The Schenectady County Legislature announced registration is now open for the Schenectady County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Program taking place on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at SUNY Schenectady. This is first of four HHW events scheduled for 2025.
The program allows County residents to bring unwanted hazardous chemicals from around their homes to the collection site for safe and environmentally sound disposal. This is a free program for Schenectady County residents. Space is limited and registration is required. Register online at https://www.schenectadycountyny.gov/hhw or by calling (518) 388-4775.
“Our Household Hazardous Waste events are a simple and convenient way for residents to safely dispose of unwanted household chemicals,” said Schenectady County Legislator Richard Ruzzo, Vice Chair of the Environmental Conservation, Renewable Energy & Parks Committee. “By properly disposing of hazardous materials, residents can help protect both the environment and our community.”
Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
Time: 8:30–11:30 a.m.
Location: SUNY Schenectady’s back parking lot, 78 Washington Avenue
Participants should enter via the ramps off State Street. The Washington Avenue entrance will be exit-only.
Schenectady County hosted four HHW events in 2024 which took in a total of over 35,000 gallons of liquid materials and over 12,000 pounds of solid materials for safe disposal. This included over 11,000 gallons of paint.
Accepted Items
Acceptable items include leftover or unused household cleaners, paints and paint-related items (with the exception of empty paint containers), lawn and garden chemicals and automobile fluids (except motor oil), and a variety of other hazardous chemicals found around the house. Bring items in their original container with the original label if possible.
The HHW collection does not accept used motor oil, light bulbs/fluorescent lamps, batteries, asbestos, explosives (including ammunition), smoke detectors, medical waste, grill-sized propane tanks or larger, electronics including televisions, computers or computer accessories, or empty aerosol or paint containers.
Only materials from residential households will be accepted. No waste from commercial, industrial, institutional, or not-for-profits will be accepted.
For additional information about the HHW program, visit https://www.schenectadycountyny.gov/hhw or email recycling@schenectadycountyny.gov.
PaintCare
Residents and businesses can dispose of unwanted paint for recycling at any local PaintCare drop-off site. More information about the program, including a list of paint products accepted at each location and a full list of participating sites, is available at https://www.paintcare.org/states/new-york/.
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