Household Toxics Accepted:
General Items
- Toxic products
- Flammable products
- Poisonous products
- Corrosive products
Auto products
- Antifreeze
- Body filler
- Brake fluid
- Diesel fuel
- Engine degreaser
- Gasoline (Cans can be returned; don’t pour out at home.)
- Transmission fluid
Cleaning Supplies
- Oven cleaner
- Drain cleaner
- Lye
- Toilet bowl cleaner
- Floor and furniture polish
Gardening Supplies
- Herbicides
- Pesticides
Painting Supplies
- Brush cleaner
- Mineral spirits
- Paint stripper
- Paint thinner
- Solvents
- Spray paint
- Turpentine
- Wood preservatives containing pesticides
Household Items
- Adhesives
- Driveway sealer
- E-mobility batteries (rechargeable dry cell batteries used in electric bikes/scooters)
- Epoxy
- Fluorescent bulbs*
- Kerosene
- Lighter fluid
- Lube grease
- Mercury thermometers*
- Mothballs
- Nail polish remover
- Petroleum products
- Pool chemicals
- Ultraviolet light bulbs (limit 10)
- Vaping devices
Onondaga County residents (with the exception of Skaneateles) may bring up to 20 gal. of acceptable liquids & up to 30 lbs. of acceptable solids through OCRRA’s Household Toxics Management Program. Containers may be no larger than 5 gallons. Fees may apply beyond the stated limits.
*These items are acceptable if brought in with other materials. They can also be managed outside this program. Click the links above for year-round options that do not require making a household hazardous waste appointment.
Household Toxics Not Accepted:
- Asbestos of any type, including loose asbestos, pipes, pipe wrapping, shingles, tiles
- Auto batteries
- Batteries (Except E-mobility batteries)
- Controlled substances
- Electronic waste
- Empty aerosol cans that previously contained NON-hazardous materials
- Empty aerosol cans that previously contained hazardous materials
- Empty paint cans or cans of dried-up paint
- Explosives
- Fire extinguishers
- Liquid mercury
- Medical, pathological or etiological waste
- Mercury Thermostats
- Motor oil
- Pharmaceuticals
- Propane tanks of any size (including small camping tanks such as Coleman or MSR)
- Radioactive materials
- Smoke alarms
- Wallpaper paste or drywall sizing
Search OCRRA’s database to find the right way to get rid of household toxics we do not accept.
The costs associated with OCRRA’s Household Toxics Program are underwritten by OCRRA and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
