What is Hazardous Waste

What to Bring:

General Household Materials
  • Acids (corrosives)
  • Aerosol cans (excluding empty cans)
  • Art supplies
  • Chemistry set chemicals
  • fiberglass resins
  • Furniture, floor, and metal Polishes and strippers
  • Hobby supplies (rubber cement, airplane glue, etc)
  • Mercury containing devices (switches, thermostats, thermometers, blood pressure equipment, and smoke detectors)
  • Moth balls/crystals
  • Oil paint and paint thinners, varnish, stain, and shellac (no latex paint allowed)
  • Paint strippers
  • Photography chemicals
  • Rug and upholstery cleaners
  • Solvent adhesives
  • Turpentine and other paint solvents
  • Wood preservatives
Lawn and Garden Materials
  • Cesspool cleaners (corrosives)
  • Flammable liquids/Gasoline
  • Flea and tick powders
  • Fire starters
  • Fungicides
  • Herbicides
  • Insecticides
  • No-pest strips
  • Pesticides
  • Poisons
  • Pool chemicals
Bathroom Products
  • Hair dye
  • Nail polish & nail polish remover
  • Toilet cleaners
Laundry Materials
  • Brighteners
  • Chlorine bleach
  • Spot removers
  • Spray starch
  • Whiteners
Kitchen Materials
  • Drain cleaners
  • Lighter fluids
  • Oven cleaners
Automotive Products
  • Antifreeze
  • Brake fluid
  • Carburetor cleaner
  • Radiator flush
  • Solvents and degreasers
  • Tire cleaners
  • Transmission fluid
  • Waste fuels (gasoline, kerosene, etc.)

What NOT to Bring:

  • Ammunition
  • Firearms
  • Explosives (fireworks, etc)
  • Asbestos
  • Commercial hazardous waste
  • Construction waste/Building materials
  • CRTs, CPUs, computer monitors, television sets, etc
  • Empty aerosol cans
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent bulbs (energy efficient bulbs), broken fluorescent bulbs
  • Latex paint (dried out latex paint can be disposed of with your regular trash curbside)
  • Medicines (Unused perscription medicine (No liquids) can be dropped off at the Public Safety Building)
  • Syringes (Sharps can be brought to the Transfer Station in an aproved container)
  • PCBs (Printed Circuit Board)
  • Radioactive materials
  • Tires

Items that may be brought to landfill recycling area (Permit Requred)
  • Motor Oil
  • Batteries
  • Antifreeze
  • Latex Paint (may be air-dried or kitty litter added, bagged and disposed of with regular trash)

To Ensure Safety

  • Never mix chemicals 
  • Never smoke while handling hazardous materials
  • Do not place waste in plastic garbage bags
  • Tighten caps and lids leaving material in original labeled containers
  • Sort and pack paint, pesticides, and household cleaners seperately
  • Pack containers in sturdy boxes or bins

Please keep household hazardous materials in their original containers, packed securely in boxes or other containers when transporting to the collection. Do not mix into any single container any substances which may result in a hazardous reaction or an explosive of shock sensitive material. To help expedite the collection process, separate waste materials by type.

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT THE COLLECTION SITE; YOUR MATERIALS WILL BE UNLOADED FOR YOU.  UNLOCK YOUR TRUNK, IF POSSIBLE, PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE SITE.

SMOKING IS PROHIBITED AT THE SITE.