MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
COLLECTION FACILITY
This is a list of BOTH what household items are Acceptable and what items THEY ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO ACCEPT.
These items that Shelby County can't accept can be re-cycled: Televisions*, Microwave ovens* and Copiers*. Go to the "Where to Recycle" page.
ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:
Aerosol spray cans (with content)
Automotive fluids
- Antifreeze
- Brake fluid
- Engine cleaners
- Motor oil
- Starter fluid
Batteries
- Household
- Automotive
Cleaners
- All purpose cleaners
- Bleach
- Oven cleaners
- Metal cleaners
- Polishes
- Toilet cleansers
Construction & Home Repair products
- Adhesives
- Caulk
- Driveway sealant
- Grease and rust solvents
- Roofing tar/patch
- Stains and varnishes
- Wood preservative
- Wall paper remover
Cooking Products
- Lighter fluid
- Fire starters
Electronics
- Computers (PCs and laptops)
- Monitors
- Ink cartridges
- Printers (small desktop & combo/fax)
- Scanners
- Servers
- Audio/visual equipment
- Telephones/cell phones
- Typewriters
- Calculators
- Circuit boards
- Misc. electrical equipment
Flammable liquids
- Gasoline
- Lighter fluid
- Kerosene
- Naptha
- Paint thinner
- Propane cylinders (with contents)
Plumbing
- Drain cleaners/openers
Lighting
- Flourescent tubes
- Light bulbs
Lawn and Garden Products
- Herbicides
- Pesticides (poisons)
- Fertilizers
Paint
- Aerosol paint (liquid still in can)
- Latex paint
- Oil based paint
- Paint strippers/removers
- Paint thinner
Pool Chemicals
- Chlorine (powder,tabs etc)
- PH up/down
- Algaecides
- Soda ash
Other
- Moth balls
- Insect repellent
- Mercury & thermostats
Not acceptable:
- NO Explosives
- No Ammunition -------- Contact Guns and Ammo on Summer Ave.
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No Gun powder
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No Nitroglycerin
- No Military weaponry
- NO Medical Waste ----- Contact a medical waste company. Consult Yellow Pages Directory
- No Used Bandages
- No Pathological Waste (body related parts/fluids, etc) - If you got these to dispose of, you probably need a good criminal lawyer!
- No Diapers
- No Soiled Bedding
- NO Non Propane Cylinders
- No Fire Extinguishers
- No Oxygen Bottles
- No Welding tanks
- NO Radioactive waste ---- Includes smoke detectors
- NO Televisions
- NO Tires --------------------- Contact your municipal Public Works offices for assistance
- NO Unidentifiable materials
LOCATION: off Farm Road between Walnut Grove and Mullins Station at 6305 Haley Road
OPEN: TUESDAYS and SATURDAYS HOURS: 8:30 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.
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