The city of Auburn is allowing its residents to dispose of their household hazardous waste today at its Environmental Service Complex, located at 365 N. Donahue Drive in Auburn, Alabama.
The Hazardous Waste Collection Day, which lasts until 2 p.m. CST, allows residents to recycle bulk cans, cardboard or newspapers along with household waste. The Auburn Environmental Services Department will also accept paper documents for secure, on-site shredding as well as computers/electronics.
Residents are allowed 20 pounds of waste per household to dispose. Proof of Auburn residency can be provided with a recent water bill or a similar document.
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:
Note: No farm, commercial or industrial waste is permitted.
- Adhesives, glues, resins
- Aerosol cans
- Ammonia
- Antifreeze
- Bleach
- Brake fluids
- Car batteries
- Cesspool cleaners
- Creosote
- Drain cleaners
- Dry cell batteries
- Engine degreasers
- Engine & radiator flushes
- Floor cleaner
- Gasoline
- Hearing aid batteries
- Herbicides
- Insect sprays
- Kerosene
- Latex paints
- Metal polish
- Mothballs
- Muriatic acid (HCI)
- NiCad batteries
- Oil based paints
- Old chemistry sets
- Oven cleaners
- Paint thinners
- Pesticides
- Photo chemicals
- Pool chemicals
- Radiator cleaners
- Rodent killers
- Rust preventatives
- Sealants
- Solvents
- Spot removers
- Transmission fluid
- Used engine oil
- Varnishes
- Weed killers
- Wood preservatives
- Wood stains
- Wood strippers
UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS:
- Ammunition
- Explosives
- Fire extinguishers
- Flares
- Gun powder
- Radioactive waste
- Smoke detectors
- Substances regulated by the DEA
- Unknown gas cylinders
- Unknown materials
- Unstable wastes
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