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Bulky Item Collection

We know that sometimes, not everything you want to dispose of can fit in your garbage cart. In these cases, Hillsboro Garbage Disposal & Recycling can come to your home to haul your bulky and oversized materials away and dispose of or recycle them. Simply contact us to schedule a bulky item pickup.

Examples of Bulky Items

  • Couch
  • Mattress
  • Fridge
  • Washing Machine
  • Lawnmower
  • Dresser

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Frequently Asked Questions

If for some reason your garbage, recycling, or yard debris is missed, please call our office at (503) 648-4219 as soon as possible. If your pick up was missed by our driver, we will return for pick up either the next day or the next collection day with no charge for extras. If the pick up was missed due to the customer not having the can out, there will be an extra charge to return for the pick up.

For environmental and safety purposes, do not dispose of hazardous waste in your garbage can. Call Metro Hotline at (503) 234-3000 for disposal information. Click the following link to visit Metro’s hazardous waste collection events information web page: www.oregonmetro.gov

Paint Cans: Containers must be empty, completely dried out, with the lids off.

Motor Oil: See recycling. Place used motor oil in a see-through container, such as a milk jug with a secure lid.

Antifreeze, Batteries, Aerosol Products, Fluorescent light Fixtures, Household Cleaning Products, Pesticides or herbicides, paints, thinners, or solvents, fertilizers or poisons. Call Metro Hotline at 234-3000 for disposal information. NO COMPUTERS, MONITORS or TVs. As of January 1, 2010, Oregon law prohibits the disposal of computers, monitors and TVs in the garbage or at disposal sites such as landfills, transfer stations and incinerators. The Oregon E-Cycles program provides FREE recycling of computers, monitors and televisions to anyone with seven or fewer items to recycle at a time. For more information and participating collection sites near you visit www.oregonecycles.org or call 1-888-532-9253

Our office will be closed on Monday May 29, 2023 for Memorial Day but our drivers will still be on route.

For More Information please call (503) 648-4219

Memorial Day, we will be running the regular scheduled routes. The office will be closed.

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Drop Box Height Configuration

10 Yard Drop Box Configuration

Generally used for heavy materials such as dirt or concrete.

Materials CANNOT protrude above the top edge of the box.

20 Yard Drop Box Configuration

Generally used for composite roofing waste materials and construction/demolition

Materials CANNOT protrude above the top edge of the box. Extremely heavy materials cannot excede the heavy load limit line.

30 Yard Drop Box Configuration

Generally used for large construction sites and lighter, bulkier materials.

Materials CANNOT protrude above the top edge of the box.

40 Yard Drop Box Configuration

Generally used for large construction sites and large, light-weight materials.

Materials CANNOT protrude above the top edge of the box.