The Dalles Disposal / Waste Connections
In a franchise agreement with Sherman County, The Dalles Disposal / Waste Connections provides solid waste disposal, recycling opportunities and manages the Transfer Site on Welk Road.
Recycling
First Sort: The following can all be placed in the recycling containers together:
PAPER – newspapers, magazines, catalogs, junk mail, phone books, shredded paper in a paper bag, cereal & cracker style boxes (liner removed), cardboard tubes, milk cartons & juice boxes
PLASTIC – plastic #1 and #2 bottles with a neck, rinsed
METAL – aluminum cans, tin cans (flattened), clean aluminum foil and foil baking pans, empty aerosol cans (discard cap)
Second Sort: All glass bottles and jars
Third Sort: Corrugated cardboard (flattened)
All items should be clean (or rinsed, with plastic lids removed) and flattened if possible.
DO NOT RECYCLE:
Carbon paper
Clear “clamshells” (berry, bakery, or battery packages)
Food-contaminated packaging (plates, cups, wrappers)
Frozen food boxes
Label backing sheets
Paper towels, tissue, napkins
Photographs
Plastic-coated envelopes (e.g. Tyvek)
Wax, plastic or foil-coated paper
Styrofoam
Sherman County
Click here to visit Sherman County's Waste Management Website
Recycling Depot Dates, Locations & Times:
- 2nd Friday & Saturday each month – Moro, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- 3rd Friday & Saturday each month – Wasco, 9 – 4:30
- 4th Friday & Saturday each month – Rufus, 9 – 4:30
- Monday & Tuesday each week – Grass Valley, 1-3
Weekly Trash Waste Disposal Routes
- Rufus – Monday
- Moro & Grass Valley – Tuesday
- Kent – 4th Wednesday
- Wasco – Friday
- Biggs – Monday, Wednesday & Friday
- State & federal parks & Bureau of Indian Affairs – Monday & Friday
For will-call pickup, call The Dalles Disposal / Waste Connections three days in advance. Rural customers can subscribe to monthly or will-call service by calling The Dalles Disposal.
Solid Waste Transfer Site on Welk Road Near Biggs
Open every 2nd & 4th Saturday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
For a $10 additional fee, The Dalles Disposal / Waste Connections will open the Transfer Site on other days.
The Dalles Disposal / Waste Connections
(541) 298-5149 (customer care and pay-by-phone)
Note: curbside service may vary, depending on whether you are a business or household and where you are located (City, incorporated rural center, un-incorporated area). Call The Dalles Disposal Service for further information about garbage or recycling service within Sherman County: (541) 298-5149.
