Household Hazardous Waste

Swimming pool chemicals, rechargeable batteries, household cleaners, paint, automotive fluids, should not be placed in your trash or recycling containers or placed out for brush and bulk collection.

Home Collection (Monthly)

Scottsdale Solid Waste Services provides scheduled household hazardous waste collection at your home for residents who pay for residential waste collection services. This program is for residential utility customers only. Each residential address can have up to 3 collections per year for free.

2024 Collection Months:

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
IMPORTANT: A maximum of 20 gallons will be collected per appointment.

Steps for Hazardous Waste Home Collection Pickup:

1

Fill out the Hazardous Waste Home Collection application (button at the bottom of this page) and explain the type of waste you wish to have picked up from your home.

2

You will receive a confirmation from the City with the pickup date. The day before your collection appointment an email reminder will be sent.

3

Set out your items for collection by 5 a.m. on your scheduled collection day. All containers must be clearly labeled to identify their contents, sealed if necessary, and placed outside by your front door or garage. The largest container eligible for collection is 5 gallons. You are eligible to have 20 gallons of waste picked up per appointment.

Acceptable & Unacceptable Items

From your house

  • Aerosol Cans
  • Ammonia
  • Cleaners and Spot Removers
  • Rechargeable Batteries 
  • Photo Chemicals and Chemistry Sets
  • Oven Cleaners
  • Bleaches
  • Drain Cleaners
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • CFL and Fluorescent Light Bulbs

From your garage

  • Car Batteries
  • Engine Degreasers
  • All Engine Fluids
  • Gasoline
  • Kerosene

From your yard

  • Insecticides, Weed Killers and Poisons
  • Pesticides
  • Fertilizer
  • Herbicides
  • Rodent Killers
  • Swimming Pool Chemicals

From your workbench

  • Oil and Latex Paint (20 Gallon Limit)
  • Adhesives
  • Hobby Supplies
  • Sealers
  • Solvents
  • Rust Preventatives
  • Spray Paint
  • Stain Thinners and Strippers

Unacceptable Waste Products

  • Biological Waste
  • Ammunition
  • Leaking Containers
  • Large Appliances
  • Electronics
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Commercial Chemicals (for business use)
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Tips:

  • The household hazardous waste program is for hazardous materials generated from residences only – no commercial hazardous materials will be accepted.
  • Material should be tightly sealed in its original container, if possible, and placed in a cardboard box. Glass containers should be wrapped in towels, cloth or packaged in some other way to prevent breakage.
  • If you are not a single-family home resident with Scottsdale solid waste services, check your local auto parts, home improvement or battery store: many will accept specific household hazardous waste items and properly dispose of them.

Proper disposal of medications

When you no longer need a medication (prescription or non-prescription)

Please do not put medications in your garbage disposal, drain or flush them down the toilet.

Recent research from the Environmental Protection Agency has revealed that pharmaceuticals are now evident in our nation’s water bodies and groundwater – possibly due to improper disposal.

Instead, here’s a simple, safe and effective way to dispose of medications:

  1. Place the medication(s) in a watertight container
  2. Add enough warm water to help them dissolve into a paste
  3. Add a small amount of an undesirable substance like dish soap, coffee grounds or kitty litter to prevent pets and animals from eating it
  4. Bag and tie the container and place it in your black trash receptacle for normal collection

Consider taking your unwanted prescription and non-prescription drugs to one of the participating Scottsdale PD drop-off locations. Click here for more information. 

Contact Information

City of Scottsdale - Solid Waste 
9191 E. San Salvador Dr.
Scottsdale, AZ 85258 
P: 480-312-5600 
F: 480-312-8115
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