Household Hazardous Waste Disposal and Electronics Recycling

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Household Hazardous Waste Materials are not accepted in bulk trash collection or in your regular garbage service collection.

Weston residents may drop off items for Household Hazardous Waste disposal and/or electronics recycling to the following location every Saturday, 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.*

  • Central Residential Drop-off Center, 5490 Reese Road, Davie, 33313 

    (access from Davie Road, just south of I-595, follow Reese Road east around curve until see Broward County signage on south side of Reese Road.)

*Note that Bulk and Yard Waste is accepted from Weston Residents at the same location, but only on certain dates. Click here for more details on Broward County Drop Off Centers for Yard and Bulk Waste .


Collection Events in Weston

The next HHW and Electronics Collection event will take place on the following date and time:  

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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS
WASTE DISPOSAL & ELECTRONICS
COLLECTION EVENTS

Events are held  annually in Weston,
in January and April.

January 26, 2025
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Weston Public Works Services Center
2599 South Post Road, Weston, FL 33327

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 Disposal 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.

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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
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

*maximum of 5 tires accepted per load with rims less than 25 inches in diameter

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, bio-hazardous waste, appliances, microwave ovens.
  • Containers may not exceed five gallons; limit 25 gallons per visit.
  • Prescription medications.  To safely dispose of unwanted prescription medications, click here to find a local public disposal location authorized by the DEA.
    • The nearest participating location is:
      Walgreens Pharmacy, 1735 Bonaventure Boulevard, Weston, FL 33326 | 954-385-0014
    • The Broward Sheriff's Office also hosts Operation Medicine Cabinet events to safely dispose of medications in conjunction with the popular Shred-a-Thon events held throughout the year.  Click here to view the list of upcoming events. Any events taking place in Weston can also be found on the City calendar.
  • Needles (sharps) and syringes. The Florida Department of Health offers a Needle Collection Program to safely dispose of any used or unwanted sharps (needles) for free.  The needles and syringes must be returned in an approved "sharps" bio-hazard container. Click here to learn more.
    • The nearest participating location is:
      Pillbox Pharmacy, 1935 Weston Road, Weston, FL 33326 | 954-389-7455 


Broward County Residential Drop Off Centers 

In addition to the annual collection events, Weston residents can also dispose of Household Hazardous Waste items, and drop off electronics to be recycled throughout the year at collection centers operated by Broward County. 

Click here for more information from Broward County Solid Waste and Recycling.

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