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.
Click here to learn why.
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 gallon 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).
PLEASE NOTE: For the beauty of the community, do not put paint cans in the trash that contain liquid paint. This creates a mess on the streets during the collection process.
Acceptable Items:
- 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) Avoid exposure to potentially hazardous vapors. Ventilate your car if storing household hazardous materials in your vehicle prior to drop off. Do NOT smoke while transporting materials. We want you to arrive safely.
3) When at the event, please stay in your vehicle at all times.
4) For safety reasons, please, no smoking while at the event and if possible leave children and pets at home.
5) Keep household batteries within easy reach of the driver as they will be collected separately.
6) 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.
Earth friendly chemical substitutes
You can make less hazardous products by using common household ingredients.
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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.
