Household Hazardous Waste

The Center provides an environmentally safe means for citizens to dispose of hazardous waste, with a staff of seven full time hazardous materials specialists. Please dispose of your hazardous household waste properly by bringing it to our Center. We'll recycle or safely dispose of your leftovers.

 We’re open Tuesday through Friday 9:30 a.m. — 6 p.m., and on Saturday 8:30  — 11:30 a.m.

For more information on proper disposal call 682-7038.

What we can take:

·          kerosene, gasoline, motor oil, brake fluid, degreasers, antifreeze

·          pesticides, herbicides, fertilizer

·          swimming pool chemicals

·          furniture polish, household cleaners (including oven,
drain and toilet bowl cleaners)

·          craft and hobby supplies

·          paint and thinner

Do not pour chemicals into a single container. Leave them in their original packages.

Some household products, although harmless in themselves, can be toxic when mixed.

What we can’t take:

·          radioactive waste

·          biomedical waste

·          commercial hazardous waste

·          refrigerant and compressed gas containers

·          tires

Some products in your home (certain paints, stains and varnishes, cleaners, polishes, automotive products, pesticides and herbicides) may contain hazardous components. The used or leftover contents of these products are known as "household hazardous waste".

 If thrown in the trash these items can contaminate our environment. This pollution can effect streams, lakes, wildlife, and possibly even our drinking water.

Don't Throw Hazardous Waste in the Trash

 Disposing of household chemicals in your trash is dangerous. When mixed, household chemicals such as bleach and ammonia cause poisonous gases and fumes or cause fires. Even if you are careful and keep chemicals separate in your own trash, your garbage does not stop at the curb.

 When residential trash is collected, it is compacted in the garbage truck to make room for more trash. When compacted, chemical containers can break and their contents mix with other chemicals. Depending on the chemicals involved, the resulting reaction may create toxic smoke, fumes, and fires and injure collection workers, pets, neighbors, family members, and the environment.

Tips for Managing Household Chemicals

 When purchasing household and lawn chemicals, paint products, or automotive products, keep in mind how you plan to use, store and dispose of each product and its container.

 Only buy what you need. Don't "stock up" on products you'll never use. It can cost almost as much or more than the purchase price to properly dispose of household chemicals.

Whenever possible, purchase alternatives to environmentally hazardous household chemicals.

Read labels and use only as directed.

Ask your neighbors and friends if they need any of the products you do not use.

Store hazardous materials in cool, dry areas away from children and pets.

Keep materials in original containers or properly labeled.

With proper care, empty containers can be disposed of safely.

Stormwater Quality Management
Lyndel Gibson, Section Head
420 West Main, 7th Floor
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: 405-682-7038
Fax:   405-682-7039
E-mail: belinda.scott@okc.gov