Leon County Waste Center
Hazardous Waste Center
  7550 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32311
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The Hazardous Waste Center is your one-stop location for household hazardous waste and electronics disposal. Its services are free for all Leon County households.

In FY18-19, the center processed 461.1 tons of potentially hazardous material from 17,655 residents, of which 250.7 tons (53.3%) were recycled or reused.

 

Due to COVID-19, services and or programs may have changed. Click here to view the latest service changes.

 

Hours of Operation

The Hazardous Waste Center is open Monday - Saturday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.
Closed on Sundays.

 

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING WILL BE IN EFFECT, SO STAFF WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO UNLOAD VEHICLES. PLEASE PLACE ALL ITEMS ON PROVIDED CARTS. THE RENEW SHOP AND FREE PAINT PROGRAM ARE CLOSED. ALL HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENTS FOR APRIL AND MAY ARE CANCELLED. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.

 

Hazardous Waste is any waste that poses a threat to human health or the environment.

Hazardous Waste

Hazardous waste can be:

  • Flammable
  • Corrosive
  • Reactive
  • Toxic

Household Hazardous Waste Safe Packing Guide

Household Hazardous Waste Safety Tips

 

Hazardous waste that can be found in your home:

 

Kitchen
  • oven cleaner
  • drain cleaner
  • floor-care products
  • ammonia
  • metal polish
  • furniture polish 
Bathroom
  • toilet bowl cleaner
  • aerosols
  • nail polish
  • nail polish remover
  • hair color
  • mildew remover
  • lime remover
Laundry
  • spot removers
  • bleach
  • aerosols
Garage
  • motor oil
  • gasoline
  • fuel oil
  • antifreeze
  • brake fluid
  • transmission fluid
  • parts cleaner
  • car batteries
Workshop
  • paint
  • stains
  • glue
  • paint thinner
  • turpentine
  • solvents
  • oils
  • caulks
  • rust remover
General
  • fluorescent bulbs
  • pool chemicals
  • lighter fluid
  • herbicides
  • insecticides
  • mercury thermometers
  • rechargeable batteries
  • watch batteries
  • alkaline batteries
 

Items We Cannot Accept

We cannot accept Styrofoam, medical or radioactive wastes. Sharps (needles and lancets) containers are available at the Florida Department of Health in Leon County. For more information on proper disposal of prescriptions and medical sharps, please click here.

 

Electronic Scrap

Electronic items and scrap are accepted at the Hazardous Waste Center drive-through from residents and businesses.

 

Other Locations

Paints, used oils, car batteries and fluorescent bulbs can be dropped off at the Ft. Braden, Miccosukee or Woodville Rural Waste Service Centers. Please, no other hazardous waste should be taken to these locations.

 

Collection Events

Hazardous Waste Collection Events are scheduled on the first Saturday of the month between September and May as an additional service for residents.

 

Businesses, Government Agencies, and Other Non-Household Groups

Learn more how businesses, government agencies and other non-household groups can properly dispose of hazardous waste here. 

Agricultural & Professional Pesticide Disposal and Container Recycling

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Florida Department of Agriculture provide professional and agricultural pesticide and crop chemical a disposal option that can be more cost effective than our service (up to 500 lbs at no charge and low cost above that) through Project Cleansweep. Please use the contact information on the Project Cleansweep flyer for more information. Empty containers can be recycled through the Hazardous Waste Center. In cooperation with the Agricultural Container Recycling Council, rigid HDPE containers can be recycled. Details on exactly what containers can be recycled and how to prepare them are at the ACRC's How-To page. This program is for professional products only and does not include consumer products.

 

Learn more about the Renew Center

 

More Information

Drums and Pallets: We use specific types of drums and pallets to safely ship hazardous waste and electronics. These are supplies that we either buy or are provided by our vendors for use, so neither is available to the public for use.