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.  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.


April 14: Wixom, 10 am to 1 pm,

Wixom DPW, 2041 Charms Road


April 21: Southfield, 9 am to 2 pm

RRRASOC MRF, enter via Mapleridge, one block east of Evergreen


May 5: Farmington Hills, 9 am to 2 pm

Lot 8, OCC Orchard Ridge Campus, 27055 Orchard Lake Road.


October 6: Novi, 9 am to 2 pm

Novi Civic Center, 45175 W. 10 Mile Rd.


October 20: Southfield, 9 am to 2 pm

RRRASOC MRF, enter via Mapleridge, one block east of Evergreen


The events are listed on our calendar and you can also sign up for e-mail reminders!  If you need to dispose of some hazardous material prior to next year's collection schedule, call us at 248.208.2270 or  e-mail us for alternative solutions.

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.