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City collection Furniture is named on the hauler's container list and is accepted as household waste at the county transfer station. A self haul to the transfer station is charged by weight with a 27.48 dollar minimum up to 320 pounds and 167.19 dollars a ton above that, and a furniture piece hauled in a Hudson container is quoted separately at 503-397-1534, so confirm which route is cheaper for the load.
City collection A mattress does not belong in the curbside cart, so it goes as a self haul to the Columbia County Transfer Station or into a container arranged with the hauler. The transfer station charges a self haul minimum of 27.48 dollars for a load up to 320 pounds and 167.19 dollars a ton above that, with a senior rate of 16.91 dollars for a load up to 320 pounds per the rate sheet effective July 1, 2025, and Hudson Garbage quotes any curbside or container arrangement separately at 503-397-1534, so confirm the route and the price before the mattress leaves the property.
City collection Metal appliances are free at the county transfer station, a unit holding refrigerant is charged a published per appliance fee, and appliances are refused in the curbside carts. At the Columbia County Transfer Station a metal dishwasher, water heater, clothes dryer, clothes washer or stove is free of charge, while a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner that holds refrigerant is charged 26.30 dollars each on the rate sheet effective July 1, 2025. A Hudson container instead refuses an appliance with Freon and accepts a large appliance without chlorofluorocarbons or Freon, so confirm the route with the hauler at 503-397-1534 or the scale house at 503-397-9811.
City collection Household trash goes in the grey cart with the green recycling cart and the brown yard debris cart, out by 6 a.m. on the collection day. Residential service is a monthly subscription billed by Hudson Garbage with the invoice dated the last day of the month and payment due by the fifteenth, and the company does not publish the rate on the page read here, so confirm the monthly charge for the cart sizes you need at 503-397-1534.
The highest first-item price applies once. Every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Applicable sales tax is shown before payment.
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The local disposal guide
Will the city take it?
St. Helens households are served by Hudson Garbage and Recycling, which the city names on its New Resident Information page at 503-397-1534, and the company collects garbage, recycling and yard debris Monday through Friday with the carts out the night before or by 6 a.m. The residential carts take only normal household trash, and the bulky things people usually need gone, such as furniture, appliances, mattresses, tires, electronics and yard debris, are outside that cart list, so the work moves to the Columbia County Transfer Station at 1601 Railroad Avenue in St. Helens. The transfer station is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., charges self haul loads by weight with a minimum for the first 320 pounds, and free of charge takes electronics, metal appliances, glass, cardboard, scrap metal, motor oil, cooking oil, architectural paint and medical sharps in certified containers, while refrigerant appliances, antifreeze, fluorescent tubes, car batteries and tires carry a published fee. Household chemicals wait for one of the county's free collection events, which run at the transfer station address several times a year for county residents only.
A mattress does not belong in the curbside cart, so it goes as a self haul to the Columbia County Transfer Station or into a container arranged with the hauler.
City cost & eligibility
The transfer station charges a self haul minimum of 27.48 dollars for a load up to 320 pounds and 167.19 dollars a ton above that, with a senior rate of 16.91 dollars for a load up to 320 pounds per the rate sheet effective July 1, 2025, and Hudson Garbage quotes any curbside or container arrangement separately at 503-397-1534, so confirm the route and the price before the mattress leaves the property.
When & how
The transfer station is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closes on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, with early closings at 1 p.m. on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
Get it ready
Keep the mattress out of every cart, cover or secure the load for the trip because an unsecured load carries a published charge, and plan for the weight minimum so a single mattress is not worth a separate trip. Combine the mattress with other household waste that the carts will not take.
Furniture is named on the hauler's container list and is accepted as household waste at the county transfer station.
City cost & eligibility
A self haul to the transfer station is charged by weight with a 27.48 dollar minimum up to 320 pounds and 167.19 dollars a ton above that, and a furniture piece hauled in a Hudson container is quoted separately at 503-397-1534, so confirm which route is cheaper for the load.
When & how
The transfer station takes loads Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a container is delivered on the schedule the hauler agrees to.
Get it ready
Furniture can go in a roll off container or a short term container, or into a self hauled load, and a couch or dresser should be placed so it can be lifted without a second person. Keep furniture out of the recycling cart, which refuses metal longer than eighteen inches or heavier than five pounds, and out of the garbage cart, which takes only bagged household trash.
