Deschutes Recycling & Knott Landfill Closed on Thanksgiving

Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and will re-open on Friday, November 27th at 7:00 a.m.

January 1, 2010 - New E-Waste Disposal Law

Effective January 1, 2010 - computers, monitors, and TVs are banned from disposal in the garbage or at disposal sites such as landfills and transfer stations.

Deschutes Recycling accepts computers (desktops and laptops), monitors and TVs and will recycle them for free. All other computer peripherals such as keyboards, mice and other electronic items and appliances can be recycled for a fee.

For more information about the disposal ban, go to www.co.deschutes.or.us/sw or www.oregonecycles.org

For a copy of the Recycling Guide from Deschutes Recycling regarding what items can be recycled for free or require a fee, go to www.deschutesrecycling.com and click on the recycling guide link.