The Recycling Authority

 

Household Hazardous Waste

HHW includes a variety of common household items such as cleaners, paints, herbicides, insecticides, and solvents that exhibit the characteristics of regulated hazardous wastes such as ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity.


Residents of our Member Communities may dispose of such materials at our household hazardous waste collection events.  Held five times each year, those events provide residents with an opportunity to safely discard or recycle hazardous items.


Residents can also bring up to 100 pounds of sensitive documents that will be shredded on site.


Remaining 2010 Event Schedule


October 2, 9:00am - 2:00pm, RRRASOC MRF, 20000 W. Eight Mile Road

(enter off of Mapleridge Rd, one block east of Evergreen)


October 9, 9:00am - 2:00pm, Novi Civic Center, 45175 W. Ten Mile Road


The events are list on our calendar and you can also sign up for e-mail reminders!


Acceptable Items

Kitchen/Bathroom

• Bleach • Drain cleaners • Mercury thermometers • Aerosol cans • Medicines

• Nail polish • Metal polish with solvent

Garden

• Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, insecticides • Weed and Feeds • Deck wash

Garage

• Used oil • Brake, transmission fluids • Gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, fuel oil

• Car batteries and battery acid • Antifreeze

Workshop

• Fluorescent bulbs • Glue • Oil-based paint and primer • Solvents, paint thinner

• Turpentine • Varnish • Wood preservatives

Miscellaneous

• Batteries • Mercury • Moth balls • Small propane tanks • Acids • Aerosols

• Pool chemicals • Fiberglass epoxy • Lighter fluid • Photo chemicals

Electronic Waste

• CPUs • Monitors • Printers • Keyboards • Televisions • Radios, etc.


Unacceptable Items

• Latex Paint (see side panel for disposal options) • Unknowns over 5 gallons

• Commercial/business waste • Smoke detectors • Radioactive waste

• Explosives including flares, ammo, and fireworks

Latex paint is not a hazardous waste and is not accepted at Household Hazardous Waste days (HHWs). Dry out the paint and place it, can and all, into a plastic garbage bag and then into your regular trash can.

You can dry out latex paint at home by following these guidelines: In a well-ventilated area, open the can and add sand or kitty litter. The paint will solidify in a few days. Once it is completely solid, place it out with your trash.

If you do not solidify your latex paint, one of two things will happen. Either the trash hauler will not pick it up, or if they do, the paint will spill onto your street when the trash is compacted.