Recycling in Baker City, OR
Baker Sanitary Service runs the landfill on W. Sutton Creek Rd. (free metal appliances; fees for refrigerators and tires), an e-waste recycling area and battery drop-off at its Campbell Street office. Thatcher's Ace Hardware and Miller's Lumber take paint.
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What are you getting rid of?
Drop-off places in Baker City
- Baker Sanitary Service office 3048 Campbell Street
- Thatcher's Ace Hardware 2200 Resort St
- Miller's Home Center and Lumber 3815 Pocahontas Rd
Services for Baker City residents
- Oregon E-CyclesOregon
- PaintCare Oregon paint drop-off programOregon
- Oregon mattress stewardship program (Bye Bye Mattress)Oregon
- Baker Sanitary Service landfill (Sutton Creek Rd)Baker City
- Baker Sanitary Service e-waste recyclingBaker City
Where this information comes from (34)
Where this information comes from
Checked October 26, 2026
- Oregon DEQ: Oregon E-Cycles (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- Oregon E-Cycles is free: anyone can take up to seven computers (desktops, laptops, tablets), monitors, TVs and printers at a time to participating collection sites. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Keyboards and mice are also accepted free; other electronics are not currently included in the program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Oregon DEQ: E-Cycles for Consumers FAQ (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- The program does not currently provide free recycling of speakers, scanners, game consoles or other electronics or appliances. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Collection is free, but there may be a charge for at-home pick-up, curbside or other premium services. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Households, small businesses and small 501(c)(3) nonprofits with 10 or fewer employees may bring more than seven computers, monitors and TVs at once. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Only sites participating in Oregon E-Cycles must recycle computers, monitors and TVs free; others may charge. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Oregon DEQ: E-Cycles for Consumers (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- Larger organizations may use collection sites but may be charged for items over the seven-at-a-time limit. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Call the collection site ahead for large or heavy items such as console TVs. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Oregon DEQ: E-Cycles disposal ban (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- It is illegal in Oregon to put computers, monitors and TVs in the garbage or take them to landfills, incinerators or transfer stations for disposal; knowingly doing so can bring a fine. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare: Oregon paint recycling and drop-off locations (opens in new tab) · PaintCare Inc.
- PaintCare drop-off sites across Oregon are open to households, businesses, government agencies and others with leftover paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
- There is no charge for dropping off paint at a PaintCare site. 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 offers a free Large Volume Pickup for 100+ gallons to contractors, property managers and others. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Oregon DEQ: Mattress Stewardship Program fact sheet (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- Not covered: fold-out sofa beds, futons and futon mattresses, water beds, air mattresses, and crib or bassinet mattresses. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Bye Bye Mattress: Mattress disposal in Oregon (opens in new tab) · Mattress Recycling Council
- Mattresses and box springs in any condition, whenever bought, can be dropped off free at participating collection sites or events. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Check acceptable items and contact the location with questions before going. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Businesses with at least 100 units qualify for no-cost transportation and recycling through the Commercial Volume Program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Bye Bye Mattress: What is accepted/unaccepted in Oregon (opens in new tab) · Mattress Recycling Council
- Mattresses and foundations used and discarded by Oregon consumers (individuals and businesses) qualify for no-cost drop-off. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Foundations (box springs) are covered. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Mattress pads and toppers do not qualify for no-cost drop-off under the program. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Mattresses from outside Oregon (not used in Oregon or not from an Oregon consumer) are excluded. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Mattress Recycling Council Oregon: 2025 annual report (posted by DEQ) (opens in new tab) · Mattress Recycling Council Oregon LLC (via Oregon DEQ)
- Permanent collection sites are open to the public and must let residents drop off mattresses at no cost; some also take commercial drop-offs. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Baker Sanitary Service: Landfill (opens in new tab) · Baker Sanitary Service
- The Baker Sanitary landfill is at 39144 W. Sutton Creek Rd., Baker City, OR, open Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (no ZIP on the page). Checked October 26, 2026.
- Metal is free, including water heaters, washers/dryers and ranges. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Refrigerators and freezers are $45 at the Baker Sanitary Service Depot or $35 at the landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Passenger tires (not on wheel) are $5; tires on wheels are not accepted; truck tires $8. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Truck tires are $8. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Computers, monitors and televisions can be dropped off at Baker Sanitary's E-Waste Recycling area in Baker; they are not accepted at the landfill. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Baker Sanitary Service: E Waste (opens in new tab) · Baker Sanitary Service
- Allowed e-waste: monitors (screens over 4 in.), computer towers, laptops, keyboards, mice, printers and televisions. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Households, small businesses and nonprofits with 10 or fewer employees, and anyone with 7 or fewer devices may bring items. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Baker Sanitary Service: Recycling (opens in new tab) · Baker Sanitary Service
- Baker Sanitary Service: P.O. Box 169, 3048 Campbell Street, Baker City, OR 97814-0169, (541) 523-2626; office open Monday–Friday 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Baker Sanitary accepts all battery types at its office for recycling; tape both sides of flat batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare drop-off site locator data (sites.json) (opens in new tab) · PaintCare
- PaintCare lists Thatchers Ace Hardware at 2200 Resort St, Baker City 97814 as a paint drop-off site (Households and Businesses in Oregon). Checked October 26, 2026.
- PaintCare lists Millers Home Center and Lumber at 3815 Pocahontas Rd, Baker City 97814 as a paint drop-off site (Households and Businesses in Oregon). Checked October 26, 2026.
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