Online Registration is Required for event, which is limited to households, not businesses
Berkeley, California (Friday, August 13, 2021) - Berkeleyans can make their home safer by getting rid of paint, fuels, electronics and other household hazardous waste and dropping it off for free at an Oakland site near San Leandro.
Untended chemicals can pose a danger to people, animals and your property. Take advantage of this opportunity close to home.
Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off
Sunday August 15
9am to 1pm
Appointment required
Address provided with registration
Face covering and driver's license required
This event, which is being coordinated by StopWaste.org, is open only to Alameda County residents. Businesses can take part in other programs.
If you cannot make the one-day event, find a drop-off location that's convenient to you.
What's OK to bring
The following items can be brought to the drop-off event:
- Pest & garden products
- Batteries
- Light bulbs
- Paints and paint related products
- Electronics & small appliances
- Propane tanks
- Old medications and prescriptions (including controlled substances)
- Oil, gasoline, auto fluids
- Cleaners
- Fire extinguishers
- Sharps containers
The following items won’t be accepted:
- Treated wood waste including railroad ties, click for more information
- Asbestos
- Compressed gas cylinders other than propane
- Large appliances (such as air conditioners, refrigerators, stoves, washers, etc.)
- Construction and demolition waste
- Smoke detectors
- Explosives (such as ammunition, fireworks, marine flares, gunpowder)
- Radioactives
For disposal options search Recycle Where? Questions? Call 800-606-6606.
Let's do our part to keep our land and water free of hazardous waste. Make an appointment to drop off your household hazardous waste on Sunday August 15.