Foster Rd Material Recovery Facility
Portland, OR
Facility details
- Address
- 6400 SE 101st Ave
Portland, OR 97266 - Phone
- (503) 774-1418
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Facility type
- MRF
- County
- Multnomah County
- EPA Region
- 10
- Data sources
- EPA
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
- Also listed as
- Foster Road Recovery Facility
About this facility
A materials recovery facility, or MRF, is the plant where mixed curbside recycling is sorted. Collection trucks tip commingled material on the floor, and a line of screens, magnets, eddy-current separators, optical sorters and hand-picking stations separates it into bales of cardboard, paper, plastics by resin, aluminum and steel for sale to end markets. MRFs mainly serve haulers and municipal programs rather than walk-in customers, although some operate a public drop-off area. Contamination such as bagged recyclables, food waste and hoses slows the line and lowers bale value. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead before bringing material, since many MRFs accept only contracted route loads.
Typically accepted at a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles, jugs and tubs
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass containers (program dependent)
- Cartons (program dependent)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Smurfit Westrock Portland Recycling Plant Recycling 0.1 mi · Portland, OR
- Recology Oregon Material Recovery MRF 0.1 mi · Portland, OR
- Oregon Hauling & Cleanup Transfer StationRecycling 1.7 mi · Portland, OR
- Synergy Environmental Transfer Station Transfer Station 1.8 mi · Portland, OR
- RB Hauling Transfer Station 2.8 mi · Portland, OR
- Habitat For Humanity Portland Recycling 2.9 mi · Portland, OR
- Far West Recycling - Southeast Portland Recycling 4.0 mi · Portland, OR
- Aluminmum Heads Metals 4.1 mi · Portland, OR
- R.S. Davis Recycling Recycling 4.1 mi · Clackamas, OR
- ECR Environmentally Conscious Recycling Recycling 4.4 mi · Portland, OR
Nearest landfill: Rossman's Landfill, Oregon City — 7.7 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Recology Clackamas Inc0.5 mi · Portland, OR · 16 drivers
- Sunset Garbage Collection Inc0.5 mi · Portland, OR · 10 drivers
- Ecosalvage LLC1.9 mi · Portland, OR · 1 driver
- Scaffold Erectors Inc1.9 mi · Portland, OR · 4 drivers
- Teals Land Clearing and Excavation LLC1.9 mi · Portland, OR · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Portland, Happy Valley, Clackamas, Gladstone, Damascus, Gresham, Fairview, Lake Oswego, Vancouver, WA, West Linn, Troutdale, Oregon City.
County context
One of 62 recycling centers in Multnomah County, OR.
83 waste haulers in Multnomah County, OR.
ZIP 97266 at a glance
- Population
- 35,423 (2,258 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 39
- Households
- Median income $72,577 · 40% earn six figures
- Housing
- 54% owner-occupied · median home value $444,190 · median rent $1,595
- Workforce
- 68% labor-force participation · 6% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Oregon solid-waste agency: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)