- Acceptable Materials List
- Not Accetable Materials List
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Disposal Alternatives
- Registration Form (NO HAZ Collection event)
- Additional Information
Please visit the Oakland County NO HAZ Program web site for more details and collection times. 2011 Collection has not yet been determined.
Household
- Ammonia cleaners
- Air fresheners
- Artist paints
- Bleach
- Brass, copper and silver polish
- Chlorine cleaners
- Old holiday decorations: artificial snow, glass frosting, Christmas bubble lights
- Drain cleaner
- Household batteries: mercury, lithium, nickel cadmium, lead, silver oxide
- Nail polish and nail polish remover
- Mothballs
- Silica
- Shoe polish
- Stain removers
- Tub and tile cleaners
- Upholstery and carpet cleaner
- Water repellants
Automotive
- Antifreeze
- Automotive Batteries
- Brake fluid
- Carburetor cleaner
- Car polish and wax
- Engine degreasers
- Gasoline
- Motor Oil
- Starter fluid
- Transmission fluid
- Oil filters
Computer & Electronic Waste Items
(Limit of 5 items per vehicle)
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T.V.'s-no console or large screen (limit=30")
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Computer peripherals(keyboards,speakers,zip drives, cables, mice, etc.)
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Computer monitors
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Laptop computers
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Printers
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Fax machines
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CD players
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DVD players
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Land line telephones (not cellular)
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CPU's
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Scanners
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Copiers
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Telecommunications equipment
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VCR's
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Radios
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Calculators
*All items must be desk size or smaller
Yard & Garden
- Copper based algaecides
- Fertilizer
- Fungicides
- Garden moss killer
- Insecticides
- Insect repellant
- Lime
- Lye
- Muriatic acid
- Pesticides
- Pool chemicals
- Rodent killer
Home Improvement
- Adhesives
- Aerosol cans
- Asphalt / roofing tar
- Ballasts
- Cutting oil
- Driveway sealers
- Hand cleaners
- Halogen bulbs
- HID lamps
- Lacquers
- Lubricating oils
- Lighter fluid
- Metal polish
- Mercury vapor lamps
- Silicones
- Soot remover, creosote destroyer
- Paint removers
- Paint thinners
- Paint -- oil-based
- Paint -- latex
- Petroleum based solvents
- Wood preservatives
- Wood stain
- Wood varnish
Miscellaneous
- Asbestos - There are two types of asbestos; friable and non-friable. Friable requires more handling precautions than non-friable but both are hazardous waste. This material can be a serious health threat if not handled properly. Please bundle tiles or shingles. Bag, tape and label other asbestos containing materials ACM. Urgent professional disposal options may be found under "Asbestos Removal and Abatement Service" in the phone book.
- Carbon monoxide detectors
- Expired medications - *excluding controlled substances
- Fire extinguishers
- Flares
- Fluorescent lights
- Photo chemicals
- Mercury thermometers
- Needles/Syringes - *must be brought in a rigid/puncture proof container
- Propane cylinders
- Radon detectors
- Reactives
No Business or Industrial Waste
No Appliances (microwaves are acceptable)
No Medical Waste (medical sharps and old medications are acceptable, however, controlled substances are not acceptable)
No Radioactive Waste
Other unacceptable materials:
- Explosives - DON'T TOUCH IT! Call your local police
department or fire department for advice
on safe disposal of explosives.
- Ammunition - Call your local police department or fire
department for advice on safe disposal
of ammunition.
Firearms - Call your local police department for advice
on proper disposal of unwanted firearms.