Household Hazardous Waste Items
Drop off your household hazardous waste items year-round at our household hazardous waste depots. Household hazardous waste depots are for residential hazardous waste only.
Acceptable items
- Aerosol Cans (Full or Partially Full)
- Anti-Freeze
- Batteries (All Types)
- Car Battery
- Cleaning Products
- Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
- Compressed Gas Cylinder
- Driveway Sealer
- Drugs (Unused Prescription)
- Drywall Compound
- Fertilizer
- Fire Extinguisher
- Fluorescent Light Tubes
- Gasoline
- Helium Tank
- Herbicides
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Ink Cartridge (Full or Partially Full)
- Insecticide
- Lighter Fluid
- Mercury Thermometer/Thermostat
- Motor Oil
- Muriatic Acid
- Nail Polish / Remover
- Needles and Sharps
- Oil Filters
- Paint Can (Full or Partially Full)
- PCB Ballast
- Perfume (Full or Partially Full)
- Pesticides
- Pharmaceuticals
- Pool Chemicals
- Propane Tank
- Rubbing Alcohol
- Solvents and Thinners
- Spray Paint (Full or Partially Full)
- Varnish
Items not accepted
- Ammunition
- Broken light bulbs (Halogen, Incandescent, LED)
- Empty aerosol cans (Blue Box item)
- Empty paint cans (Blue Box item)
- Fluorescent light tubes (broken)
- Compact fluorescent bulbs (broken)
- Commercial or industrial waste
- Construction and renovation materials
- Empty and/or dry paint cans
- Electronics
- Explosives
- Microwaves
- PCBs
- Radioactive or pathological waste
- Smoke alarms
Other items
To find out how to dispose of other items not listed above:
- Search our item disposal list
- Call our Waste Info-line
- Find take-back locations for prescription drugs and sharps
- Find additional locations to drop off paint and coatings
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