Republic Services of Grants Pass, OR
Republic Services of Grants Pass, OR is dedicated to handling your recycling and waste needs in a way that is easy, effortless, and environmentally responsible. We work to ensure safe and dependable solutions, and we are a community and business partner you can rely on.
Customer service
Phone
1920 NW Washington Blvd
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Hours
General Collection Information
Trash, recycling, and yard debris collection services are provided Monday through Friday. Yard debris carts are emptied every other week on the same day as trash and recycling, where available.
Even if carts are usually collected at the same time each day, traffic, construction, and substitute drivers all mean collection time may vary. If carts haven’t been picked up by 3 pm, please call 541-479-3371.
Merlin Transfer Station
1749 Merlin Rd.
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Phone:
Open Monday - Sunday: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Closed on major holidays
In-City Recycling Drop-off Center
Republic Services Recycle Center
1920 NW Washington Blvd.
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Hours
Monday - Sunday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed on major holidays
Holiday schedule
Memorial Day – Your pickup day will remain the same. The holiday does not impact your service schedule.
Independence Day - Your pickup day will remain the same. The holiday does not impact your service schedule.
Labor Day - Your pickup day will remain the same. The holiday does not impact your service schedule.
Annual Spring Cleanup Event
We invite all Josephine County residents to the annual spring cleanup event on Saturday, April 19 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Merlin Transfer Station (1749 Merlin Rd.).
This is your chance to declutter your home and responsibly dispose of tires, recyclables, yard debris, scrap metal, and unwanted electronics.
Grants Pass service guide & collection calendar
Additional resources
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Grants Pass rates
Josephine County rates
Josephine County
recycling directory
Additional recycling services
Recycling tips tan container
What do your recyclables become?
Kid's corner
FAQs
Your answers for waste and recycling services in Grants Pass, OR.
Recycling Questions
Yes. All carts will be collected on the same service day each week.
Tip: No lids
Paper: newspaper, inserts, magazines, computer paper, paper bags
Tip: All recyclables must be
Tip: Soup can lids (similar cans) can be recycled, however, to ensure its recovery at our sorting facility, place the removed lid inside your can and squeeze (this will disallow the lid to separate from its can).
Glass bottles and jars are recyclable. Please take to our recycling center on Washington or the transfer station.
Tip: No lids.
No. Do not place plastic bags in your curbside bins for recycling.
The best way to recycle your plastic bags is to bundle them, clean and dry, in one bag and bring them to a store that collects them for recycling.
No, the only plastics we accept are bottles and jugs.
Please donate nursery pots for reuse or place them in the trash.
- Styrofoam® cannot be recycled in the tan cart.
- Styrofoam® must be bagged and placed in the garbage.
This material cannot go in the commingled cart as it falls through the sorting machinery and contaminates other recycling. Instead, try using a shredding service, going through your bank or avoiding shredding when possible. Shredding also shortens the paper fibers and reduces the number of times it can be recycled.
- Non-recyclables contaminate recycling loads, the entire load will be sent to a landfill.
- When in doubt...find out or throw it out in the garbage.
- Food contamination and liquids can cause mold and contaminate the entire load.
- Recyclables should always be
Empty. Clean. Dry.™
Yard Debris / Food Compost
- Please double bag dog waste and other pet waste and place into the garbage.
- Do NOT place it in the organics cart.
- Small amounts of untreated wood can go into your Yard Debris container only.
- Branches and tree limbs should be no larger than six inches in diameter.
- Remember, the cart lid should close.
Special & Household Hazardous Waste
- Paint
- Pesticides
- Herbicides
- Insecticides
- Solvents
- Automotive Fluids
- Light Ballasts
- Fluorescent tubes
- E-waste including monitors, computers, laptops and televisions
- Anything labeled: Caustic, Poisonous, Danger, Hazardous or Flammable
- NO EXPLOSIVES OR RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Republic offers simple and convenient
Medicine Returns
Unwanted or expired medicines are not accepted for disposal in the trash or at any transfer station, nor should they be disposed of down the drain. Your local fire or police station may have drop boxes.
Service & Billing
Yes.
Yes.
If you will be away for two weeks or more, you can call to have your service put on a temporary vacation hold. Your bill will be prorated.
Drivers work all holidays except Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
- Drivers may come by anytime from 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- There are a variety of reasons that the driver may not come at the time you are used to, including; substitute drivers, construction, breakdown, etc.
- If your cart was out by 6:00 a.m. and it has not been picked up by late afternoon,
please email or call Customer Service at 541-497-3371.
Carts should be placed on the curb leaving the bike lane clear for bike traffic.
Never place carts in the bike lane at night.
