HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL IN PORTLAND, OR

Hazardous Waste Disposal for Portland Shipyards, Manufacturers and Contractors

Portland's industrial base sits along the rivers: ship repair and marine fabrication on Swan Island, heavy manufacturing and distribution at Rivergate, and metalworking, coatings and food processing through the Columbia Corridor. The waste follows the work: paint and solvent, blast media, oily water, plating and rinse liquids, and the drums of rags and debris that pile up behind every shop.

Shipyards and Marine Coatings

Flammable paint liquids and thinners, sludge-heavy paint waste, spent blast media, and drums of rags and debris from hull and deck work. Liquids are profiled for fuel blending or thermal treatment based on BTU and sludge content, and everything ships together on one e-Manifest with LDR notifications.

Metal Finishing and Plating Liquids

Spent plating baths, rinse waters, acids and caustics, and filter press sludge. For high-volume liquids we bring a vacuum trailer with an operator, solidify the load for disposal, and wash the tank so the line is ready to refill.

Contractors and Facility Renovations

General contractors working inside industrial sites run into abandoned totes, unknown drums and leftover process chemicals. We sample what can't be identified, test for flash point, VOCs and pH, profile each stream, and manifest under the facility's site ID so the project file is complete.

Tanks, Sumps and Vaults

120-barrel vacuum trucks with crews for tank, sump and separator cleanouts. We pump, wash and haul the industrial wastewater and solids to a permitted treatment facility, usually in a single day.

Aerosols, Batteries and Universal Waste

Cases of aerosols packed for incineration, lithium and lead-acid batteries, fluorescent lamps, ballasts and electronic equipment. These are handled under universal waste rules, so they don't count toward your hazardous waste totals or push you into a higher generator category.

Lab Packs and Unknown Containers

University, clinic and R&D labs around the metro accumulate aged reagents, unlabeled bottles and small containers that can't go in a drum together. We run field hazcat on unknowns, segregate by compatibility, and pack everything into DOT-compliant lab packs with a full inventory for your records.

Used Oil, Coolants and Oily Water

Fleet shops, rail yards and machine shops generate used oil, antifreeze, cutting fluids and oily wash water. Used oil is halogen-tested and sent for recycling, and coolants and wash water go to permitted treatment, so these streams stay out of your hazardous waste counts where the rules allow.

Drum Programs and One-Time Cleanouts

Recurring pickups keep your accumulation area inside its 90- or 180-day window. Drums that don't match their profile are caught and re-profiled before they leave the yard. For a one-time cleanout, we plan around Oregon's rule that your heaviest month sets your generator status for the whole year.