Put aside items that cannot be placed into the trash or put out for bulk pickup, and bring them to the annual FREE Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Collection event and they will be recycled or disposed of properly without harming the environment. Simply pull up and drop off your items.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) refers to used or leftover contents of consumer products that contain chemicals with one of the four characteristics: Toxic, Ignitable, Corrosive, or Reactive as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency.
ITEMS THAT ARE ACCEPTED:
Aerosol products
Ammonia
Ammunition
Antifreeze
Auto fluids
Auto batteries
Boat batteries
Boat fluids
Charcoal starter
Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)
Drain cleaners
Fertilizer
Fire extinguishers
Fireworks
Flares
Fluorescent tubes
Gasoline
Herbicides
Household cleansers
Insecticide
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Kerosene
Lawn chemicals
Lighter fluid
Mercury thermometers
Motor oil
Nail polish& remover
Paint
Pesticides
Photo chemicals
Pool chemicals
Propane tanks
Rechargeable batteries
Rust remover
Solvents
Spot remover
Tires*
Turpentine
Weed killer
Wood stain
Wood stripper
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YOU MAY ALSO DROP OFF THE FOLLOWING ELECTRONICS:
Answering machines, computer cables, cell phones, computers (including laptops), copiers, DVD and VCR players, fax machines, flash and hard drives, keyboards/mice, monitors, pagers, print cartridges, printers, radios, routers, satellite/cable boxes, scanners, speakers/stereos, telephones, televisions, wires
ITEMS THAT ARE NOT ACCEPTED:
Business-and government-generated waste, explosives, biohazardous waste, appliances, microwave ovens.
Visit Electronics Recycling for more information.
For more information, please call the Public Works Services Center at 954-385-2600.