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Please note: Household Hazardous Waste CANNOT be Placed in the Trash

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers - The County of Orange has several Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers available to Orange County residents ONLY upon proof of residency. Household hazardous waste is not accepted from businesses, schools, government agencies, churches, and non-profit organizations. The centers are open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Collection centers are closed on rainy days, Christmas, Independence, New Years and Thanksgiving Days.

Transporting Household Hazardous Waste

Caution should be used when transporting household hazardous waste to a collection center due to the potential for partial exposure to the waste. Observe the following guidelines:

  • A maximum of 15 gallons or 125 pounds may be brought in per vehicle per visit
  • Household Hazardous Waste must be in its original container (except motor oil or antifreeze)
  • Containers will not be returned.
  • All containers must be sturdy, non-leaking, and protected from breakage.
  • Containers must have lids.
  • Do NOT mix or combine Household Hazardous Waste. (Exception: consolidate similar paints.)
  • Dry out empty cans and discard in regular trash
  • Do NOT mix oil base with latex paint.

Visit the Material Exchange Program

The Material Exchange Program allows participants to choose up to five items per week from a selection of partially used containers of household, yard, and car-care products to take home for FREE!

Household Hazardous Waste Accepted

Universal Waste/E-Waste

Blood Glucose Monitors (Sterilized) 

Camcorders

CD Players

Cell Phones

Computer Monitors (CRTs & flat screens) 

Computers/CPUs/laptops*

Copiers (Home use, desktop)

Digital Cameras*

Digital Thermometers

Display Boards on exercise equipment 

DVD Players

Hand-held electronic devices

Home-use medical monitors

iPods and MP3 Players*

Microwave Ovens (Home Use) 

PDAs*

Programmable kitchen appliances

Printer/fax/ scanners (desktop)

Radios of all types (Car & Home) 

Stereos (no speakers)

Solar Panels (Home use- 125 pound limit)

Telephones & Answering Machines

Televisions (CRTs & Flat Screens) 

VCRs 

Video game consoles & accessories

Walkie-talkies

* Remove data before disposal 

Other Hazardous Items

 Workshop/ Painting Materials

  • Adhesives and glues
  • Aerosol cans
  • Fixatives and Solvents
  • Furniture Strippers
  • Oil or enamel-based paint
  • Paint strippers and removers
  • Paint thinners and turpentine
  • Photographic chemicals
  • Stains and finishes

Miscellaneous

  • E-Bike Batteries
  • Batteries 
  • Compact Flourescent Tubes 
  • Driveway sealer
  • Florescent lightbulbs 
  • Smoke Detectors
  • Mercury thermostats or thermometers
  • Sharps in punture-proof containers (hypodermic needles, pen needles, intravenous needles, lancets)

Cleaning Products 

  • Bleach (laundry)
  • Drain cleaners 
  • Oven cleaners
  • Pool chemicals 
  • Toilet cleaners
  • Tub, tile, and shower cleaners
  • Wood and metal cleaners and polishers

 Other Flammable Products

  • Diesel fuel
  • Fire Extinguishers (Under 40 pounds) 
  • Gas/ oil mix
  • Home heating oil
  • Kerosene
  • Lighter fluid 
  • Propane Tanks (5- gallon or smaller) 

Automotive Products

  • Antifreeze 
  • Automotive batteries
  • Carburetor and fuel injection cleaners 
  • Fuel additives 
  • Motor oil
  • Starter fluids
  • Transmission and brake fluid

 Lawn and Garden Products

  • Fungicides/ wood preservatives 
  • Herbicides
  • Insecticides

 

HHW collection centers CANNOT accept the following items

  •  Asbestos 
  • Ammunition
  • Marine Flares (Contact OC Sheriff, your PD, or a marine retailer) 
  • Explosives
  • Radioactive materials
  • Pharmaceutical waste
  • Tires
  • Helium Tanks 
  •  High pressure cylinders (acetylene, oxygen, air tanks- SCUBA or SCBA)
  • Biological waste
  • Commercial waste

Collection Center Locations

For additional information call:

911 Household Hazardous Materials Emergencies