Spring 2025 Dumpster Days
From March through May 2025, the City hosted Dumpster Day events across twenty-four neighborhoods, helping residents get rid of bulky items.
- 1,824 households participated
- 126 tons (about 253,000 pounds) of material collected for landfill and metal recycling
- 534 cubic yards of items donated or sent for specialty recycling
Thank you to our reuse and recycling partners:
- Community Warehouse
- Habitat for Humanity
- The Rebuilding Center
- Bye Bye Mattress
- Environmentally Conscious Recycling (ECR)
Events were held in the following areas:
- Foster Powell & Mt. Scott-Arleta, March 15, 2025
- Hazelwood, March 22, 2025
- Centennial, March 29, 2025
- Sunnyside, Kerns, Buckman, April 5, 2025
- Cully/Sunderland, April 12, 2025
- Parkrose, Parkrose Heights, Madison South, April 19, 2025
- Lents, April 26, 2025
- Woodstock, Brentwood-Darlington, May 3, 2025
- Ashcreek, Hillsdale, Multnomah, Crestwood, May 10, 2025
- Woodlawn, Vernon, King, Sabin, May 24, 2025
Thank you to all of our partners who helped make these events a success!
Community-led events
In addition to Dumpster Day events, we supported nonprofit partners in their work to offer bulky waste disposal services directly to Portlanders in multifamily communities and to community members with limited mobility or access to transportation.
- 28 events
- At least 1,315 households served
- At least 64 tons (128,000 pounds) of waste collected
- At least 299 cubic yards of material reused or recycled, plus more that was shared within the community
These events were organized by:
- Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA)
- REACH CDC
- Sabin CDC
- Guerreras Latinas
- Trash for Peace
- Home Forward
- Taking Ownership PDX
We supported these community-led events by covering all disposal costs and providing financial support for event planning and promotion. Some events received additional support through Metro’s Regional Refresh Fund.
Large item disposal & donation options
Curbside collection of bulky waste
Houses, duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes: Your garbage company can pick up oversized items right from the curb, at rates set by the City. Contact your garbage company to get a cost estimate and pick-up date.
Curbside bulky waste collection
Apartments: Ask your property manager where to put large items for disposal.
Junk removal companies
There are many businesses that will clear out and clean up your unwanted stuff and haul it away directly from your house, garage, driveway, or apartment.
Do a web search for “junk removal Portland” to find options. We recommend getting multiple quotes.
Drop-off & donation options
If you're not sure if something could be donated or recycled or if it's hazardous waste, search Metro’s Find a Recycler tool, call 503-234-3000, or submit a question.
Or take a look at these drop-off and pick-up options for recycling, donation, and disposal.
Find disposal, donation, and recycling options
Dumpster Day events are organized by the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and funded by the City of Portland Public Environment Management Office.