Metal appliances are free at the county transfer station, a unit holding refrigerant is charged a published per appliance fee, and appliances are refused in the curbside carts.
City cost & eligibility
At the Columbia County Transfer Station a metal dishwasher, water heater, clothes dryer, clothes washer or stove is free of charge, while a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner that holds refrigerant is charged 26.30 dollars each on the rate sheet effective July 1, 2025. A Hudson container instead refuses an appliance with Freon and accepts a large appliance without chlorofluorocarbons or Freon, so confirm the route with the hauler at 503-397-1534 or the scale house at 503-397-9811.
When & how
The transfer station takes appliances Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Get it ready
Empty the unit and remove the doors where the manufacturer allows it before the trip, keep the appliance out of both curbside carts because the cart list refuses appliances, and say whether the unit holds refrigerant when you call, because that is what decides whether the drop off is free or carries the posted fee.
Computers, monitors, printers and televisions are recycled free in the electronics area at the Columbia County Transfer Station.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free of charge in the designated electronics recycling area at the Columbia County Transfer Station, which lists computers, monitors, printers and televisions. Electronics are refused in a Hudson container and must stay out of the curbside recycling cart.
When & how
The electronics area is available during transfer station hours, Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Get it ready
Wipe the drive or remove the storage before handover, take the cords and peripherals with the device, place the items into the designated boxes rather than into a general waste pile, and keep electronics out of the recycling cart, which lists Christmas tree lights as unacceptable and takes no devices.
Exercise equipment is not named on the published lists, so the route is a self haul charged by weight or a container the hauler arranges.
City cost & eligibility
No published list names an exercise machine, so the practical route is a self haul to the Columbia County Transfer Station at the published by weight rates, or a Hudson container quoted at 503-397-1534, and the price depends on the weight and how the piece is presented.
When & how
The transfer station takes loads Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a container pickup is arranged with the hauler.
Get it ready
Break the machine down as far as it will come apart so the load is dense rather than bulky, tie the cord and loose parts to the frame, remove any battery pack so it is handled as a battery rather than as garbage, and keep the machine out of the recycling cart.
Tires are charged per tire at the Columbia County Transfer Station, with a lower rate when the rim is off, and they are also taken in a hauler container.
City cost & eligibility
From $5.2 for the off rim passenger car tire charge at the Columbia County Transfer Station, with an on rim tire at 10.50 dollars, a semi or tractor tire at 15.70 dollars off the rim or 26.20 dollars on the rim, and bicycle, motorcycle and solid core tires charged at the garbage rate. Customers at the Columbia County Transfer Station scale house on Railroad Avenue, where tires of any kind are refused in the curbside carts and are charged per tire in a Hudson container as well.
When & how
The scale house takes tires Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Get it ready
Take the rims off where possible because the off rim rate is roughly half the on rim rate, keep the count small so the per tire charges do not exceed the garbage minimum, and keep tires out of both curbside carts and out of the recycling cart, where the hauler lists them as unacceptable.
No curbside route exists for construction material, so a project load goes into a hauler container or a self haul to the transfer station.
City cost & eligibility
There is no collection day for debris. The Columbia County Transfer Station collects all asbestos free construction debris as solid waste at the self haul rates on the published sheet, and Hudson offers roll off containers as well as short term containers for remodeling debris, with the container price quoted directly at 503-397-1534.
When & how
Containers are delivered and collected on the schedule the hauler agrees to, and the transfer station takes debris Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with an early close on the holiday weekends listed on its page.
Get it ready
Order the container before the work starts where the load is large, keep debris out of both curbside carts, and separate asbestos suspect material, because the transfer station takes construction debris only when it is asbestos free. The published drop box service areas are Clatskanie, Goble, Prescott and Rainier, while the short term 2 yard containers are offered in St. Helens as well, so confirm which container class the work needs before ordering.
Bulky items leave through a hauler container or a self hauled load at the county transfer station, because the curbside carts take only normal household trash.
City cost & eligibility
A self hauled load costs a 27.48 dollar minimum up to 320 pounds and 167.19 dollars a ton above that, with a 16.91 dollar senior rate at the same minimum, and a container is quoted by size and service area at 503-397-1534, so compare the two before the load is built.
