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Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste is any gas, liquid, or solid used in the home labeled with the words caution, warning, danger, poison, toxic, flammable, corrosive, or reactive and poses a health threat to people, animals, and the environment due to the chemical nature. Watch a video on how to dispose of household hazardous waste.
Other types of household hazardous waste includes:
Drop off service
Waste Management Recycling Facility
2880 Industry St.
Oceanside, CA 92054
Hours: Alternating Saturdays 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
By appointment only
760-929-9400
Cost: Free
PSC Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
1145 East Taylor St.
Vista, CA 95084
Hours: Saturdays 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
800-714-1195
Cost: Free
Door-to-door service
PSC Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility
800-714-1195
Cost: $10
Limits per drop-off or pick-up are 15 gallons or 125 pounds, and require proof of residency (driver's license, etc.). HHW sites and pick-up services do not accept explosives, radioactive, biomedical or business wastes. 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 removers, 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 people and their environment including computer monitors, televisions, video cameras with cathode ray tube or picture tube, cell phones, batteries, printers, fax machines, some toys, 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.
Each year, the city sponsors a single day, drop off Hazardous Household Waste event. The 2014 event will be held on a Saturday in April. This event is by appointment only and exclusively for Carlsbad residents. Identification will be required (drives license, utility bill, etc.).
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