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Solid Waste Program

DEQ issues solid waste disposal site permits, waste tire carrier permits, waste tire storage site permits, beneficial use determinations, and certain permit exemptions. For more information and instructions on how to apply for these permits, determinations and notifications, and reporting, see Solid Waste Program in Your DEQ Online.

  • Disposal Site Permit
    • Composting or Anaerobic Digestion Facility
    • Conversion Technology Facility
    • Landfill
    • Incineration or Energy Recovery Facility
    • Solid Waste Letter Authorization (Short-term Project Only)
    • Sludge Lagoon
    • Solid Waste Treatment Facility
    • Sludge Land Application Site
    • Transfer Station, Material Recovery Facility, Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility, and Limited Sort Facility
  • Waste Tire Permit
    • Waste Tire Carrier
    • Waste Tire Storage
  • Beneficial Use Determination Application
  • Notification of Intent to Dispose of Oregon Waste Out-of-State
  • Disposal Site Permit Exemption Application
  • Conversion Technology Facility Permit Exemption Notification

For information about specific topics regarding the solid waste program, see individual pages on the left-hand panel.

To search for current DEQ Solid Waste Permitted Facilities, please navigate to: Your DEQ Online Public Records Page.

Regional Solid Waste Permit Coordinators

If you are applying for a permit, you may need further guidance than can be provided through this website. Please contact the permit coordinator for your region by calling direct or toll-free within Oregon, 1-800-452-4011. 

  • Eastern Region
    Email: ER Solid Waste Permit Coordinator
    541-298-7257
    Includes Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla (including Milton-Freewater), Union, Wallowa, Wasco, and Wheeler counties

  • Northwest Region
    Email: NWR Solid Waste Permit Coordinator
    503-229-5353
    Includes Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Multnomah, Tillamook, and Washington counties

  • Western Region
    Email: WR Solid Waste Permit Coordinator
    541-687-7465
    Includes Benton, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties