FREE Tire Recycling Event

Saturday, March 20th from 7:00 a.m - 4:30 p.m., residents can bring their old tires to Knott Landfill (61050 SE 27th Street, Bend) and recycle them at no charge.

Tires can be on or off the rim but please keep them separated. Limit 12 tires per household. If residents have more than 12 tires, they need to contact Deschutes County Solid Waste at 541-317-3163 for approval.

This free event is not available to Businesses, Retailers or Auto Dismantlers.

For more information, contact Deschutes County Solid Waste at 541-317-3163.

Deschutes Recycling & Knott Landfill Closed Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Deschutes Recycling, Knott Landfill and all Transfer Stations will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2010, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday.

The facilities will re-open on Tuesday, January 19th at 7:00 a.m.

Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill are closed for all major holidays including;
February 15th - President's Day
May 31st - Memorial Day
July 4th - Independence Day
September 6th - Labor Day
November 11th - Veteran's Day
November 25th - Thanksgiving
December 25th - Christmas
January 1, 20100 - New Years Day

For more information regarding products and services offered by Deschutes Recycling, go to www.deschutesrecycling.com or call 541-388-1910.

Christmas Tree Recycling Options

For information regarding Christmas tree collections with the Boy Scouts, contact the Boy Scouts office at 541-382-4647.

At no charge residents can take Christmas trees for recycling to Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott Landfill, Monday - Sunday, through January 31.

Other locations include Negus Transfer Station in Redmond, Northwest Transfer Station between Tumalo and Sisters, and Southwest Transfer Station located between Sunriver and La Pine. Contact the Department of Solid Waste for transfer station hours at 541-317-3163. Trees cannot have tinsel or flocking.

Deschutes Recycling & Knott Landfill Closed Christmas & New Years Day

Deschutes Recycling and Knott Landfill will be closed on Christmas Day (12/25) & New Years Day (1/1/2010).

Both facilities will re-open the following days on Saturday, December 26 and Saturday, January 2 at 7:00 a.m.

For more information, contact Deschutes Recycling at 541-388-1910.

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.

Half Price Yard Debris Recyclilng

Residents can recycle their yard debris at Deschutes Recycling, located at Knott Landfill, for half price, ($2.00 per cubic yard) from October 31 - November 15.

Yard debris must be clean of rocks, dirt, garbage and plastic bags.

Deschutes Recycling is open daily from 7:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and will be closed on Veteran's Day, November 11th.