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Waco Solid Waste Services will get rid of your hazardous household waste this Saturday

The collection event is from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Waco Solid Waste Operation Center at 501 Schroeder Drive.
Credit: KCEN

WACO, Texas — Residents of Waco, Hewitt, Lacy Lakeview and Woodway will have the chance to clean out their garages, clear cupboards under the sink and empty office drawers filled with old electronics on Household Hazardous Waste Day from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday at the Waco Solid Waste Operations Center at 501 Schoroeder Drive. 

Waco Solid Waste Services and Waco Stormwater Compliance will take and properly dispose of the following items: 

  • Paint, lighter fluid, solvents and varnish
  • Old gasoline and gasoline mixtures
  • Batteries of all kinds
  • CFLs and fluorescent light tubes
  • Cleaning products, such as oven cleaner, drain cleaner, stain remover
  • Lawn and garden chemicals, herbicides and pesticides
  • Used motor oil and filers, transmission and brake fluid, antifreeze
  • Household products labeled "caution", "warning", or "poison"
  • Pool chemicals 
  • Electronics (e.g. computers, fax machines, monitors, printers, scanners, hard drives, keyboards, speakers, cords, cables, software), televisions, stereo equipment, VCR and DVD players 
  • Tires (limit five per household, no tires with rims and wheels, residential tires only, no business tires, large farm or agricultural tires, max size of 20 inches)

Residents must bring a utility bill from their city for proof of residency. No commercial waste will be accepted. 

If you have any questions, you can reach out to Waco Solid Waste Services at (254)-299-2612. 

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