Toxics
- Common examples of toxics
- Household Toxics Facility
- Community Toxics Collections
- Toxics Rover Pickup
- Business toxics disposal
Motor Oil
Special Wastes
- Electronics
- Fluorescent lamps/CFLs
- Household batteries
- Medications/pharmaceuticals
- Mercury thermostats
- Paint
- Syringes/needles
- Treated wood
Related topics
Residential: Community Toxics Collection
Resources for toxics disposal
Recycling Guide Toxics Disposal Page (PDF: 436 KB)
Household Toxics Facility brochure / Folleto de lugar donde llevar Productos Tóxicos del Hogar (PDF: 4.49 MB)
HazMobile toxic waste drop-off for northern Sonoma County (PDF: 76 KB)
Recolección de Desperdicios Tóxicos (PDF: 336 KB)
There
are three options for residents to properly dispose of toxics in Sonoma
County: the Household
Toxics Facility, Community
Toxics Collections and Toxics
Rover Pick up Service. Options are also available for businesses.
Every week there is a toxics collection somewhere in Sonoma County. Bring your ID to prove residency.
| Appointment: | By appointment only: To make an appointment, call (707) 795-2025/toll-free (877) 747-1870 option 3 or email toxicsdisposal@cleanharbors.com. Please provide the following information when calling or sending an e-mail: name, phone number, date and location of collection event, and preferred appointment time. Appointment line staffed M-F from 8am to 2:30pm or leave a message. Please make an appointment at least 24 hours prior to the collection event. Once the appointment request is confirmed, you will receive a confirmation with the address of the collection event. |
| Hours: | Tuesdays 4-8 pm |
| Location: | The locations for Community Toxics Collections vary. The location will be announced after you make your appointment. |
| Fees: | No fees for Sonoma County residents. |
| Transportation & packing: | State transportation laws limit each vehicle to a maximum of 15 gallons of liquid (with a maximum of 5 gallons per container) or 125 pounds of solid material • Never mix chemicals • Place in sealed containers in the trunk, packed to prevent spills • Syringes/needles must be in a sealed and labeled approved container. |
| Not accepted: | Explosives or ammunition • Radioactive materials • Biological wastes (except syringes) • Electronics • Controlled substances |
2012/13 Community Toxics Collections and HazMobile drop-off dates
| Locations of Community Toxics Collections will be provided when you schedule your appointment. | |||||
| February 2012 | |||||
| 7 Rincon Valley |
14 Larkfield |
21 Rohnert Park |
28 Santa Rosa, NW |
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| March 2012 | |||||
| 6 Monte Rio |
13 Sebastopol |
20 Cloverdale |
23 & 24 Sea Ranch (HazMobile - English) (PDF: 76 KB) (HazMobile - Español) (PDF: 336 KB) |
27 Santa Rosa, NE |
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| April 2012 | |||||
| 3 Windsor |
10 Sonoma |
17 Santa Rosa, SW |
24 Guerneville |
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| May 2012 | |||||
| 1 Boyes Hot Springs |
8 Healdsburg |
15 Sonoma |
22 Santa Rosa, NW |
29 Oakmont |
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| June 2012 | |||||
| 5 Bodega Bay |
12 Cloverdale |
19 Santa Rosa, SW |
22 Point Arena Pier (HazMobile - English) (PDF: 76 KB) (HazMobile - Español) (PDF: 336 KB) |
23 Sea Ranch (HazMobile - English) (PDF: 76 KB) (HazMobile - Español) (PDF: 336 KB) |
26 Petaluma |
| July 2012 | |||||
| 3 Kenwood |
10 Windsor |
17 Santa Rosa, SE |
24 Larkfield |
31 Oakmont |
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| August 2012 | |||||
| 7 Rohnert Park |
14 Sebastopol |
21 Guerneville |
28 Santa Rosa, NE |
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| September 2012 | |||||
| 4 Healdsburg |
11 Santa Rosa, NW |
18 Sonoma |
25 Santa Rosa, SE |
28 & 29 Sea Ranch (HazMobile - English) (PDF: 76 KB) (HazMobile - Español) (PDF: 336 KB) |
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| October 2012 | |||||
| 2 Cloverdale |
9 Oakmont |
16 Petaluma |
23 Glen Ellen |
30 Kenwood |
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| November 2012 | |||||
| 6 Windsor |
13 Santa Rosa, SE |
27 Forestville |
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| December 2012 | |||||
| 4 Santa Rosa, NW |
11 Santa Rosa, NE |
18 Sebastopol |
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| January 2013 | |||||
| 8 Cotati |
15 Oakmont |
22 Petaluma |
29 Santa Rosa, SE |
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| February 2013 | |||||
| 5 Healdsburg |
12 Rincon Valley |
19 Larkfield |
26 Rohnert Park |
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| March 2013 | |||||
| 5 Santa Rosa, NW |
12 Monte Rio |
19 Sebastopol |
26 Cloverdale |
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| April 2013 | |||||
| 2 Santa Rosa, NE |
9 Windsor |
16 Sonoma |
23 Santa Rosa, SW |
30 Guerneville |
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