Beaverton disposal guide

How to Get Rid of Junk in Beaverton, OR

Beaverton's garbage haulers will pick up bulky items on request, priced item by item. Paint, chemicals and batteries go free to Metro's hazardous waste facilities. Oregon has banned TVs and computers from the garbage since 2010, and Metro takes mattresses free. This guide covers where every common item goes.

Item by item

Where Each Type of Junk Goes in Beaverton

Find the thing you are trying to get rid of, then follow the route. Rules change, so each card links to the office that sets them.

Furniture and Other Bulky Items

Couches, tables, dressers and anything too big for your roll cart count as bulky waste. Your garbage hauler collects them on request, within seven days of when you ask. You pay per item, at rates set by the City Council.

Mattresses and Box Springs

Oregon's Bye Bye Mattress program takes mattresses and box springs in any condition free at its drop-off sites. Metro Central takes up to four a day from each customer at no charge. When you buy a new one, ask the store whether it will take the old one back.

Appliances

Metro's transfer stations take metal washers, dryers, stoves, dishwashers, microwaves and water heaters free from residents. Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners and dehumidifiers hold coolant. Metro charges $30 for each of those, with a limit of five per person per day.

TVs, Computers and Electronics

Since January 2010, Oregon law has made it illegal to put computers, monitors and TVs in the garbage. Oregon E-Cycles recycles them free, up to seven items per trip. Metro Central is a collection site, and it also takes printers, tablets, keyboards and mice.

Paint, Chemicals and Batteries

Paint, solvents, pesticides, pool chemicals, automotive products, batteries and fluorescent bulbs go to Metro's hazardous waste facilities. Households drop them off free, up to 35 gallons a day. Leftover paint can also go to a PaintCare drop-off site at no charge.

Yard Debris and Branches

Clippings, leaves and trimmings go in your compost roll cart. Extra yard debris can go out in 30-gallon paper Kraft bags or tied bundles, never plastic bags, and your hauler may charge for it. Branches over four inches thick or 36 inches long count as bulky waste.

Concrete, Drywall and Remodel Debris

Construction waste from greater Portland must go to a Metro-authorized facility, wherever you dump it. Metro Central in Portland is the nearest Metro-run transfer station. Some building materials need an asbestos test before Metro will take them.

Things Still Worth Using

The Habitat for Humanity ReStore at 13475 SW Millikan Way takes clean, complete furniture, appliances and building materials with no appointment. Community Warehouse's Westside site on SW Tigard St takes household furniture for families in need.

Old Tires

Beaverton's haulers are required to collect tires on request, at rates set by the City Council. Metro's transfer stations take car and motorcycle tires for a per-tire fee, up to 15 per customer per day.

Hauler bulky waste pickup

How Beaverton's Bulky Waste Pickup Works

Five private companies hold franchises to collect garbage in Beaverton, and the City Council sets one rate schedule for all of them. Bulky waste collection is something every franchised hauler must offer.

Find Your Hauler

Find Out Who Your Hauler Is

Your hauler depends on your address. Metro's lookup tool tells you which company serves your street. Call that company to request a pickup.

Ask for the Price Per Item

In 2024 the City reported that bulky waste is now billed by item category instead of the old $70-per-hour rate. Ask for the price of each item before you book.

Expect Pickup Within a Week

Under the City's rules, haulers must collect within seven calendar days of your request. Items longer than 36 inches, or too big for a 35-gallon cart, qualify.

Pull Out the Exceptions

Haulers don't have to take hazardous or medical waste on this service. TVs, computers and monitors can't go in the garbage at all. Send those to E-Cycles instead.

Metro Central, 6161 NW 61st Ave, Portland

Where Beaverton Takes Household Hazardous Waste

Beaverton sends residents to Metro's hazardous waste facilities, which are free for households up to 35 gallons a day by container size. Metro Central is open Monday through Saturday, 9 am to 4 pm. Metro South at 2001 Washington St, Oregon City, is open 9 am to 4 pm daily. Both close on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Metro also holds free Saturday collection events in spring and fall.

Paint, stains and sealants

Automotive products and adhesives

Cleaning products and cooking oil

Yard chemicals

Pool and spa chemicals

Compressed gas cylinders and aerosol cans that aren't empty

Batteries and fluorescent light bulbs

Liquid mercury

Medical sharps

Not accepted: electric vehicle batteries, most explosives, radioactive material and large loads or containers. Bring products in containers under 5 gallons where you can. Business waste needs an application and an appointment. Containers, including fuel cans, aren't returned. Asbestos is limited to two double-bagged 25-pound bags from non-commercial customers.

Oregon law and Metro rules

Never Put These in Your Beaverton Garbage Cart

Computers, monitors and TVs, which state law has banned from the garbage since 2010

Products labeled danger, warning or caution

Batteries of any type, which can start fires in garbage and recycling

Paint, solvents, automotive fluids and yard chemicals

Propane tanks and other compressed gas cylinders

Fluorescent bulbs and medical sharps

Self-hauling

Hauling Junk Yourself From Beaverton

Cover the Load

Metro adds $25 per ton to uncovered loads, or $3 on a minimum load. Uncovered loads can also bring a littering fine. Tarp and strap anything that could blow out before you leave the driveway.

Separate Before You Load

Metro gives a $3 rebate for separating up to 100 pounds of recyclables and $6 for more. Keep appliances, mattresses, yard debris and hazardous items apart from the rest so staff can wave you to the right area.

Test Remodel Debris First

Some building materials need lab proof that they hold less than one percent asbestos. Bring the printed results and Metro's construction waste form with the load, or it may be refused.

Weigh the Real Cost

Garbage at Metro Central has a $51 minimum, and the station is in Northwest Portland, not Beaverton. Add a borrowed truck, several trips and a lost weekend, and a full garage adds up fast.

If hauling it yourself doesn't add up, tell us what needs to go and where it is on the property.

When the city options don't fit

When a Junk Removal Service Makes More Sense

Hauler pickups, Metro and donation centers cover most small jobs, and you should use them. They stop working when any of these apply.

Questions

Beaverton Junk Disposal FAQ

Not free. Your franchised garbage hauler collects bulky items on request, within seven calendar days, and charges per item at rates set by the City Council.

No. Oregon has banned computers, monitors and TVs from the garbage since January 2010. Oregon E-Cycles recycles up to seven items per trip for free, and Metro Central is a collection site.

To Metro's household hazardous waste facilities at Metro Central (Mon to Sat, 9 am to 4 pm) or Metro South (9 am to 4 pm daily). It's free for households, up to 35 gallons a day.

Bye Bye Mattress drop-off sites take them free in any condition, and Metro Central takes up to four a day free from each customer.

$30 per coolant appliance, with a limit of five per person per day. Other metal appliances such as washers, dryers and stoves are free from residential customers.

Report it to Metro's RID Patrol, which cleans up dumped garbage on public property.

Sources

Where This Information Comes From

Program rules belong to the agencies that run them. Confirm hours and accepted items with them before you load up.

Too much for a bulky pickup?

Get Junk Removed in Beaverton, OR

Tell us what needs to go and where it is on the property, and we'll take it from there.

We lift it. We load it. We haul it away.