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Accepted Materials
 

The chart below lists acceptable household hazardous waste items that can be brought to the Regional Collection Center (RCC). View the list of non-acceptable materials by clicking the link to the left.

Home & Garden
Aerosol cans
Batteries (rechargeable)
Rust removers
Batteries, button
Flourescent lightbulbs
Fungicide
Furniture polish
Insect spray
Metal polish (solvent-based)
Wallpaper remover
Concrete cleaners and etches
Mothballs
Pesticides
Pool chemicals
Rat, mouse and gopher poison
Brush killer
Spot remover
Weed killer
Fertilizers

Mercury Thermostats

Kitchen & Bathroom
Cleaners (solvent-based)
Drain cleaners
Ammonia-based cleaners
Floor care products
Oven cleaner
Polish remover

 

Garage & Workshop
Acids/bases
Acetone
Aerosol cleaners
Auto polish
Auto starter fluid
Varnish
Brake fluid
Car wax
Carburetor cleaner
Caulk, labeled flammable
Contact cement
Driveway sealer
Epoxy
Gasoline and kerosene
Glues
Lighter fluid
*Motor Oil
Paint, oil-based and lead-based
Paint remover
Paint thinner
Petroleum-based adhesives
Roofing tar
Shellac
Stain
Windshield washer solution

*a $10 handling fee will be charged for containers larger than five gallons. 


Questions? Call the RCC at (515) 967-5512 or 1-888-603-CREW

 

 

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