Wayne County Household Hazardous Waste Collection

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program

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Items that are accepted include:

• household paints, stains, dyes
• floor care items, furniture polish, bathroom cleaners
• lawn and garden chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers
• antifreeze, motor oil, gasoline
• automotive batteries, dry cell batteries, propane tanks
• old computers, printers, scanners, TV’s, cell phones, fax machines
• mercury containing thermometers, thermostats and elemental mercury
• fluorescent light bulbs (standard and compact)
• smoke detectors, fire extinguishers
• Pharmaceutical Waste (Non -controlled Substances only)
• CRT televisions and monitors

Items that are not accepted include:

• commercial waste, industrial waste
• ammunition, explosives
• 55-gallon drums
• radioactive materials
• unknown, unlabeled waste
• shock sensitive materials
• household trash
• appliances

Residents are encouraged to bring in mercury fever thermometers for disposal. Mercury is a toxic substance and can cause serious health effects if released into a home or the environment. For more information, please contact Wayne County’s Resource Recovery Coordinator at (734) 326-3936.