Drop off home chemicals, electronics and more at mobile events

Drop off home chemicals, electronics and more at mobile events

Come drop off your home chemicals and hazardous waste at these limited-time events.

Gather old electronics, garden chemicals, paint, and other hazardous items and safely dispose of them for free at the events listed below.

Home Chemical Drop-Off Mobile Events allow residential customers to dispose of items that can otherwise potentially harm the environment. These events are free and open to all Miami-Dade County residents.

Miami-Dade County Residential Home Chemical Drop-Off Mobile Events accepts household hazardous waste and electronics. ID is required. Present a valid State of Florida driver’s license or identification card to verify your property address.

Requirements:

  • Pack all containers upright in sturdy boxes
  • Tighten lids and caps on all containers
  • Place leaking containers in a larger container, along with absorbent material such as newspaper
  • Make sure all containers are labeled. If the original label has fallen off, re-label it with the contents or any information you have or label it “Unknown Chemicals”

Accepted Items:

  • Oil-based paints
  • Pesticides, solvents
  • Pool chemicals
  • Electronic items: computer monitors and televisions, personal computers, keyboards, hard drives, printers, VCR’s, audio and video equipment
  • Communication equipment: cellular telephones and hand-held radios
  • Unbroken fluorescent light bulbs, including the older, long-tube fluorescents, modern compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and other fluorescent types
  • Latex paints that are still in liquid form
  • Propane tanks (larger tanks such as those used for RV’s, forklifts, or fixed kitchen gas supply are not accepted)
  • Empty oxygen tanks
  • Lead-acid and rechargeable batteries
  • Small lithium-ion batteries (button batteries)
  • Automotive fluids
  • Household cleaning products
  • Gasoline and used motor oil (containers holding gasoline or motor oil cannot be emptied and must be left at the event site)

Items that are not accepted:

  • Business-and government-generated waste, explosives, biohazardous waste, appliances, microwave ovens

 

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Originally published at https://www.miamidade.gov/global/news-item.page?Mduid_news=news1692016206711534

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