When & how
The transfer station is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and closing early at 1 p.m. on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Hudson's office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Get it ready
Sort the load before the trip because the transfer station charges different rates for household waste, yard debris and recycling, and separate the free items, such as scrap metal, cardboard, glass, motor oil, cooking oil, architectural paint and electronics, into their own bins rather than paying the waste rate for them. Secure the load on the way, because an unsecured load carries a published charge.
Household trash goes in the grey cart with the green recycling cart and the brown yard debris cart, out by 6 a.m. on the collection day.
City cost & eligibility
Residential service is a monthly subscription billed by Hudson Garbage with the invoice dated the last day of the month and payment due by the fifteenth, and the company does not publish the rate on the page read here, so confirm the monthly charge for the cart sizes you need at 503-397-1534.
When & how
Collection runs Monday through Friday, the containers go out the night before or by 6 a.m. on the service day, and pickup is suspended only on New Year's Day and Christmas.
Get it ready
Set the carts at the curb at least three feet from any other cart and six feet from vehicles. The garbage cart takes food and normal household trash and refuses antifreeze or motor oil, appliances, asbestos, ashes hot or cold, car batteries, chemicals, dead animals, dirt or rocks, liquid paint, medical sharps, medical waste, recycling, tires and yard waste, so anything on that list goes to the transfer station instead.
Household chemicals go free to the county collection events for county residents, with several events at the transfer station address each year.
City cost & eligibility
No charge. Free at the Columbia County household hazardous waste collection events, which are open to Columbia County residents only, with quantity limits of 25 gallons or 200 pounds of waste per visit and material carried in containers of five gallons or less.
When & how
The published 2026 events at 1601 Railroad Avenue in St. Helens are Feb. 28, June 6, Aug. 22 and Oct. 24 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., with Clatskanie on Oct. 3, Rainier on May 16 and Vernonia on April 11 from 8 a.m. to noon. Paint in containers of five gallons or less, used motor oil and medical sharps in certified containers are also free at the transfer station on ordinary days, while antifreeze, batteries and fluorescent tubes carry a scale fee on ordinary days and are free during the events.
Get it ready
Pack the material in the original container or a lined box, keep liquids in containers of five gallons or less, label anything that is not in its original container, separate chemicals to avoid mixing, carry the load in the trunk or away from passengers, and be prepared to leave the containers behind. Asbestos containing material, bio-medical waste, items with embedded batteries, dead animals, garbage, liquids over five gallons, radioactive material and medicines are refused, and medicines go to a MedTakeBack location instead.
Garbage, recycling and yard debris go out the night before the service day or by 6 a.m. on it, at least three feet from any other cart and six feet from vehicles. Collection runs Monday through Friday and stops only for New Year's Day and Christmas.
The grey cart takes food and normal household trash, and it refuses antifreeze or motor oil, appliances, asbestos, ashes, car batteries, chemicals, dead animals, dirt or rocks, liquid paint, medical sharps, medical waste, recycling, tires and yard waste. Anything on that list goes to the county transfer station or into a hauler container instead.
At the Columbia County Transfer Station, commingled recyclables, cardboard, glass bottles and jars, scrap metal, metal appliances, electronics, motor oil, cooking oil, architectural paint and medical sharps in certified containers are free, so they go to their designated areas rather than onto the waste scale.
An unsecured load carries a published 19 dollar charge at the transfer station scale, and loads are charged by weight with a minimum for the first 320 pounds of household waste. Cover or tie down the load before leaving home.
Use a permitted, accessible outdoor spot. Arrange the move out of your home, keep shared access clear and follow your confirmation’s readiness instructions. Check with your building about access or staging limits before booking.
Hudson Garbage Service (Waste Connections) with the Columbia County Transfer Station and Columbia County Solid Waste
Hudson Garbage curbside carts
A St. Helens household with normal household trash, recyclables and yard debris.
Cost & conditions
Residential service is a monthly subscription billed with the invoice on the last day of the month and payment due by the fifteenth, and the hauler does not publish the rate on the page read here, so confirm the monthly charge for the cart sizes at 503-397-1534 or 800-422-9998.
Arrange it
Start service with Hudson Garbage at 503-397-1534 and set the grey garbage cart, green recycling cart and brown yard debris cart out the night before or by 6 a.m. on the Monday to Friday service day, three feet from other carts and six feet from vehicles.
