Household hazardous waste may be dropped off at our Public Service Department at 7924 Fitch Road on the first Saturday of each month from 8am – noon and the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 7am – 2pm. This service is provided to residents of Olmsted Township only.
ACCEPTED materials include:
- Oil or solvent-based paint, sealers, primers, or coatings (aerosols or liquids)
- Any aerosal cans with flammable/combustible warnings
- Varnishes, polyurethanes, shellacs
- Paint thinner, mineral spirits, turpentine, acetone
- Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers
- Caustic/corrosive household cleaners
- Pool chemicals
- Automotive fluids, motor oil
- Adhesives, roof tar, driveway sealer
- Kerosene, gasoline, lighter fluid
- Mercury, fluorescent bulbs (6 ft. length max.)
- All computer equipment (monitor, printer, scanner, keyboard, mouse, CPU, tablets, laptops)
- Cell phones and land lines
- PASSENGER CAR tires only WITHOUT rims
- Broken, burned out holiday lights, power strips, & power cords (Do NOT place holiday lights in your curbside recycling)
NOT ACCEPTED materials include:
- Medical waste, pharmaceuticals, medicine*, sharps**
- Batteries (all types)
- Fire extinguishers, propane tanks***, helium tanks****
- Explosives, gun powder, ammunition, flares
- Radioactive waste (smoke detectors)
- Business or commercial waste
- Latex paint (click here to find out how to dispose of latex paint properly)
*Prescription pill medicine can be dropped off at the Olmsted Township Police Department. Click here for more information.
**Click here to learn how to dispose of needles and sharps
*** Click here for more information on propane tanks
****Click here for more information on helium and oxygen tanks
Click here for more information from Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District