Eliot Dumpster Day is Tomorrow: Saturday, May 16 – Updated list of what we can take

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“Dumpster Days” are community waste collection events for items that don’t fit, or aren’t allowed, in curbside waste bins.

Eliot Dumpster Day 2026 Details

Date: Saturday, May 16

Location: Legacy Emanuel Visitor Parking Lot, N Vancouver and N Graham Streets – Entrance on Graham

Items accepted 10am – 2pm (or until dumpsters full)

Donations via cash, CashApp, Venmo or Paypal.
Suggested donations: $10 for a car, $20 per pick-up truck, $40 for full pick-up trucks.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.

No commercial vehicles, such as box trucks, please.

We have some options besides the dumpsters:

  • mattresses
  • Styrofoam
  • some electronics / microwaves – as long as it fits in one small pick-up truck
  • a community free pile – for things that could be reused – this stuff will be thrown in the dumpsters at the end of the day

In the dumpsters:

Accepting “Household” items only: 

  • Mattresses, box springs, and bed frames
  • Styrofoam
  • Furniture (couch, table, chair)
  • Small appliances (toaster, vacuum, microwave)
  • Appliances without Freon
  • Treated lumber & wood stumps
  • Other oversized items too large curbside garbage container

Free area:

  • Usable household items can be placed in a designated Free Area to start their next life in a new home.

Not Accepted:

Materials Not Accepted  – and where you can take them
Air conditioners (appliances containing Freon)Working and under 3 years old?
Donate to Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 10445 SE Cherry Blossom Dr, Portland, OR 97216

Broken? Closest places for drop-off (for a fee):Metro Metals Northwest for a fee.
-5611 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland, OR 97218, (503) 287-8861
-Bob’s Metals Inc. for a fee. 9000 N Denver Ave. Portland, OR 97217, (503) 295-3636
Asbestos (items commonly containing asbestos: steam pipes, boilers and furnace, floor tiles (vinyl asbestos and asphalt), cement sheet, cement roofing shingles and siding, ceilings and floors, automobile brake pads and linings, clutch facings and gaskets,)Test items to see if they contain asbestos. If so, two landfills close to the Portland area are permitted to accept asbestos waste by appointment only. 
–Hillsboro Landfill 3205 SE Minter Bridge Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97123 : 866-909-4458
–Wasco County Landfill, 2550 Steele Rd, The Dalles, OR 97058 : (541) 296-4082If items test negative for asbestos, bring the test with you and dispose at Metro South Transfer Station at garbage rates.
-Metro Central Transfer Station – 6161 NW 61st Ave. Portland, OR 97210, (503) 234-3000
Bags of garbage/CardboardMetro Central Transfer Station – 6161 NW 61st Ave. Portland, OR 97210, (503) 234-3000
Place extra trash in tied-off bags beside curbside trash bins at residence for $5 a bag. Place extra broken-down cardboard beside regular curbside recycling bin for no fee.
Chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, poisons, antifreeze, motor oil, thinners & solvents, household cleaners, pool and spa chemicals, paints and stains)Take to Metro Central Transfer Station for no fee at Hazardous Waste section – 6161 NW 61st Ave. Portland, OR 97210, (503) 234-3000
Concrete –Drop-off for a fee – call for current fee. 
– Porter Yett Co., 5949 NE Cully Blvd. Portland(503) 282-3251
– Portland Sand and Gravel, 10717 SE Division St. Portland (503) 252-3497
Drywall – See “Asbestos” 
General construction & demolition debris – See “Asbestos” 
Hazardous wasteTake to Metro Central Transfer Station for no fee at Hazardous Waste section – 6161 NW 61st Ave. Portland, OR 97210, (503) 234-3000
Oils, gasoline – Motor oil should always be in: leak-proof, see-through plastic containers with screw-on lids (transparent, clean milk jugs, juice or soda bottles, for example). No containers larger than one gallon. No oil contaminated with other fluids. 

Motor oil free curbside pickup:
– Leave containers next to recycling containers at the curb. Check with hauler for quantity limits. Pickup not available for apartments.

Motor Oil free drop off up to 5 gallons at O’Reilly Auto Parts SE Powell Store, 3955 SE Powell Blvd. Portland 97202, phone (503) 233-3807
– O‘Reilly Auto Parts Sandy Blvd. Store, 5915 NE Sandy Blvd Portland, OR 97213, phone (503) 281-7833

Vegetable Oil  – drop-off free at 
– SeQuential Pacific Biodiesel : 3335 NW 35th Ave., Portland, OR 97210 phone: 1-800-447-3794 
Paint cans with liquid paintTake up to 5 gallons for free to PaintCare participating facilities: 
– Dick’s Color Center PaintCare909 SE Salmon St. Portland(503) 236-6919
– Rodda Paint PaintCare-SE Taylor321 SE Taylor St. Portland(503) 233-6016
– Sherwin Williams PaintCare-NE Broadway30 NE Broadway, Portland(503) 288-6477
Propane tanksTake to Metro Central Transfer Station for no fee at Hazardous Waste section – 6161 NW 61st Ave. Portland, OR 97210, (503) 234-3000
Refrigerators (with Freon)Working and under 3 years old? Donate to Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 10445 SE Cherry Blossom Dr, Portland, OR 97216
Broken? Closest places for drop-off (for a fee):
– Metro Metals Northwest for a fee. 5611 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland, OR 97218(503) 287-8861
– Bob’s Metals Inc. for a fee. 9000 N Denver Ave. Portland, OR 97217(503) 295-3636
Yard DebrisDrop-off for a fee:
– Wood Waste Management 7315 NE 47th Ave. Portland(503) 493-3370
– ECR 12409 NE San Rafael St. Portland 97230(503) 253-0867
– Metro Central Transfer Station – 6161 NW 61st Ave. Portland, OR 97210, (503) 234-3000

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