Recycling
HOW TO GET RID OF ALMOST ANYTHING - DISPOSAL RESOURCES
Appliances
The Steel Outlet
134 Quarry Road, Roseburg
(On Diamond Lake near Fish and Wildlife office)
Phone 541-672-5055
Business Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00 to 5:00
Saturday 8:00 – 12:00.
Free recycling of hot water heaters, washers, dryers, ovens, tin roofing, etc. There
is a nominal fee for refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners. The Steel Outlet
maintains a DEQ licensed refrigerant recovery facility. No cars or trucks.
Cardboard and Paper
Sunrise Enterprises, 541-672-6515, will recycle cardboard and paper products.
It can also be recycled at the Douglas County Transfer Station.
If you prefer to sign up for regular garbage pickup or to order a large drop box, call
ROSEBURG DISPOSAL
835 SE Sheridan Street, Roseburg.
Phone 541-673-7122
Curbside recycling is included in the garbage collection fee.
Household GarbageDouglas County has the only remaining “free” dump in the country. The closest
disposal site to Roseburg is at the McLain Avenue Exit (Exit 121) from I-5 just
south of Roseburg. The transfer station at the landfill will recycle motor oil, car
batteries, plastic, paper and metals. There is a charge for appliances.
Junk Cars
The most economical way to get rid of a junk car is at a junk yard. Auto
dismantlers will sell some parts and crush the rest for scrap, which means
you do not pay full towing and disposal charges. Helpful people can be found at:
Clyde from Glide 541-957-5597
Union Gap Auto Wrecking 541-459-2750
Walker's Sales and Service 541-672-5751
If you do not have the title to a vehicle, and are the owner or tenant of property,
you can revoke parking privileges, place a 72 HOUR NOTICE on the vehicle,
and call a tow truck three days later. Phone 440-1177 for a copy of the
72 HOUR NOTICE.
Junk Metal of Any Kind
McGovern Metals
3801 Highway 99 South, Roseburg
(Just south of the Green exit from I-5).
Phone 541-679-7012.
Business Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:00 to 5:00
Saturday 8:00 – 12:00
McGovern Metals will take any metal scrap for free, but it needs to be separated
into metal types. Compressors and motors have to be removed from appliances.
They will take junk cars and trucks, but not tires. Title to the vehicle is required.
If you roll it in, they will pick it up with a forklift while you remove the tires. Do not
forget to take your own lug wrench.
Miscellaneous Items
Buildings and Building Supplies
Heartwood Resources, 3495 Old Hwy. 99 South, recycles buildings and re-sells
the materials. They will often dismantle and dispose of buildings cheaper than
any other method, though not necessarily faster. Phone 541-679-1777 for a bid.
If you are in a hurry, any excavation contractor can crunch up a building and haul
it to the landfill. Check your Yellow Pages.
Car Batteries
Most battery sellers will taken them, even if you aren't buying a new one.
Douglas Welding Supply, 541-672-4446, 1223 NE Cedar St. will pay a small
fee for regular car batteries.
Computers, Stereos, TV's, Cell Phones, Etc.
Monitors and More Computer Recycling Center, 1900 SE Main
(Southgate Shopping Center)
Phone 673-3347
Dead Animals
Carcass disposal from city streets or city property is available by calling, 541-677-9672 (shop).
Please do not call in the middle of the night.
Explosives
Call the Oregon State Police Bomb Squad, 800-452-7888 or 503-378-6517.
If it is something you can handle yourself, they will give you instructions. If it
requires an expert, the State will provide them.
Firearms and Ammunition
Unwanted firearms or ammunition can be donated to the Roseburg Rod and
Gun Club. Phone the club at 541-673-5616 for details.
Hazardous Waste
(poisons, pesticides, solvents)
There is no local disposal, but Douglas County has a reciprocal agreement
with the Lane County landfill. Phone 541-682-4120 for an appointment.
The disposal site is the Glenwood transfer station south of Eugene.
An appointment is required, and fees are charged. Businesses can call
541-682-3828 to arrange for small scale disposal of industrial hazardous waste.
Leaves
From November through January, sweep dead leaves into a pile behind the curb.
City Street crews will pick them up and recycle them into compost at the landfill.
DO NOT burn leaves. Roseburg's air quality is bad enough as it is.
The rest of the year, bag the leaves and haul them to the landfill for recycling.
Live Animals
City of Roseburg contracts with Douglas County Animal Control, 541-440-4327
Motor Oil
Up to 5 gallons of motor oil at a time can be recycled at any Douglas County
transfer station. DO NOT pour used motor oil on the ground, down a drain,
or put a jug full of it in the garbage. Using motor oil to "settle dust" on a road
has been illegal for years. It either ends up in the river or in the water table.
Paint
Heartwood Resources, 3495 Old Hwy. 99 South, will recycle latex paints.
Phone 541-679-1777 for details. Similar colors are mixed together and used
to repaint low income housing.
Paint has to be solid for the landfill to take it. Leave the top open until it dries
or mix it with kitty litter and spread it out until it dries.
If you have less than 25 gallons of solvent based paint, stripper or other
hazardous waste to dispose of, Douglas County has a reciprocal agreement
with the Lane County landfill. Phone 541-682-4120 for an appointment.
The disposal site is the Glenwood transfer station south of Eugene.
An appointment is required, and fees are charged.
Tires
Douglas County Landfill. The disposal fee depends on the size of the tire.
They will not take tires on rims.
Tires on Rims
Tire companies such as Big O or Les Schwab will dispose of tires on rims
for a minimal charge.
Woody Debris
Christmas trees, tree prunings, old lumber, pallets, any wood with nothing
larger than a heavy staple, can be recycled at the Douglas County Landfill.
Donations
We all have items we do not want that are too valuable to throw away.
Please donate to the charity of your choice.
Some possibilities are:
ADAPT at Deer Creek 541-673-5119
Douglas C.A.R.E.S. 541-957-5646
Goodwill 541-673-6032
Greater Douglas United Way 541-672-1734
Roseburg Junior Academy 541-673-5278
Roseburg Rescue Mission 541-673-3004
Salvation Army 541-672-6679
Saving Grace Animal Shelter 541-672-1473
Sunrise Enterprises 541-672-6515
UCAN 541-672-3421
Umpqua Community Development 541-673-4909
Wildlife Safari 541-679-6761
You can also go to church rummage sales or your local school district.
Do not forget that the landfill is closed on Mondays, Tuesdays and Holidays.
Call 541-957-7033.