Buying or Selling Wood Stoves

To tell if your wood stove or fireplace insert is certified, you need to locate an Oregon DEQ or U.S. EPA certification label on the back of the device. Certification occurs at the time of manufacturing and cannot be granted to devices that are already in use. 

• Certified wood stove or fireplace insert labels  ​
  
  

Once you've removed and destroyed an uncertified wood stove or fireplace insert, you need to properly dispose of it and notify DEQ. It is unlawful to sell or offer to sell a new or used uncertified wood stove or fireplace insert in Oregon. The links below provide information to help you meet disposal requirements for uncertified wood stoves and fireplace inserts: 

• Where to take your uncertified wood stove or fireplace insert 

DEQ recommends taking removed and destroyed uncertified wood stoves and fireplace inserts to a scrap metal dealer or metal recycling facility. The list above provides names and locations of several businesses around the state that will accept these uncertified wood heating devices.  

Disposal receipt

When you take your uncertified wood stove or fireplace insert to a facility to be disposed of, be sure to ask for a disposal receipt. You don't have to submit the disposal receipt to DEQ, but you'll need to reference it when submitting an uncertified wood stove or fireplace insert removal notification to DEQ.  ​

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Click on the appropriate link at the right to fill out the electronic notification form. You'll need your tax lot number and disposal receipt to complete the online notification form. Once you've completed the online form, you'll immediately receive a confirmation number from DEQ. Retain the confirmation for your records as documentation that you've met the removal, destruction and disposal requirements for uncertified wood stoves and fireplace inserts. ​​