Metro Central Transfer Station
About This Center
The recycling center provides services for handling hazardous waste, accepting certain materials for free while specifying those that are not accepted. Visitors can find safety information, details on materials and fees, ways to pay, and contact information. Additionally, the center offers factsheets and related links for further information.
Materials Accepted and Services Offered
Featured Reviews
mike miller
mike miller (1/5 stars, a week ago): I worked on a cleaning contract at RID a division of METRO for central city concern clean start. During my employment I witnessed many safety concerns to my supervisors Laura Brown and Chris Jeffries. I immediately found resistance and a refusal to investigate what I was reporting. Tem more I voiced my concern about shady cleaning practices that raised red flags to me the more I found that resistance from my employer CCC. And the more I pushed my concerns the more I found myself on behavioral contracts. Until I finally realized they were going to do nothing to investigate the concerns I had about how certain substances were disposed of at Metro. I finally had enough when I realized we were deliberately breaking federal laws. When I brought this to the tension of my supervisor I was told I was only making waves and then I was jeopardizing the contract between the two organizations and once again found myself on behavioral contract. Which is call the final termination contract. I took matters in my own hands and posted these pictures of a suspect asbestos cleanup that we did with no paperwork that was done on private property something we were not supposed to be doing as it was done with public funding. These photographs quickly went viral gaining 30 000 views. I was approached by my supervisor Laura Brown on my off time in public where I was threatened with my job if I did not remove them. The threat was subtle but it was a threatened nonetheless I recorded that conversation that day on the public sidewalk with my phone and sent it to BOLI and OSHA. I did however out of fear of losing my job take down the posting that I put on the Metro website. Well I just signed legal paperwork to have an investigation done. I was unable to promote within the company after that. Even though I had Union representation my bid on higher-paying positions were completely and blatantly ignored and it was forced to seek new employment. The suspicious way that they hide and deal with asbestos in the public is concerning to me the way they double triple and quadruple charge the public on cleaning contracts through what they call utls for the same cleanup is also concerning to me 1 point of contact which is in place by the city and Lucas is designed to lose the chain of accountability while charging the taxpayers of our community without them ever realizing what's going on. In my opinion there is a big reason on why we have a deficit for cleaning up after the homeless population of Portland and the public should know that I have an investigation going on and that it will all come to light....
David Fischer
David Fischer (5/5 stars, a year ago): Fast efficient and relatively clean for a place to dump trash. The staff is surprisingly friendly. Or as my wife called the place the combined campaign office for the Trump and Biden presidential campaigns. It is a trash dump after all so what else is there to say?
Tommy Lee Morgan
Tommy Lee Morgan (5/5 stars, a month ago): Very organized and efficient but the mumbly guy giving directions just after you pull off the scales could use subtitles.
Location
6161 NW 61st Ave Portland OR 97210 USA
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Contact Information
Phone
(503) 234-3000Hours