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Hazardous Waste

Hazardous waste, including electronic waste, accounts for significant amounts of toxic waste in landfills. Items such as electronics, fluorescent bulbs and tubes, paints, pesticides, cleaning products, old medications, and other chemicals are illegal to put in the garbage or pour down a drain or gutter because they contaminate our soil, drinking water, and air.

What is considered HHW?


DROP OFF LOCATIONS

Recology Butte Colusa Counties Transfer Station

Household Hazardous Waste Hours (residential customers):
1st Friday of each month: 9 AM – 2 PM
3rd Friday of each month: 9 AM – 2 PM

Accepted Items:
Up to 15 gallons or 125 pounds may be disposed of with each visit. Disposal at our facility is FREE* to residential customers of Recology Butte Colusa Counties in the following service areas: City of Chico, City of Colusa, City of Oroville, City of Williams, Butte County, Colusa County (including Arbuckle, Maxwell & Princeton)

*To qualify for free disposal you must provide proof of residency. Acceptable documents include garbage, water, phone, cable, or electricity bills.

Commercial customers may drop off by appointment only. Fees do apply. Please contact us to schedule an appointment

Maxwell Transfer Station

3852 Old HWY 99
Maxwell, CA 95955
Phone: 530.438.2622
Hours: Monday – Friday: 8:30 AM – 3 PM
1st and 3rd Saturdays of the Month: 9 AM – 2 PM

This facility only accepts: motor oil, motor oil filters, appliances, electronic waste, batteries, fluorescent tubes, and sharps.

Butte Regional Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Facility

1101 Marauder Street
Chico, CA 95973
Hours: Fridays: 9 AM – 1 PM
Saturdays: 9 AM – 4 PM

Disposal at this facility is FREE* to Butte county residents. No appointment is necessary. Up to 50 pounds of solid waste, or 5 gallons of liquid waste, may be disposed of with each visit.

*To qualify for free disposal you must provide proof of residency. Acceptable documents include garbage, water, phone, cable, or electricity bills.

 


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


MEDICATIONS

Medications

When medications are disposed of in the trash or down the drain, they can end up in the wrong hands, or in our soils and waterways. Wastewater treatment facilities are not properly equipped to remove medicinal substances from the water. The result? A wide range of pharmaceuticals have been found in our rivers and lakes.

Drop Off
Confidential drop-off containers are available at many police stations and pharmacies. Call before you go. You may also drop them off at the Butte Regional Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Facility.

 


SHARPS

Sharps

Residents with medical conditions requiring the use of hypodermic needles are required to arrange for proper disposal. California law prohibits the disposal of “sharps waste” in trash or recycling containers.

Drop Off
Before drop-off at the Butte Regional Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Facility or the Recology Butte Colusa Counties Transfer Station, place home-generated sharps waste in biohazard containers. Biohazard containers are available for purchase at local pharmacies and some office supply stores.

Mail-Back Service:
Check out CalRecycle’s sharps waste mail-back services.
Home-generated sharps waste includes: hypodermic needles, pen needles, syringes, lancets, and other devices that are used to penetrate the skin for medical purposes.