Household Hazardous Waste

Household hazardous waste (HHW) is anything in or around your home that is poisonous, flammable, corrosive, or toxic, as well as products (such as electronics) that contain certain materials like metals.

It is dangerous to dispose of these items in your garbage can or down sewers, and it is illegal to abandon them or pour them in gutters, storm drains, or waterways . Storing or disposing of these items improperly poisons our land, air, and water and may result in both civil and criminal penalties.

Please note that Salt Lake County HHW facilities cannot accept radioactive materials or explosives (such as ammunition and fireworks). Contact your local fire department to dispose of such items. Note: SLCo HHW locations are closed on county-observed holidays.

Accepted Items:

• Acids

• Aerosol cans

• Auto fluids - antifreeze, brake, transmission, etc.

• Batteries - household and automotive

• Cleaning supplies and household chemicals

• Cooking Oil

• Craft and hobby chemicals

• Degreasers and drain cleaners

• Fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides

• Gasoline (MUST BE IN APPROVED CONTAINER)

• Motor oil and filters

• Paints and stains (30 gallons max)

• Photo chemicals

• Pool chemicals

• Solvents and thinners

Specialty Items

• Pharmaceuticals/old medicines, narcotics/controlled substances (Enter city name into Dropbox locator)

• Commercial or business waste (click here)

• Mattresses- You can drop off mattresses and box springs (dry and free of bedbugs) at SpringBack Utah Warehouse

• Tires

  Liberty Tire Recycling
  1398 North Beck Street
  Salt Lake City, UT 84116
  801-364-7900

  Residents (no businesses) may also pay to dispose of tires at the two Salt Lake County landfills:

  Salt Lake Valley Landfill
  6030 West California Avenue (1300 South)
  Salt Lake City, UT 84104
  801-541-4078
  (Limit four tires per load)
  Open Monday through Saturday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm

  Trans-Jordan Landfill
  10473 South Bacchus Highway (U-111)
  South Jordan, UT 84009
  801-971-1976
  (Limit two tires per customer)
  Open Monday through Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

  Please note that storing or transporting waste tires requires a health department permit.

Why can’t Household Hazardous Waste items be disposed of down the drain or storm drain?

Greasy wastes, such as cooking oil, will clog sewer lines if poured down the drain. Others, such as cleaning and laundry products, are designed to go down the drain when used according to the directions. However, the drain should not be used as a disposal mechanism for leftover or unwanted chemicals. The wastewater treatment system can not remove all contaminants, so whatever remains goes into the rivers and lakes.

Treatment plants were not designed to remove pharmaceuticals, so medications should never be flushed or washed down the drain.

It’s especially important not to dump chemicals and oils down gutters and storm drains because everything that enters the storm drain system goes directly to the nearest waterbody without filtration. One quart of oil poured down a storm drain can contaminate one million gallons of water.

For a nominal fee, most tire dealers will accept your old tires when you purchase new ones. If you have additional tires to dispose of, there is one tire recycler in Salt Lake County that will accept waste tires (again, for a small fee):

Resource Links

• Safer Choice Cleaning Products

• Consumer Product Information Database