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All Lane County Transfer Stations are closed Friday, July 4, to recognize U.S. Independence Day.

Transfer Station Updates

View transfer station hours, locations and information.
Summer hours for Glenwood Transfer Station office till Sept. 30

The Glenwood Transfer Station office (3100 E. 17th Ave., Eugene | Bldg. A) will now be open on Sundays through Sept. 30. Staff can help answer your hazardous waste questions—including making a hazardous waste appointments—and answer any inquiries you may have about garbage and recycling. You can even pay any outstanding bills you may have with Lane County Waste Management.

What does Oregon's Recycling System upgrade mean for you 

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Oregon Expanded Recycling Guide

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Descubra qué significa para usted la modernización del sistema de reciclaje de Oregón

Oregon Expanded Recycling Guide - Spanish

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Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) will improve recycling. Starting July 1, 2025, it will create a new system that shares the cost of recycling. Local governments, recycling companies, and the producers of packaging and paper products will all help fund recycling programs.

Lane County residents may not see changes to recycling services right away, but they should know about some upcoming improvements.


Get ready now!

  • Stay informed about local recycling updates and learn how you can help reduce waste in our community by visiting this page for updates, as well as Waste Wise Lane County on Facebook and Instagram.
  • Download the Waste Wise Lane County app to learn what is recyclable and what is not.
  • Connect with your curbside hauler to learn about local changes if you have specific questions.

We’re excited about what’s coming. Let’s recycle better, together!

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La Ley de Modernización del Reciclaje y la Contaminación Plástica (RMA) de Oregón mejorará el reciclaje. A partir del 1 de julio de 2025, creará un nuevo sistema que comparte el costo del reciclaje. Los gobiernos locales, las empresas de reciclaje y los fabricantes de envases y productos de papel contribuirán a financiar los programas de reciclaje.

Es posible que los residentes del condado de Lane no vean cambios en los servicios de reciclaje de inmediato, pero deberían estar al tanto de algunas mejoras futuras.

¡Prepárense ya!

  • Residentes de la ciudad de Eugene, visiten eugenerecycles.org para obtener más información.

 Estamos entusiasmados con lo que viene. ¡Reciclemos mejor, juntos!



RMA: What you can expect | Qué puede esperar

  • Residents can expect changes to recycling lists in the next few years. The facilities that sort recycling are upgrading to improve sorting.
  • Residents will receive simple recycling information to help them recycle with confidence.
  • Recycling facilities will have more tracking and transparency. This will help ensure recyclables find a new life.
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  • Los residentes pueden esperar cambios en las listas de reciclaje en los próximos años. Las instalaciones que clasifican el reciclaje se están modernizando para mejorar la clasificación.
  • Los residentes recibirán información sencilla sobre reciclaje para ayudarles a reciclar con confianza.
  • Las instalaciones de reciclaje tendrán mayor seguimiento y transparencia. Esto ayudará a garantizar que los materiales reciclables encuentren una nueva vida.

RMA: Why this matters | Por qué esto es importante

The RMA aims to improve recycling by bringing consistency, transparency, and new funding to the system. This new system is designed to be easier, more effective, and trustworthy, no matter where residents live in Lane County or Oregon.

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La RMA busca mejorar el reciclaje aportando consistencia, transparencia y nuevos fondos al sistema. Este nuevo sistema está diseñado para ser más sencillo, eficaz y confiable, independientemente de dónde vivan los residentes en el condado de Lane o en Oregón.



RMA: What is recyclable now? | ¿Qué es reciclable ahora?

Recycling changes include the addition of food and beverage cartons, delivery pizza boxes, round plastic containers such as margarine tubs, plant pots, and buckets.

New Items with RMA

Download the Guide


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Los cambios en el reciclaje incluyen la incorporación de cartones de alimentos y bebidas, cajas de pizza para entrega a domicilio, recipientes plásticos redondos como tarrinas de margarina, macetas y baldes. 

What is new Spanish

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RMA: What's not recyclable now? | ¿Qué no es reciclable ahora?

