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Upcoming Dumpster Day events
Due to limited dumpster space, these events are only for residents, we cannot accept waste from businesses.
Don't see your neighborhood? Check out other drop-off and pick-up options for hard-to-dispose of items.
Lents
Saturday, April 26, 2025
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Or until dumpsters are full)
Marshall Campus, 3905 SE 91st Ave.
Enter from SE 91st place.
Woodstock, Brentwood-Darlington
Saturday, May 3, 2025
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Or until dumpsters are full)
Trinity United Methodist, 3915 SE Steele St.
Enter from SE 40th Ave.; the line forms heading South.
Ashcreek, Hillsdale, Multnomah, Crestwood
Saturday, May 10, 2025
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Or until dumpsters are full)
St. Luke Lutheran Church, 4595 SW California St.
Enter from SW California St.; the line forms from the East.
Woodlawn, Vernon, King, Sabin
Saturday, May 24, 2025
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. (Or until dumpsters are full)
For Good and Company, 6360 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.
Enter from NE Grand Ave.; the line forms from the North.
Previous events
The City held collection events in the following neighborhoods earlier this year:
- 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
Thank you to all of our partners who helped make these events a success!
What you can drop off
Bring large, bulky items that will not fit in your garbage bin.
Yes - Bring this!
For garbage dumpsters:
- Mattresses*, box springs, and bed frames
- Furniture (couch, table, chair)
- Small appliances (toaster, vacuum, microwave)
- Treated lumber & wood stumps
- Microwaves*
- Other large items that are too large to fit in your curbside garbage container
- *Mattresses and microwaves will be recycled.
For donation: If you have household items in good, working condition (no broken or missing parts), they may be collected by Community Warehouse and other local nonprofits to give to community members who need them.
Nonprofits are especially interested in clean mattresses, queen and twin-size bed frames with box springs or slats, dressers, couches, dining tables and chairs, nightstands, and tools (electric and manual tools for home repair, gardening, and cooking).
No - Don't bring this!
- Bags of trash
- Tires
- TVs & other electronics
- Appliances with freon (air conditioners, refrigerators, and freezers)
- Construction materials (except for wood)
- Batteries
- Paint
- Propane tanks
- Chemicals (pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, poisons, antifreeze, thinners & solvents, household cleaners)
- CFL light bulbs
- Car brakes and linings
- Yard waste (grass, leaves, branches)
Other events around Portland
Other waste collection events are happening around Portland, hosted by neighborhood associations and community groups.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Saturday, April 26, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 449 NE Emerson Street, Portland. The City of Portland’s Safe Blocks Program and the Portland Police Bureau will be collecting tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. Learn more.
Used Medical Equipment Collection Day
Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Arc Portland, 6929 NE Halsey St. Portland. Bring used walkers, wheelchairs, shower benches, opened bags of adult diapers and more. These items will be given to seniors in need. The item does not need to be working properly; there will be repair experts onsite. This event is organized by Waste-Free Advocates and Caring Closet, hosted by Arc, and sponsored by Metro. Learn more.
Other disposal & donation options
For large, bulky items, you can contact your garbage company to get a cost estimate and pickup appointment, or you can look into other pickup or 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 funded by the City of Portland Public Environment Management Office.