20000 W. Eight Mile Rd
Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 208-2270
   
Acceptable Items

 

 
 


Paper shredding is available at all of the HHW events. There is a one hundred-pound or three-box limit per household.

Kitchen/Bathroom
• Bleach, ammonia
• Drain cleaners
• Mercury thermometers
• Aerosol cans
• Expired 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—solvent based
• 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

Computers
• CPUs
• Monitors
• Printers
• Keyboards...etc


Unacceptable Items
• Latex Paint (see below for disposal options)
• Unknowns over 5 gallons
• Commercial/business waste
• Smoke detectors
• Radioactive waste
• Explosives including flares, ammo, and fireworks



Latex Paint Disposal

Latex paint is not a hazardous waste. Therefore, it is not accepted at Household Hazardous Waste days (HHWs). Excluding latex paint from the program helps keep down the cost of the HHW events. 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. If the can is full, splash some out onto newspaper. Add sand or kitty litter to the remaining paint in the can. The paint will solidify in a few days. Once it is completely solid, place it out with your trash, keeping the lid off. 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.

 

 

RRRASOC and its Member Communities work with Environmental Recycling Group (formerly called SQS) to safely collect and dispose of Household Hazardous Waste. Secure document destruction is provided by Shred-Corp.