Household Hazardous Waste Program

There are many items that are considered household hazardous waste. Look for precautionary statements on product labels such as poison, danger, warning and caution to assist you in determining if an item is household hazardous waste.

Free Household Hazardous Waste Roundups are held once a year.
Call (707) 465-1100 for dates and times of future events.

For more information on the disposal of hazardous waste please contact the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority by calling (707) 465-1100, e-mailing, or visit their web site.

Some examples of hazardous waste are:

Adhesives Aerosols Air Fresheners Automobile Fluids Automotive Waxes Bases Batteries Battery Acids Bleach Ceramic Glazes Disinfectants Drain Cleaners Fiberglass Resins Fiberglass Resins Fingernail Polish Fluorescent Tubes

Grease Household Cleaners Iodine Iodine Latex Paint Makeup Medical Wastes Metal Polishes Methanol Naval Jelly Non-organic Fertilizers Oil-based Paint Oil Filters Organic Solvents Organic Solvents Oxidizers

Paint Strippers Paraffin Oil Pesticides Photographic Chemicals Poisons Polishes Prescription Medicines Solvents Spot Removers Stains and Finishes Swimming Pool Chemicals Tar Turpentine Varnishes White Gas Wood stains

• Never leave hazardous products within reach of food, pets, and children.
• Never mix chemicals. They can produce deadly gases and possibly explode.
• Do not dispose of hazardous waste in the trash, sewer, storm drains, bodies of water, or on the ground.
• Do not refill empty containers unless the label states this is OK.
• Never remove product labels and always leave products in their original containers.
• Purchase only what you will need and share extras with a neighbor.

State law prohibits the disposal of "sharps waste" in trash or recycling containers. All sharps waste must be transported to a collection center in an approved sharps container. Home-generated sharps waste includes hypodermic needles, syringes and lancets that are used for medical purposes. Sharps waste poses a threat to anyone it comes into contact with when disposed of improperly.

Collection Programs:
Place home-generated sharps waste in biohazard containers. Biohazard containers are available for purchase at local pharmacies and some office supply stores. Contact your health care provider, local pharmacies, hospitals or clinics to ask if they offer a collection program.

Mail-Back Service:
Visit California Integrated Waste Board for a list of companies that are authorized to provide sharps waste mail-back services in California.