Household hazardous waste - Saturday - Millennium Park
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https://www.boston.gov/calendar/household-hazardous-waste-dropoff-07-22-17
Household hazardous waste dropoff
Boston residents can safely dispose of hazardous waste and shred unwanted documents for free.
July 22, 2017
9:00am-2:00pm
West Roxbury DPW
315 Gardner Street
West Roxbury, MA 02132
publi...@boston.gov
617-635-4900
We only take waste from Boston residents. You need to show us proof of your residency. We will not take any waste from businesses.
Latex and acrylic paint are NOT hazardous. Just let the paint dry out in the can and put it out on your trash day.
We offer paper shredding at all of our events. We will shred up to 10 copy paper size boxes or containers of your personal documents.
You can also recycle electronics at this event. We don't take commercial material from businesses. Learn more about what electronics you can — and can't — recycle.
https://www.boston.gov/departments/public-works/recycling-household-electronics
Recycling household electronics
Electronic materials we take
Computers (including desktops, towers, laptops, and tablets)
LCD flat panel monitors
Printers (including inkjets, laserjets, copiers, and scanners)
Networking equipment (including switches, routers, and servers)
UPS batteries, laptop batteries, and cell phone batteries
Audio and video equipment (including VHS players, DVD players, and stereos)
Telephones (including cellphones and office phones)
Other electronic accessories (including keyboards, mice, cables, and wires)
Washers and dryers
Electronic materials we don't take
Televisions (all types) (Call 311 to set up a pickup or place an online request.)
CRT monitors
All other appliances not mentioned already
Please contact 311 or call 617-635-4500 to confirm that we will take your electronic item.
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https://www.boston.gov/departments/public-works/get-rid-household-hazardous-waste
Get rid of household hazardous waste
We only take waste from Boston residents. You need to show us proof of your residency. We will not take any waste from businesses, and we reserve the right to reject any materials that you bring.
Please keep in mind
Latex and acrylic paint are NOT hazardous. Just let the paint dry out in the can and put it out on your trash day.
We offer paper shredding at all of our events. We will shred up to 10 copy paper size boxes or containers of your personal documents.
If you have any questions about our dropoffs, please contact BOS:311
What we will take
Household materials
Lawn and Garden Materials
Car-related materials
Kitchen and laundry materials
Oil-based paint materials
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What we will not take
Asbestos, explosives, radioactive material, printed circuit boards
Fire extinguishers. Empty them and place them with your regular trash.
TVs and computer monitors. Call 311 to set up a pickup or place an online request.
Latex and acrylic paint. Let the paint dry out and set it with your regular trash.
Medical waste, like prescription pills and medicine.
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Safely throw out prescription drugs
Boston police have drug disposal kiosks at several district stations. The kiosks dropoffs are anonymous and safe. Please leave the medication in its container, and erase any names or prescription numbers. The police don’t take prescription drugs from businesses.
You can drop off old or unused prescription drugs 24 hours a day, seven days a week at these locations:
District E-5: 1708 Centre St., West Roxbury, MA 02132
District B-2: 2400 Washington St., Roxbury, MA 02119
District E-13: 3345 Washington St., Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
District E-18: 1249 Hyde Park Ave., Hyde Park, MA 02136
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What we will take
What we will take
Household materials
Acids and sulfuric acid, aerosol cans
Ammonia cleaners, radiator cleaners, rug cleaners, and upholstery cleaners
Artist supplies and hobby supplies like rubber cement
Caulk, chemistry set chemicals, pool chemicals
Driveway sealer, creosote, furnace cement, and roof cement
Dry-cell batteries, fiberglass resins, and metal cleaners
Fire starters, flammable liquids, floor-care products, and furniture polish
Mercury bearing waste from fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent light bulbs, thermostats, and mercury switches
Photography chemicals, pool chemicals, propane tanks, and rust preventatives
Sealant, solvent adhesives, solvent-based cleaners
Wax stripper and Wood preservatives
Lawn and Garden Materials
Cesspool cleaners
Fertilizers
Flammable liquids
Flea and tick powder
Fungicides
Herbicides
Insecticides
No-pest strips
Pesticides
Poisons
Weed killers
Car-related materials
Antifreeze
Brake fluid
Car batteries
Carburetor cleaner
Degreasers
Engine solvents
Gasoline and kerosene
Motor oil and oil filters
Tires (never throw tires out with your regular trash)
Tire cleaners
Transmission fluid
Kitchen and laundry materials
Brighteners
Chlorine bleach
Detergents
Drain cleaners
Lighter fluid
Moth balls and crystals
Oven cleaners
Rodent killers
Softeners
Spray starch
Whiteners
Oil-based paint materials
Paint thinners
Paint strippers
Shellacs
Stains
Turpentine
Varnish