Scrap Metal Recycling in Salem, OR

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Marion County: Salem-Keizer Recycling & Transfer Station (opens in new tab) · Marion County
  • Garbage, yard waste, tires and appliances are accepted for a fee. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Car batteries and mixed paper and cardboard are among the recycling items accepted free. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The free recycling list also includes household batteries (separate from vehicle batteries) and metals that are at least 90% metal. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Marion County: North Marion Recycling & Transfer Station (Spanish) (opens in new tab) · Marion County
  • The North Marion Recycling & Transfer Station is at 17827 Whitney Lane NE, Woodburn OR 97071. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • (Spanish) Materials listed as accepted free include household, cell-phone and vehicle batteries, latex and oil paint, scrap metal (at least 90% metal), and mixed paper and cardboard. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • (Spanish) Heading: recyclable materials accepted free of charge. 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.

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