Free HHW Collection Events – ERIE COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY


August 9th
General McLane High School
11761 Edinboro Road, Edinboro
9:00am - 3:00pm


September 20th
North East Township Building
10300 W. Main Road, North East
9:00am - 3:00pm


Pre-registration is required for each event: Call 866-815-0016
Be prepared to give type and quantity of materials you are bringing.

Acceptable Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Products

Cleaning products

  • Oven cleaners
  • Drain cleaners
  • Wood & metal cleaners and polishes
  • Toilet cleaners
  • Tub, tile, shower cleaners
  • Bleach (laundry)
  • Pool chemicals

Lawn and Garden Products

  • Herbicides
  • Insecticides
  • Fungicides/wood preservatives

Miscellaneous

  • Batteries
  • Mercury thermostats or thermometers
  • Fluorescent light bulbs, CFL's
  • Driveway sealer

Other Flammable Products

  • Propane tanks and other compresses gas cyclinders
  • Kerosene
  • Home heating oil
  • Diesel fuel, gasoline
  • Gas/oil mix
  • Lighter fluid
  • Unacceptable Materials
  • Ammunition
  • Explosives Radioactive
  • Biological (sharps)
  • Smoke detectors

Automotive Products

  • Motor oil
  • Fuel additives
  • Carburetor & fuel injection cleaners
  • Air conditioning refrigerants
  • Starter fluids
  • Transmission and brake fluid
  • Antifreeze

Indoor Pesticides

  • Ant sprays and baits
  • Cockroach sprays and baits
  • Flea repellents and shampoos
  • Bug sprays
  • Houseplant insecticides
  • Moth repellents
  • Mouse and rat poisons and baits

These words identify HHW

  • Caution
  • Toxic
  • Danger
  • Flammable
  • Warning
  • Corrosive
  • Explosive
  • Reactive
  • Combustible
  • Poisonous
  • Hazardous