hazardous waste Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed Sunday. The transfer station closes on July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day; the hazardous waste facility on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Heat can close both early.
- Who can use it
- Open to the public. Household hazardous waste is free for households; businesses need an application and an appointment.
- Fees
- Garbage $51 for up to 240 pounds, then $176.70 a ton plus a $30 transaction fee. Clean yard debris $37 minimum or $56 a ton; clean wood $42 minimum or $97.13 a ton. Coolant appliances $30 each. Tires $30 for the first, then $2 each ($4 with rims). Uncovered loads pay $25 more a ton. Credit card payments carry a 2% fee. Free: household hazardous waste, curbside recyclables, metal appliances, electronics (seven a day), up to four mattresses a day, and motor oil and antifreeze.
- Takes
- Garbage, clean wood, yard debris and organics; curbside recyclables, metal appliances, electronics, mattresses and box springs, tires, coolant appliances, motor oil and antifreeze; household hazardous waste, free up to 35 gallons a day by container size: paint, cleaners, yard and pool chemicals, automotive products, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, aerosol cans that are not empty, gas cylinders, cooking oil, mercury and sharps
- Does not take
- Electric vehicle batteries, most explosives, radioactive material, vehicles, asbestos beyond small household amounts, burned materials, flat roofing, loads of liquids and petroleum-contaminated soil
- Run by
- Metro, the regional government
- Phone
- 503-234-3000
- Official website
- oregonmetro.gov
- Primary source
- oregonmetro.gov
- Last verified
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