Knott Landfill Recycling and Transfer Facility
61050 SE 27th Street, Bend, OR 97702
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Plan your visit
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What it accepts
Items we’ve recorded so far. The operator accepts other materials too; see its own list for everything else.
Refrigerators and freezers
AcceptedFees apply| Freon appliance (refrigerator/freezer) | $20.00 each |
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- Cash, check, debit/credit card or mobile pay.
- Limit: 4 Freon appliances per customer per day
Tires
Accepted with conditionsFees apply| Car or light-truck tire | $4.00 each |
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| Tire on rim | $6.00 each |
- No heavy truck or equipment tires.
- Cash, check, debit/credit card or mobile pay.
- Limit: 12 per customer per day
Televisions
AcceptedFree (documented)- Limit: 7 or fewer items per trip free; larger amounts and business electronics by arrangement at Deschutes Recycling
Computers
AcceptedFree (documented)- Limit: 7 or fewer items per trip free; larger amounts and business electronics by arrangement at Deschutes Recycling
Other electronics
AcceptedFree (documented)- Limit: 7 or fewer items per trip free; larger amounts and business electronics by arrangement at Deschutes Recycling
Microwaves
AcceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
Batteries
AcceptedFree (documented)- No cracked or leaking car batteries.
Cardboard
AcceptedFree (documented)- Preparation: Flatten; no slick or wax-coated cardboard.
Scrap metal
AcceptedFree (documented)Mattresses
Accepted with conditionsCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Dry, clean units only: no water damage, mold, bed bugs or fire damage; no out-of-state mattresses.
- Limit: 4 mattresses per day (residential)
Box springs
Accepted with conditionsCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
- Dry, clean units only: no water damage, mold, bed bugs or fire damage; no out-of-state mattresses.
- Box springs must be covered in fabric.
Mattress toppers
Not acceptedCost unknownFees aren’t recorded. Don’t assume drop-off is free.
Paint
Accepted with conditionsFree (documented)- Latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons; no aerosols, unlabeled, leaking or empty containers.
- Paint and other household hazardous waste are taken free from residents at the Hazardous Waste Facility, Fridays and Saturdays 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- PaintCare: Oregon (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
- PaintCare does not charge for dropping off paint at a PaintCare drop-off site in Oregon. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare sites accept house paint, primers, stains, sealers and clear coatings such as shellac and varnish. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare drop-off site locator data (sites.json) (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
- PaintCare retail sites accept latex and oil-based house paint, stains and varnish in containers up to 5 gallons, but not aerosols, unlabeled, leaking or empty containers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare lists Knott Landfill HHW Facility at 61050 SE 27th St, Bend 97702 as a paint drop-off site (Households and VSQG Businesses in Oregon). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Deschutes County Solid Waste: Hours & Locations (opens in new tab) · Deschutes County
- Knott Landfill Recycling and Transfer Facility is at 61050 SE 27th Street, Bend, OR 97702, open to the public 7 days a week 7 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Knott Landfill phone: 541-317-3163. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Deschutes County Solid Waste: Rates and Fees (opens in new tab) · Deschutes County
- At Knott: appliances $8 each; Freon appliances such as refrigerators/freezers $20 each (limit 4 a day). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Passenger car, pickup and light-truck tires are $4 each, $6 on the rim, limit 12 a day; heavy truck and equipment tires are not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Cash, check, debit/credit cards and mobile pay are accepted at all sites except Alfalfa. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Deschutes County Solid Waste: Recycling - What Can I Recycle? (opens in new tab) · Deschutes County
- Deschutes County lists items free to recycle at all transfer station recycling centers, including auto batteries, corrugated cardboard, electronics and scrap metal. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Auto batteries: no cracked or leaking batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Corrugated cardboard: flatten; no slick or wax-coated. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Scrap metal: almost all metal items. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Microwaves are accepted as scrap metal recycling (listed under items recycled for a fee). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Deschutes County Solid Waste: Electronic Waste (opens in new tab) · Deschutes County
- Oregon E-Cycles collection sites recycle seven or fewer items free; these are accepted at the Negus and Knott recycling centers. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Accepted electronics include computers/laptops, tablets, monitors and TVs (CRT or flat screen), printers and peripherals. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Deschutes County Solid Waste: Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Deschutes County
- Household hazardous waste is accepted free from residents at the Knott Landfill Hazardous Waste Facility, Fridays and Saturdays 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Lead acid batteries are free at the Knott Landfill Recycling Center, the Hazardous Waste Facility and all county transfer stations. Checked October 26, 2026.
- NiCad, lithium-ion and button batteries can be recycled at all county transfer stations. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Deschutes County Solid Waste: Mattress Recycling (opens in new tab) · Deschutes County
- Deschutes Recycling at Knott Landfill collects up to 4 residential mattresses a day, 7 a.m.–4:30 p.m., 7 days a week. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Mattresses and box springs must not have been out in the elements or be water-damaged or soiled. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Not accepted: box springs not covered in fabric, futon mattresses, crib mattresses, mattress pads or toppers, and out-of-state mattresses. Checked October 26, 2026.
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