Scrap Metal Recycling in Baker City, OR

Metal items such as water heaters and ranges are free to drop at the Baker Sanitary landfill.

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Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check

2 ways to get rid of a scrap metal in Baker City

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CurbCycle PickupPickup from your home · Baker CityNo haulingWe recycle it for youFrom $90.00
How it works
Book online, set out your scrap metal and we’ll pick it up and recycle it for you. You see your price before you book and pay only after pickup.
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Baker Sanitary Service landfill (Sutton Creek Rd)Pickup service · Baker CityFree
How it works
Baker Sanitary Service landfill at 39144 W. Sutton Creek Rd., Baker City, open Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Metal appliances are free; refrigerators and tires have set fees.
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Before you go

Ask whether items must be mostly metal and free of refrigerant, fuel or oil.
Check whether the operator pays for metal or charges a fee.

More about scrap metal

Oregon rules

Curbside, scrap metal is accepted only if under 10 pounds and shorter than 18 inches; no sharp or tangling items. Source: Oregon DEQ: Local Government Recycling Acceptance List (Aug. 4, 2025) (opens in new tab)
Recycling depots on the statewide list take all ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, including appliances. Source: Oregon DEQ: Local Government Recycling Acceptance List (Aug. 4, 2025) (opens in new tab)

More Oregon rules (9)

ORS 459.247 bars disposing of, and disposal sites from knowingly accepting, discarded large home appliances, used oil, tires, lead-acid batteries and covered electronic devices. Source: ORS Chapter 459: Solid Waste Management (2025 edition) (opens in new tab)
Disposal sites may still accept and store these banned items for recycling or recovery. Source: ORS Chapter 459: Solid Waste Management (2025 edition) (opens in new tab)
The Recycling Modernization Act (SB 582, 2021) took effect Jan. 1, 2022, and recycling program changes started in July 2025. Source: Oregon DEQ: Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (opens in new tab)
Under the RMA, producers of packaged items, paper products and food serviceware pay for many recycling system improvements. Source: Oregon DEQ: Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (opens in new tab)
From July 1, 2025, local governments began moving to one consistent list of materials collected curbside and at depots. Source: Oregon DEQ: Local Government Recycling Acceptance List (Aug. 4, 2025) (opens in new tab)
In Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, DEQ refers residents to RecycleOrNot.org or the Metro Recycling Information hotline, 503-234-3000. Source: Oregon DEQ: Recycle Right! (opens in new tab)
DEQ says household hazardous waste should not go down the sink, on the ground, down a storm drain or in the garbage. Source: Oregon DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
DEQ lists pesticides, herbicides, solvents, fuels, paints, motor oil, antifreeze and mercury-containing wastes as household hazardous waste. Source: Oregon DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)
DEQ keeps a county list of locally sponsored HHW programs, including permanent collection facilities. Source: Oregon DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab)

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Checked October 26, 2026

ORS Chapter 459: Solid Waste Management (2025 edition) (opens in new tab) · Oregon State Legislature
- ORS 459.247 bars disposing of, and disposal sites from knowingly accepting, discarded large home appliances, used oil, tires, lead-acid batteries and covered electronic devices. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Disposal sites may still accept and store these banned items for recycling or recovery. Checked October 26, 2026.
Oregon DEQ: Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- The Recycling Modernization Act (SB 582, 2021) took effect Jan. 1, 2022, and recycling program changes started in July 2025. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Under the RMA, producers of packaged items, paper products and food serviceware pay for many recycling system improvements. Checked October 26, 2026.
Oregon DEQ: Local Government Recycling Acceptance List (Aug. 4, 2025) (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- From July 1, 2025, local governments began moving to one consistent list of materials collected curbside and at depots. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Curbside, scrap metal is accepted only if under 10 pounds and shorter than 18 inches; no sharp or tangling items. Checked October 26, 2026.
- Recycling depots on the statewide list take all ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal, including appliances. Checked October 26, 2026.
Oregon DEQ: Recycle Right! (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- In Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, DEQ refers residents to RecycleOrNot.org or the Metro Recycling Information hotline, 503-234-3000. Checked October 26, 2026.
Oregon DEQ: Household Hazardous Waste (opens in new tab) · Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- DEQ says household hazardous waste should not go down the sink, on the ground, down a storm drain or in the garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ lists pesticides, herbicides, solvents, fuels, paints, motor oil, antifreeze and mercury-containing wastes as household hazardous waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
- DEQ keeps a county list of locally sponsored HHW programs, including permanent collection facilities. 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.

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