SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Free Items for the Morrow County transfer items.

 

 

Effective January 2020, Morrow County Public Works Transfer Stations has been working from the same fee schedule for the past seven years. Due to the continual increase in cost for the County to dispose of the waste and an effort to minimize illegal dumping to occur, it is with careful consideration working with our neighboring waste collectors that the fee schedule for Morrow County residents utilizing the Morrow County Public Works Transfer Stations will be restructured to a per cubic yard charge. Effective January 2020, we feel this is the best feasible way to charge utilizing basic hauler terms and will add some consistency between the stations since all loads include multiple products with various weights and densities.

Currently with the two transfer stations, it costs the County an average of $8.85 per cubic yard to dispose of waste.

There will be a minimum fee of $8.85 (or one cubic yard) and then charged per cubic yard for anything greater than one. The fee is restructured as the following:

Length x Width x Height/depth = ____ divide by 27 x minimum charge $8.85

Examples:

4’x4’x1’ (LWH): 0.59 cubic yards                 $8.85
6’x6’x1’ (LWH): 1.33 cubic yards                 $11.50
8’x16’x4’ (LWH): 18.96 cubic yards             $167.50

Morrow County has two transfer stations:

SOUTH-END STATION, HWY 74 HEPPNER/LEXINGTON HWY, LEXINGTON
NORTH-END STATION, 69900 FRONTAGE LANE, BOARDMAN, OR

Both transfer stations are open every Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.  With the changing of the fee structure, we will now be able to accept cash, check and Visa or MasterCard for your convenience. The new point of sale will provide consistency, accuracy and help with inventory of waste for our recycling and waste calculation reporting efforts. 

Our transfer stations offer FREE of charge disposal for recycling of newspaper, cardboard, small steel cans, small glass and aluminum, latex and/or oil based paint (no more than 5-gallon containers), , electronics including computer towers, computer screens, key boards, printers, handheld radios, fax machines, tablets, telephones, cell phones, stereo and copiers.

In addition, the disposal of large household items is FREE of charge. Examples of these are sofa/couch, love seat, chair/large chair, mattresses, box springs, toilets, sinks kitchen/bath, bathtubs, refrigerator, freezer, water heaters, stove/range, washers and dryers.

We appreciate your continued efforts in helping to keep our county garbage free!  You can also be an active member in the solid waste solutions of our county by becoming a member of our Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC).  SWAC meets four times a year and meetings are open to the public.  By becoming a member or attending the meetings, it allows you to participate in different issues such as rates, services offered and/or how the transfer systems operate.

If you have any questions and/or concerns please let us know by emailing spointer@co.morrow.or.us or calling 541-989-8166. 

Morrow County Solid Waste Management Ordinance. 
 

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

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Large furniture, appliances are accepted for free at Transfer Stations