Yard debris quarantine drop site opens TODAY!

The yard debris drop-off site opens TODAY at Best Buy in Town Landscape Supply*
*In previous years, Northwest Landscape Services (NLS) was the yard debris quarantine drop site, Best Buy in Town Landscape Supply (BBIT) is the new yard debris quarantine site. 
**The yard debris quarantine drop site is opening later in the season than past years, this delay is a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic. 

Best Buy in Town Landscape Supply
2200 NE Cornelius Pass Rd
Hillsboro, OR - 503-506-6446
Hours for yard debris drop-off starting June 1 2020:
Monday - Saturday 7 am to 4:30 pm
Closed Sunday
The redirection of curbside materials for deep burial at Hillsboro landfill began on April 1, 2020. 

Who needs to use this drop-off site?: 
This quarantine is in place to help stop the spread of Japanese beetle. Landscapers and residents with large loads of yard debris (materials that do not fit in curbside containers) within the quarantine boundary (see map below) must use this FREE drop-off site for large loads of yard debris that contains quarantined material (see list below). Residents within the treatment area can also continue to use their curbside containers for smaller loads of yard debris. All curbside containers are being re-directed to Hillsboro landfill for deep burial. 

Drop site instructions: 
Landscapers & residents within the quarantine boundary must enter Best Buy in Town Landscape Supply through the main entrance on Cornelius Pass and park in front of the main BBIT office.
A customer service person will help confirm that the yard debris is from the Japanese beetle quarantined area and direct you from where to go next. 

The quarantine means all quarantined yard debris must be either:

• left within the quarantine area (see map below)
• put into standard curbside yard waste bins
• taken to Best Buy in Town Landscape Supply drop site during summer when above options are not available. 

Accepted Materials (Materials under quarantine)

• grass clippings
• plants with roots or soil attached
• sod or removed turfgrass
• growing media (i.e. potting soil from raised beds or potted plants, NOT fill dirt)
• compost
• bulbs or tubers of ornamental plants
• any mixed loads that contain the above material (avoid mixed loads containing garbage and non-plant material)​

Materials that do not need to go to BBIT (materials not under quarantine)

• fall leaves
• tree limbs or prunings (no roots attached)
• shrubs prunings or clippings (no roots attached)
  ***IF THE ABOVE MATERIALS ARE MIXED WITH ANY OF THE ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS, YOU MAY TAKE THEM TO BBIT. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SEPARATE OUT THE ABOVE MATERIALS FROM YOUR LOADS**
• fill dirt
• lumber or fence boards with dirt attached
• non-plant materials (for example: lumber, cement, gravel, and fencing)
• materials not on the list of quarantined debris or materials

Flyers to print and distribute to your landscaper and/or crew:
​Flyer in English
Flyer in Spanish (español) 

Map of quarantined area. Please note this area has expanded since from 2019.