Wayne County's Department of Public Services hosts four Household Hazardous Waste Collections per year for County residents. The collections are designed to accept unwanted household chemicals for proper disposal and electronics for recycling from residents. Only household generated products from Wayne County residents are accepted.

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Items that are accepted include:

• household paints, stains, dyes
• floor care items, furniture polish, bathroom cleaners
• lawn and garden chemicals, pesticides, fertilizers
• antifreeze, motor oil, gasoline
• automotive batteries, dry cell batteries, propane tanks
• old computers, printers, scanners, TV's, cell phones, fax machines
• mercury containing thermometers, thermostats and elemental mercury
• fluorescent light bulbs (standard and compact)
• smoke detectors, fire extinguishers
• Pharmaceutical Waste (Non -controlled Substances only)
• CRT televisions and monitors

Items that are not accepted include:

• commercial waste, industrial waste
• ammunition, explosives
• 55-gallon drums
• radioactive materials
• unknown, unlabeled waste
• shock sensitive materials
• household trash
• appliances

Residents are encouraged to bring in mercury fever thermometers for disposal. Mercury is a toxic substance and can cause serious health effects if released into a home or the environment. For more information, please contact Wayne County's Resource Recovery Coordinator at (734) 326-3936.