RMA items that are not recyclable

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Garbage Fees

Garbage Fees

EFFECTIVE JULY 2025 TO JULY 2026

Garbage fees fund all programs offered by the Lane County Waste Management Division. NO INCOME OR PROPERTY TAXES are used to pay for these programs.

NOTE: There is a 10 cubic yd. limit on garbage dropoffs per day, per customer at all rural sites (excluding Glenwood).

Quantity

Rural Sites

Glenwood & Florence

Up to 1 cubic yard (cy) (202 gallons)

$15.00 (min. fee)

$15.00 (min. fee)

1+ to 3cys

$27.00

$117.24/ton

Each cy over 3

$14.00/cy

$117.24/ton

Construction & Demolition

$20.00/cy ($15.00 min. fee)

$117.24/ton

($15.00 min. fee)

Rubble, roofing, stumps, rock, dirt

$50.00/cy ($25.00 min. fee)

$117.24/ton

($15.00 min. fee)



Recycling Items with a Fee

Material Preparation for Recovered Items with a Fee

EFFECTIVE JULY 2025 TO JULY 2026

* Fees are subject to change without notice. For questions, contact (541) 682-4120.

Item

Notes

Costs

Appliances

Appliances containing refrigerant will be charged the appliance fee. The following appliances typically contain refrigerant: refrigerators, freezers, heat pumps, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, and water coolers. Reuse is best. For newer models, don't forget to check with reuse stores (i.e., Goodwill, St. Vincent de Paul, BRING, ReStore, etc.) before disposal. Note: St. Vincent de Paul is onsite at Glenwood Transfer Station. Appliances are accepted at all sites EXCEPT Sharps Creek.

$22.00/appliance

Wood Waste & Yard Debris

Acceptable wood/yard debris must be placed in the wood or yard debris recovery area and must be more than 50% of the load to qualify for this rate. Yard debris and wood waste rates apply to Cottage Grove, Glenwood & Florence transfer sites only. All other sites charge standard household garbage rates.

Cottage Grove volume fee: ♦1 to 3 cubic yards (cys): $20.00 (min. fee $11.00 for less than 1 cy.)
♦Over 3 cys: $11.00 per additional cy

Glenwood & Florence per ton fee: $104.36/ton ($11.00 min. fee)

Mattresses

Mattresses & box springs recovered at Glenwood only. 

Non-recyclable (soiled/damaged) mattresses/box springs charged at garbage rate. 

Florence & rural sites accept mattresses as garbage (max. 4 units/day). 

Glenwood: Recyclable mattress/box springs, max. 4 units, no fee.

Non-recyclable mattresses/ box springs charged at garbage rate. 5+ non-recyclable mattresses/box springs charged $291.18/ton ($70.00 min.)

Florence: Charged at garbage rate, max. 4 units, 5+ charged at $291.18/ton ($70.00 min).   

Rural sites: Charged as garbage by volume, max. 4 units/day.

Propane & Helium Tanks

Tanks larger than 5 gallons are not accepted at Lane County sites. Small disposable 16 oz. propane canisters may be recycled for free. Accepted at all sites EXCEPT Sharps Creek.

Up to 5 gallon capacity: $5.00/unit

Tires

Tires larger than 20" are not accepted at Lane County sites. If a customer places a tire in the disposal pit, the normal fee for the tire will be doubled plus any handling fees to retrieve the tire from the garbage.

Recovered tires will not be returned to the customer. No commercial quantities (max 10 per day) or heavy duty truck or off-road tires. Accepted at all sites EXCEPT Sharps Creek.


20-inch or less rim diameter: $5.00 (with wheel $6.00)


See the full list of fees for Lane County solid waste services.


Sharps Recycling

Where is the Glenwood Transfer Station recycling area?





NEW! Glenwood traffic cameras

Don't want to fight the crowds? Check our new traffic cameras to see how busy our Glenwood Transfer Station is before you go.


Glenwood Entrance Traffic Cam

Glenwood Recycling Area


Transfer Station Tips Brochure
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Do transfer stations accept credit cards? Where should you take your batteries? What if you accidentally throw something in the pit at Glenwood? Our new Transfer Station Tips brochure has answers. Check it out before you head out to one of our stations!

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