Hours: Mon-Fri, 8-5
LA GRANDE:
64190 OR-203, La Grande, OR 97850
Phone: 541-963-6744
Toll Free: 800-233-9640
BAKER CITY:
3370 17th St, Baker City, Or 97850
Phone: 541-519-0714
DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE MATERIALS THAT WE HANDLE THERE ARE SOME MATERIALS THAT WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT. THIS WILL INCLUDE BUT MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING.
DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF WASTE AND GARBAGE THAT COMES FROM TEARING DOWN A MOTORHOME OR TRAILER WE DO NOT ACCEPT THESE UNLESS THEY ARE COMPLETELY STRIPPED OF ALL TANKS AND NON-METAL MATERIALS
REFRIGERATORS, AIR CONDITIONING UNITS, AND MOST VEHICLES USE SYSTEMS THAT CONTAIN REFIGERANTS. WE CANNOT ACCEPT SCRAP THAT STILL HAS THESE REFRIGERANTS IN THE SYSTEM AND IT IS UP TO YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS PROPERPLY DISPOSED OF BEFORE BRINGING US ANY EQUIPTMENT THAT CONTAINS AND REFRIDGERANT
ASBESTOS IS CONTAINED IN SOME PIPE INSULATIONS, ON THE SURFACE OF SOME I-BEAMS, CONTAINER TANKS, AND STRUCTURAL OR DEMOLITION DEBRIS. DUE TO THE TOXIC PROPERTIES OF ASBESTOS WE CANNOT ACCEPT SCRAP THAT KNOWINGLY CONTAINS ASBESTOS.
PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO STORE OILS AND GAS WILL NEED TO BE PROPERPLY DRAINED IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THEM. HYRDRAULIC CYLINDERS NEED TO VISIBLY BE CUT OPEN AND HOSES REMOVED BEFORE BRINGING THEM TO US.
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBs) ARE A GROUP OF MAN MADE CHEMICALS THAT WERE PRIMIRALY USED IN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND ARE OILY IN TEXTURE. THERE USE ENDED IN 1980 AS THEY ARE HIGHLY CARCINOGENIC AND VERY SLOW TO BREAKDOWN. WE CANNOT KNOWINGLY ACCEPT ANY MATERIAL CONTAINING A PCB COMPOUND.
SODIUM AZIDE IS A HIGHLY TOXIC CHEMICAL THAT IS SIMILAR IN FORM TO SALT OR CAN BE A GAS. THIS IS THE CHEMICAL THAT IS USED IN AIRBAGS TO PRODUCE THE RAPID EXPANSION OF GAS NEEDED TO DEPLOY IT. FOR THIS REASON WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT AIRBAGS AND OTHER SCRAP THAT COULD POSSIBLY CONTAIN SODIUM AZIDE
PAINT CAN CONTAIN MANY TOXIC CHEMICALS. FROM LEAD TO PCB, DUE TO THIS WE WILL NOT KNOWINGLY ACCEPT PAINT CONTAINERS.
MERCURY IS A KNOWN TOXIC CHEMICAL AND DUE TO THIS WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCEPT ANY ITEMS THAT CONTAIN MERCURY.
MILITARY SCRAP CAN AND WILL ONLY BE PURCHASED FROM THE MILITARY.
SCRAP THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE EXPLOSIVE OR HAVE EXPLOSIVE RESIDUE ON IT CANNOT BE ACCEPTED. THIS INCLUDES INERT OR DUD EXPLOSIVES. (DOES NOT APPLY TO EMPTY AMMO CASINGS)
WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT ANY MATERIAL THAT IS RADIOACTIVE. WHETHER THAT IS FROM EXPOSURE OR IT CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS.
WE CANNOT EXCEPT MATERIALS THAT ARE NON-METALLIC IN NATURE. THIS INLCUDES BUT ISN'T NECESSARILY LIMITED TO: WOOD, YARD DEBRIS, DIRT, CONCRETE/ASPHALT WASTE, AND MORE.
THERE ARE SOME MATERIALS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO ACCEPT GIVEN THAT THERE ARE SOME THINGS DONE BY THE CUSTOMER BEFOREHAND IN ORDER TO ASSURE THAT THOSE MATERIALS ARE THE SAFEST POSSIBLE FOR US AND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE WORK IN. THESE MATERIALS ALONG WITH THE CONDITIONS NEEDED FOR US TO ACCEPT THEM ARE SHOWN BELOW.
CONTAINERS THAT HAVE BEEN USED TO STORE ANY TYPE OF PERTROLEUM NEED TO BE VISIBLY DRAINED IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THEM
THESE COMPRESSORS CONTAIN OILS AND IN ORDER FOR US TO ACCEPT THEM THEY NEED TO VISIBLY BE CUT OPEN AND THE OIL NEEDS TO BE DRAINED
THESE ARE PROPANE CYLINDERS, AIR BOTTLES, AND SHOCK ABSORBERS. THESE ALL NEED TO BE VISIBLY CUT AND DRAINED PRIOR TO BRINGING THEM TO US.
THESE NEED TO BE VISIBLY DRAINED AND CUT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THEM.