May 22, 2025 3:30 a.m. 

The Douglas County Solid Waste Department is teaming up with state partners to provide two free-to-the-public events in June.

Solid Waste along with Green Century Recycling and Oregon E-Cycles are providing a free-to-the-public E-Cycling collection event on Saturday, June 7th at the Roseburg Transfer Station. It will run from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and is free and open to all residents and small businesses. E-cycling is the recycling of old electronics. Items that will be accepted include computers, televisions, printers, monitors, keyboards and electronic mice, gaming devices, network devices, cell phones and tablets, audio visual equipment, cords and chargers. Green Century Recycling will perform secure data destruction on data-containing devices.

Solid Waste and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality are providing a Household Hazardous Waste collection event for residents of Yoncalla and surrounding areas on Saturday, June 21st at the Yoncalla Transfer Station. The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event will offer residents a safe way to dispose of common household hazardous materials including paint, automotive fluids, pool chemicals, pesticides and more. Items will be collected from vehicles, so there will be no need to unload or come in contact with staff at the event.

For more information on the Douglas County Solid Waste Department, go to: https://www.douglascountyor.gov/396/Solid-Waste