Kitchen

Household cleaners, floor care products, drain openers and cleaners, bleach, bug sprays, pest traps, ammonia-based products, etc.

Bathroom

Bathroom cleaners, disinfectants, hair sprays and dyes, hair removers, isopropyl alcohol, mercury thermometers, nail polish, nail polish remover, etc.

Living and dining rooms

Carpet cleaners, floor cleaners, dust and furniture polish, etc.

Office

E-waste containing lead, mercury, cadmium, and other materials that harm humans and their environment include computer monitors, televisions, video cameras with a cathode ray tube or picture tube, cell phones, batteries, printers, fax machines, some toys, electronic equipment, etc.

Garage

Used motor oil and filters, batteries, antifreeze, brake fluid, gasoline, transmission fluid, glue, adhesives, paint, varnish and stains, paint remover and thinner, turpentine, car cleaners, etc.

Yard

Chlorine and other pool chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers, weed killers, etc.

E-waste is a popular, informal name for electronic products nearing the end of their "useful life."  

Many of these products can be reused, refurbished or recycled. Some common electronic products are:

• Computers 
• Televisions 
• VCRs
• Stereos
• Copiers
• Fax machines 

Carlsbad residents can help reduce waste by disposing of e-waste at one of the household hazardous waste facilities or through the Door-to-Door Program.

Beginning Sept. 1, 2008, state law (Section 118286 of the California Health and Safety Code) requires the disposal of home-generated sharps waste be transported to a collection center in an approved sharps container.  Sharps are NOT to be placed in trash or recycling containers.

Carlsbad residents may take their sharps or needles to the household hazardous waste facility as part of the city’s Household Hazardous Waste Programs.  Residents will be required to place their needles in the authorized container at the facility.

Waste Management offers Sharps Disposal by Mail System for home use and Waste Management’s Buyback Center provides safe needle and sharps disposal for residents.

Residents can find out more information through Waste Management’s web site or by calling 760-929-9400.

Motor oil can be recycled.  Motor oil is hazardous waste.  It is important to properly dispose of used motor oil to ensure it stays out of landfills.  Used motor oil may be taken to a certified used oil collection center for recycling.

Used motor oil recycling options

Certified collection centers

These are businesses that will accept uncontaminated oil from residents and put that used oil into the recycling chain. They will pay a recycling fee of four cents per quart upon request. Call for store hours.

The City of Carlsbad offers Household Hazardous Waste Programs as an alternative way to properly dispose of used motor oil.

Used motor oil recycling tips 

• When draining used motor oil, use a reusable 5-gallon or smaller size clean plastic container with a tight lid.
• Remove the oil filter from the car and drain it well for at least 24 hours - once it is drained, place it in a plastic bag. 
• Reuse the used-motor oil container and store it safely away from children and pets.
• Don't mix used motor oil with chemicals, gasoline, water, or other substances.
• Once the items are secure, transport them to a certified used oil recycling center.