This year, OCRRA is expanding the number of Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Days from three per year to five! We are also offering them at two separate locations, Ley Creek and C3 (Community Collection Center).

Ley Creek Events:

• Saturday, April 5; 8 AM to 12 Noon
• Saturday, May 3; 8 AM to 12 Noon
• Saturday, June 7; 8 AM to 12 Noon

C3 Events:

• Tuesday, July 22; 4 PM to 8 PM
• Tuesday, September 23; 4 PM to 8 PM
  
  

To participate in a drop-off day, you must live in the OCRRA Service Area
(includes all of Onondaga County, but excludes the Town and Village of Skaneateles, NY).
You must also have a reservation.

* During OCRRA's Special Events at Ley Creek (Household Hazardous Waste and Propane/Air Conditioner Days), the transfer station does NOT accept trash or recyclables, it is only open to accept special event items.

Click here to make a reservation

NOTE: Latex paint is NO longer accepted at Household Hazardous Waste Days.
To dispose of small amounts of leftover latex paint, leave the container in a well-ventilated area until the paint is completely dried out. Mix in cat litter if there is too much to air dry.

Another option is to use paint hardening crystals, which work similarly to cat litter. Visit the Community Collection Center (C3) during normal hours of operation and get up to 2 free paint hardening crystal packets from OCRRA. Each 3.5 oz. packet will dry up about 2/3 of a galloon of paint. Limited quantities are available, so stop out while supplies last!

Once paint is solidified, put the entire container in the trash (remove lid before disposing).

Acceptable Items:

• Automotive products such as transmission or brake fluid, engine degreaser, anti-freeze, diesel fuel, gas cans, and contaminated gasoline.
• Painting supplies, including OIL-BASED paints (up to 50 cans), stains, or finishes, paint thinner, turpentine, brush cleaner, paint stripper, and wood preservatives.

  Place empty oil-based, latex or aerosol paint cans in your trash.

• Garden supplies and pesticides.
• Cleaning supplies, such as oven cleaner, drain cleaner, lye, toilet bowl cleaner, floor and furniture polish, mothballs and products containing petroleum or ammonia.
• Miscellaneous products, such as fluorescent light bulbs, lighter fluid, household batteries, kerosene, driveway sealer, nail polish remover, smoke detectors, loose asbestos that has been double bagged, and any product whose label has descriptions such as toxic, flammable, poison, corrosive.

Unacceptable Items:
Only materials from OCRRA Service Area households with appointments will be accepted.

• Latex paint
• More than 200 lbs. of material
• More than 50 gallons of paint
• Any container larger than 5 gallons
• More than 50 lbs. of a solid
• Any 55-gallon drums
• Any empty paint cans or cans with dried up paint (put them in the trash).
• Wall paper paste or dry wall sizing.
• Auto batteries (take to battery retailer for recycling).
• Empty aerosol cans that did not contain hazardous materials (put in blue bin).
• Motor oil (take to service station).
• Propane tanks of any size
• Controlled substances.
• Etiological, pathological, or medical waste.
• Explosives.
• Radioactive materials.
• Non-hazardous products (i.e. soap).
• Asbestos pipes.

Preparing for OCRRA's Household Hazardous Waste Day

1) Place all items, including paint cans, in cardboard boxes. Use newspaper or cardboard to keep items from tipping over or hitting each other. Wrap leaking items in newspaper and put in a plastic bag. Tighten all caps.

2) When at the event, please stay in your vehicle at all times.

3) For safety reasons, please, no smoking while at the event and if possible leave children and pets at home.

4) Keep household batteries within easy reach of the driver as they will be collected separately.

5) Do not bring any trash or other items for disposal. Only household hazardous waste will be accepted during the collection.

Year-round disposal options
Can't wait until OCRRA's next household hazardous waste collection? Environmental Products and Services*, a local provider of environmental services, offers a year-round drop-off operation for household hazardous waste. Please call 451-6666 for pricing and information.

*OCRRA's reference to this company's website does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by OCRRA, and is provided for information purposes only.

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Questions?
If you have any questions about OCRRA's Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day, or need help identifying household hazardous wastes, call 453-2866, or email us your question and we'll respond.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation presently funds 50% of OCRRA's Hazardous Household Waste Day costs through state grants.