Residential Collection Services
For more than 20 years, The Dalles Disposal staff has been serving the residents of Wasco, Sherman and Gillam counties in Oregon. We collect non-hazardous solid waste:
- Trash
- Yard Waste
- Commingled Recycling
- Glass
Effective August 1, 2020, new residential recycling guidelines went into effect. Each residential customer has two open top blue boxes to place unbagged approved recycling items.
Click here to view Tri-County's Common Contaminates at the Curb.
Residential Carts & Bins
Please set out your materials by 6AM on your scheduled collection day. The Dalles Disposal offers roll carts and bins for residential materials.
| Container | Collection Material |
|---|---|
| 90 Gallon Cart - Grey | Trash |
| 60 Gallon Cart - Green | Yard Waste |
| 14 Gallon Bin - Blue | Commingled Recycling |
| 14 Gallon Bin - Blue | Glass Only |
| 32 gallon can (with two handles and a detachable lid) | Trash |
| 60 gallon (service varies by location) |
Yard Waste |
Residential Pickup Schedule
The Dalles Disposal now offers two useful online tools and an app to download for residential customers.
My Schedule – Enter your address and view your normal and holiday collection schedule.
Waste Wizard – Look up items to make sure they are accepted in each type of residential container.
To keep us all safe and to preserve the value of recyclables, please only placed approved items in your residential containers.
Residential Trash Materials
Trash Acceptable Items
- Aseptic cartons
- Clamshell plastic
- Dog/cat waste (double bagged)
- Food boxes
- Frozen food boxes
- Non-hazardous solid waste
- Plastic bags
- Styrofoam
Trash Non-Acceptable Items
- Appliances with Freon
- Ashes, hot or cold
- Batteries
- Electronics
- Hazardous Waste
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Liquids: fuel, oil, paints, etc.
- Medical waste, needles, sharps
- Propane tanks
- Tires
Recycling Materials
Commingled Recycling Acceptable Items
Paper
- Cardboard
- Newspaper
- Magazines
- Catalogs
- Junk mail
- Phone books
- Office paper
- Colored paper
- Note pads
- Letters
- Paper bags
Paperboard Boxes (liner removed)
- Tissue
- Shoe
- Cookie
- Cereal
- Crackers
Plastic Bottles #1 & 2 with neck (no lids)
- Beverage bottles
- Milk jugs
- Shampoo
- Detergent
- Cleaners
Metal
- Aluminum and tin cans (rinsed)
- Clean aluminum foil
- Empty aerosol cans (caps removed)
Corrugated Cardboard
- Flatten
- No larger than 2’x2’ square
Yard Waste
- Leaves
- Lawn clippings
- Branches
- Prunings under 4 inches in diameter and up to 36 inches in length
Residential Recycling – Glass Only
- Glass bottles (rinsed, no lids)
- Glass jars (rinsed, no lids)
- Place in Blue 14 Gallon Bin
Residential Recycling Non-Acceptable Items
- All other items
- Aseptic cartons
- Clamshell plastic
- Frozen food boxes
- Plastic bags
- Shredded paper
- Styrofoam
