Toxic Waste Disposal

Please do not pour toxics down household drains, down a storm drain or ditch and do not place toxics in the trash. Remember “Don’t dump it if you wouldn’t drink it.” There are two locations where residents can dispose of toxic wastes.

The Home Toxics Center offers a permanent drop-off site where residents can safely dispose of household hazardous wastes. Services are provided free of charge. The Center is a white shed surrounded by a green chain link fence, on the south side of the parking lot behind the Service Center building

Home Toxics Center Accepts:

Acids and bases, adhesive, glue (solvent based), aerosols, oven cleaners (except empty cans), artist and hobby paint, asphalt and roofing tar, break fluid, cleaners and polishes, DDT and chlordane, degreaser, diesel fuel, drain cleaners and lye, fabric dye, fertilizer (dry), fertilizer with weed killer, flammables (gasoline, starting fluids, gasoline/motor oil mix), floor wax/stripper, fluorescent tubes/bulbs, furniture polish, gasoline, home repair products (glues, caulking), household batteries, insecticide, kerosene, mercury (thermometers and thermostats), metal cleaner, mothballs, nail polish remover, needles and other sharps (ONLY in approved containers: call the information line below), oven cleaner, oil based paint (NOT latex- see below for disposal information), paint or primer, latex (with lead), paint or primer (oil-based), paint thinners, removers, and strippers, solvents, varnishes, kerosene, pesticides and herbicides, pet care products, photography chemicals, rat/rodent poison, rust remover, spot remover, stain and varnish, swimming pool chemicals, syringes, weed killer, wood preservatives. *for latex paints, pour kitty litter into the unused paint, let sit until the paint is absorbed, and dispose of in the garbage.

The Ann Arbor Recycle Center accepts yard waste bagged or un-bagged, automotive fluids; motor oil; oil filters; transmission fluid; brake fluid; car tires; truck tires and car batteries. here is a nominal fee based on the amount of yard/toxic waste that is being dropped off, checks or cash only.