The carts take household trash, recycling and yard debris only, and refuse antifreeze or motor oil, appliances, asbestos, ashes, car batteries, chemicals, dead animals, dirt or rocks, liquid paint, medical sharps, medical waste, tires and yard waste in the garbage cart.
Hudson Garbage Service (Waste Connections) with the Columbia County Transfer Station and Columbia County Solid Waste
Columbia County Transfer Station self haul
A household that can drive a load to Railroad Avenue for bulky items, project debris, tires, appliances, electronics or household waste.
Cost & conditions
From $27.48 for the self haul minimum for a load up to 320 pounds at the Columbia County Transfer Station, with 167.19 dollars a ton above that, a senior rate of 16.91 dollars for the same minimum load, a commercial tipping fee of 112.36 dollars a ton, yard debris at a 27.48 dollar minimum up to 860 pounds and 65.65 dollars a ton above that, and a 19 dollar charge for an unsecured load. Household waste and asbestos free construction debris delivered by a Columbia County customer, with recycling, glass, scrap metal, metal appliances, electronics, motor oil, cooking oil, architectural paint and medical sharps in certified containers free of charge in their designated areas.
Arrange it
Drive the load to 1601 Railroad Avenue in St. Helens between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, secure the load first, separate the free recyclable and electronic items into their areas, and pay at the scale house by cash, check or card.
Closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and closing at 1 p.m. on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. Refrigerant appliances cost 26.30 dollars each, tires are charged per tire, and asbestos containing material is not accepted.
Hudson Garbage Service (Waste Connections) with the Columbia County Transfer Station and Columbia County Solid Waste
Hudson Garbage container for a project
A household or contractor with remodeling debris, furniture or a cleanout load that is too large for a car trip to the transfer station.
Cost & conditions
Roll off containers run 5, 10, 20, 30 and 40 yards and short term 2 yard containers are also offered, and Hudson prices containers by size, service area and haul at 503-397-1534, so ask for the quote before ordering.
Arrange it
Call Hudson Garbage with the project size and the drop location, confirm which container class serves the address, and book the delivery and collection.
The published roll off service areas are Clatskanie, Goble, Prescott and Rainier while the short term 2 yard list adds Columbia City, Deer Island, St. Helens and Warren. Containers refuse appliances with Freon, electronics, medical waste, dead animals and hazardous waste.
Hudson Garbage Service (Waste Connections) with the Columbia County Transfer Station and Columbia County Solid Waste
Free household hazardous waste collection events
A Columbia County household with paint, solvents, automotive fluids, batteries, fluorescent lamps, pool chemicals, pesticides or other household chemicals.
Cost & conditions
No charge. Free at the county collection events for Columbia County residents only, with a limit of 25 gallons or 200 pounds of waste per visit and material in containers of five gallons or less.
Arrange it
Check the published schedule, bring the material to the event address during the posted hours, pack it in original containers or a lined box with the chemicals separated, carry the load in the trunk, and expect to leave the containers behind.
Asbestos containing material, bio-medical waste, items with embedded batteries, dead animals, garbage, liquids over five gallons, radioactive material and medicines are refused, and medicines go to a MedTakeBack location instead.
County transfer station and recycling center in St. Helens
Columbia County Transfer Station and Recycling Center
1601 Railroad Avenue, St. Helens, OR 97051
Household waste, yard waste, scrap metal, heavy corrugated cardboard, appliances, appliances with refrigerant, asbestos free construction debris as solid waste, tires, antifreeze, fluorescent tubes and car batteries, with free areas for commingled recyclables, cartons, newspaper, paper, plastic jugs, bottles and tubs, metal, flattened cardboard, glass bottles and jars, metal appliances limited to dishwashers, water heaters, clothes dryers, clothes washers and stoves, electronics including computers, monitors, printers and televisions, motor oil, cooking oil, architectural paint through PaintCare and medical sharps in sealed OSHA approved containers.
Construction debris is taken only when it is asbestos free. Medical sharps must arrive sealed in an approved container and are handed in at the scale house. Card payment carries a fee, and the free recycling bins are limited to the materials listed for them, with glass limited to bottles and jars and no window glass, dishware, cookware, porcelain or ceramics.
Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day and closing early at 1 p.m. on Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
From $27.48 for the self haul minimum for a load up to 320 pounds, with 167.19 dollars a ton above that, a senior rate of 16.91 dollars for the same minimum load, yard debris at a 27.48 dollar minimum up to 860 pounds and 65.65 dollars a ton above that, refrigerant appliances at 26.30 dollars each, passenger tires at 5.20 dollars off the rim or 10.50 dollars on the rim, antifreeze at 1.65 dollars a gallon, automotive batteries at 2.70 dollars each, fluorescent tubes at 0.20 dollars a foot, drained oil filters at 1.15 dollars each, a 19 dollar unsecured load charge and an 80 dollar special handling fee for a boat or RV. Columbia County customers at the scale house on Railroad Avenue, with the listed recycling, electronics, metal appliance, motor oil, cooking oil, paint and sharps services free of charge. The figures are from the rate sheet effective July 1, 2025, so confirm the current sheet at 503-397-9811.
Prices, timing and the details that matter at your address.
How much does pickup cost?+
Choose your items to see the exact price. A standard sofa is $79 first and $29 additional. The highest first-item price applies once; every remaining item uses its additional-item price. Loading, transportation and disposal are included. Review any applicable sales tax and the final total before payment.
Can I book a pickup for today?+
Book by 2pm at your pickup address for same-day pickup, where available. Choose from the dates shown at checkout. Your booking is for a pickup day, and we text you when your hauler is on the way.
Do my items need to be outside when I book?+
You can book while your items are still inside. Arrange any indoor carrying and have everything outside and accessible according to your confirmation. We load and haul it away from there. Contact us before booking if your property has restricted access.
How does a mattress leave a St. Helens home?+
It does not go in the cart, because the residential cart list accepts only food and normal household trash. Take the mattress to the Columbia County Transfer Station at 1601 Railroad Avenue, open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and charged by weight with a minimum for the first 320 pounds, or ask Hudson Garbage at 503-397-1534 about a container.Official guidance
Will a couch go in a container?+
Yes. Furniture is on the list of items accepted in a Hudson roll off or short term container, and a household can also take a couch to the Columbia County Transfer Station as household waste. Containers are quoted at 503-397-1534 and self haul loads are charged by weight.Official guidance
What does a refrigerator cost to drop off?+
A refrigerant appliance such as a refrigerator, freezer or air conditioner is charged 26.30 dollars each at the Columbia County Transfer Station, and the same page shows metal appliances such as a dishwasher, water heater, dryer, washer or stove accepted free of charge. A Hudson container refuses an appliance with Freon.Official guidance
Where do St. Helens televisions and computers go?+
To the electronics recycling area at the Columbia County Transfer Station, 1601 Railroad Avenue, where computers, monitors, printers and televisions are accepted free of charge during the Monday to Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours. Hudson containers do not take electronics.Official guidance
Who collects trash in St. Helens?+
Hudson Garbage and Recycling, which the city names on its New Resident Information page at 503-397-1534, and which describes itself as the residential garbage and recycling service for Columbia County communities including St. Helens. The company office is at 2115 Gable Road in St. Helens and answers toll free at 800-422-9998.Official guidance
When is my collection, and what do I put out?+
Collection runs Monday through Friday, with the carts out the night before or by 6 a.m., three feet from other carts and six feet from vehicles. Household trash goes in the grey cart, recycling in the green cart and yard debris in the brown cart, and the hauler bills monthly with payment due by the fifteenth.Official guidance
What does service and a drop-off cost?+
The cart service is a monthly subscription billed by Hudson Garbage, which does not publish the rate on the page read here, so confirm the monthly charge at 503-397-1534. A self hauled load at the county transfer station pays a 27.48 dollar minimum up to 320 pounds and 167.19 dollars a ton above that, with free drop-off areas for recycling, electronics, metal appliances, motor oil, cooking oil, paint and sharps.Official guidance
What can be dropped off in St. Helens?+
At the Columbia County Transfer Station on Railroad Avenue: household waste and asbestos free construction debris by weight, recycling, glass, cardboard, scrap metal, metal appliances, electronics, motor oil, cooking oil, architectural paint and medical sharps free, and refrigerant appliances, tires, antifreeze, car batteries and fluorescent tubes for a published fee. Utilities and the city's water, sewer and storm water services are separate and answered at 503-397-6272.Official guidance
