“Dumpster Days” are community waste collection events for items that don’t fit, or aren’t allowed, in curbside waste bins. This is our second such event in 2026.
Eliot Dumpster Day 2026 (Part II) Details
Date: Saturday, September 26
Location: Legacy Emanuel Visitor Parking Lot, N Vancouver and N Graham Sts
Items accepted 10am – 2pm (or until dumpsters full)
Donations via cash, CashApp, Venmo or Paypal.
Suggested donations: $20 for a car, $40 for full pick-up trucks.
No commercial vehicles, such as box trucks, please.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Accepting “Household” items only:
- Mattresses, box springs, and bed frames
- Furniture (couch, table, chair)
- Small appliances (toaster, vacuum, microwave)
- 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:
- Tires
- TVs & other electronics
- Appliances with freon (air conditioners, refrigerators, and freezers)
- Construction materials
- Batteries
- Paint
- Propane tanks
- Pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, poisons, antifreeze, thinners & solvents, household cleaners and other chemicals
- CFL light bulbs
- Car brakes and linings
- Yard waste
- Other hazardous waste
- No contractors