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What's Acceptable at the HHW Center


All of the following items should be brought to the HHW Center and not disposed of with regular household garbage. The HHW Center is available for residential use only.

Garage and Workshop Products
  • Acids/bases, acetone, parts cleaners, turpentine
  • Auto fluids: antifreeze, brake, motor oil, starter, transmission
  • Car batteries and other wet cell batteries 
  • Contact cement, driveway sealer, fiberglass epoxy 
  • Gasoline and other fuels 
  • Glue (solvent based) 
  • Lighter fluid, paint, paint thinner, paint stripper 
  • Photographic chemicals 
  • Shellac, stain, varnishes, deck sealers, wood preservatives 
Home and Garden Products
  • Televisions
  • Computers
  • Cell phones
  • Fax machines
  • All types of batteries 
  • Fluorescent bulbs
  • Furniture polish, metal polish (solvent-based)
  • Fungicide 
  • Mercury thermometers and thermostats
  • Pesticides, insect spray, rat poison, weed killer
  • Pool chemicals

Kitchen and Bathroom

  • Cleaners (solvent based) 
  • Drain cleaners 
  • Floor care products 
  • Hair remover 
  • Nail polish and polish remover 
  • Oven cleaner  Prohibited Items

Prohibited Items
Do not bring any of the following items to the HHW Center:

  • Explosives or shock-sensitive materials 
  • Garbage 
  • Medical waste 
  • Radioactive material 
  • Reactive or unstable materials 
  • Recyclables
  • Commercial hazardous waste 
  • Unknown or unlabeled materials