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Keep Citrus Heights safe and clean by properly disposing of HHW - for FREE!
How Should I Dispose of HHW?
Residents can drop-off their HHW at this location for FREE:
North Area Recovery Station
4450 Roseville Road
HHW Facility
North Highlands
(916) 875-5555
Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Benefits of the permanent HHW facility:
• Accepts more types of HHW
• Open year-round, four days per week
HHW Packing and Transporting Tips
- Keep products in their original containers.
- Do not mix products.
- Place leaking containers in a larger plastic container with tight-fitting lid.
- Secure products upright.
- Transport products in trunk or pickup bed. Ensure adequate ventilation if transported inside passenger area.
- Keep flammables out of direct sunlight and away from sources of heat, spark, flame, or ignition.
- Remain in vehicle upon arrival at facility. Be prepared to show ID or a utility bill.
- Allow staff to off-load your HHW.
- Containers larger than 5 gallons will not be accepted.
- Maximum 15 gallons or 125 pounds per trip.
Acceptable & Unacceptable Items
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS
- Acids
- Brake/transmission fluids and antifreeze
- Household cleaners
- Pool chemicals
- Poisons
- Gasoline and other flammables
- Pesticides and herbicides
- Paint (oil-based or latex) and paint thinners
- Solvents
- Household batteries
- Car batteries
- Small aerosol cans
- Home-generated needles and syringes (in sealed hard-plastic or metal containers)
- Unused medications (non-controlled substances)
- Mercury thermometers and switches
- Used motor oil and filters
- Fluorescent tubes and bulbs
- Propane tanks (barbecue-style, limit 2, maximum 7 gallons)
- Cooking oil
- Other types of household hazardous waste are also accepted
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS
- Radioactive materials
- Railroad ties or treated wood
- Explosives (road flares are acceptable)
- Medical waste
- Asbestos
- Controlled substances
- Ammunition
- Compressed industrial gas which is banned
- Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), a banned chemical compound previously used in coolants and plasticizers