Garbage Service Do's & Don'ts

The City of Boardman, along with its partner Sanitary Disposal, provides safe and sanitary waste disposal for all residential, commercial, and industrial customers within the city limits of Boardman.  Garbage containers are provided by the City of Boardman to its customers and are collected every Monday for residential customers, Mondays and Thursdays for commercial customers and every weekday for industrial customers. City officials are reminding residents to follow proper guidelines when disposing of garbage.

Guidelines

• Place your garbage receptacle on the street, against the curb, on Sunday night or before 5:00 AM Monday morning.  Avoid blocking traffic.
• Remove your can from the road immediately following collection.
• Put all garbage in plastic bags, tied shut, in the provided receptacle with the lid closed, or extra garbage charges may apply.
  • Verify ashes are completely cold prior to putting in your receptacle.
  • Put extra garbage bags next to your garbage receptacle for collection, bags tied tightly to avoid attracting animals. Extra garbage charges will apply.
  • Sort out non-waxed cardboard, glass bottles/jars, tin, aluminum, and newspapers.  These items can be taken to the city’s recycling depot on NW Columbia Avenue, and behind City Hall.
• Clean your garbage receptacle on a regular basis to avoid noxious smells.
• Contact City Hall if your garbage receptacle is broken, or if your garbage was not picked up on the scheduled day.
• Hazardous waste does not belong in your garbage container.
• Weight limit is 250 lbs per garbage receptacle.
• Avoid packing garbage in a receptacle so tightly that it won’t come out when it is turned upside-down.
• Your receptacle is yours, please don’t swap garbage cans with anyone else.
• Ensure all items are cold prior to placing in your receptacle, including coals, cooking oil, etc. 

The following items must be taken to any solid waste disposal locations:

Bulky items are non-vegetative items that cannot be containerized.  Items include:

• Appliances, furniture, and carpeting
• Automotive batteries
• Televisions, monitors, laptops, or other household electronics

North Morrow County Transfer Station:  69900 Frontage Lane, Boardman, OR 97818 

                Hours:  Saturday & Sunday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, or until they reach full capacity.

Finley Buttes Landfill:  73221 Bombing Range Road, Boardman, OR 97818

                Hours:  Monday - Friday 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Contact Morrow County Public Works 541-989-9500 for more information