Services are restricted to residents of Maine only.
Monday to Saturday 7am to 4pm
portlandmaine.gov/490/Trash-Recycling(207) 797-6200
910 Riverside St
Portland, ME 04103
Riverside Recycling Facility accepts household hazardous waste (HHW) on the 1st Saturday of the month from April through November. This program is open to all Maine residents.
Portland E-Card holders may dispose of up to 10 gallons of HHW annually with a maximum of two visits at no charge. Other residential customers will be charged. Please call or visit the website for fee information.
Please bring liquids in sturdy leak-proof containers with lids, and use the original container whenever possible. When you arrive at the facility, stop at the attendant’s booth and speak with the staff.
Material | Residential | Business | Note |
Acids | dropoff |
none |
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Adhesives | dropoff |
none |
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Aerosol Cans - Empty | dropoff |
none |
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Aerosol Cans - Full | dropoff |
none |
|
Alkaline Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Antifreeze | dropoff |
none |
|
Audio Equipment | dropoff |
none |
|
Blu-Ray Players | dropoff |
none |
|
Boomboxes | dropoff |
none |
|
Brake Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Button Cell Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Cables | dropoff |
none |
|
Calculators | dropoff |
none |
|
Car Batteries | dropoff |
none |
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Car Fluids | dropoff |
none |
|
Cassette Players | dropoff |
none |
|
CD Players | dropoff |
none |
|
Cell Phone Accessories | dropoff |
none |
|
Cell Phones | dropoff |
none |
|
Chemistry Sets | dropoff |
none |
|
Computer Peripherals - External | dropoff |
none |
|
Computer Peripherals - Internal | dropoff |
none |
|
CRT Computer Monitors | dropoff |
none |
|
CRT Televisions | dropoff |
none |
|
Desktop Computers | dropoff |
none |
|
Digital Cameras | dropoff |
none |
|
DVD Players | dropoff |
none |
|
Electronic Servers | dropoff |
none |
|
Engine Degreasers | dropoff |
none |
|
Fertilizers | dropoff |
none |
|
Fungicides | dropoff |
none |
|
Game Consoles | dropoff |
none |
|
Gas/Oil Mixture | dropoff |
none |
|
Gasoline | dropoff |
none |
|
GPS Systems | dropoff |
none |
|
Hair Dye | dropoff |
none |
|
Hair Spray | dropoff |
none |
|
Hard Drives | dropoff |
none |
|
Herbicides | dropoff |
none |
|
HHW | dropoff |
none |
|
Home Electronics | dropoff |
none |
|
Household Cleaners | dropoff |
none |
|
Hydraulic Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Insecticides | dropoff |
none |
|
Items Containing Mercury | dropoff |
none |
|
Kerosene | dropoff |
none |
|
Lacquer | dropoff |
none |
|
Laptop Computers | dropoff |
none |
|
LCD Computer Monitors | dropoff |
none |
|
LCD Televisions | dropoff |
none |
|
Lead-acid Batteries - Non-automotive | dropoff |
none |
|
Lice Shampoo | dropoff |
none |
|
Lighter Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Lithium Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Lithium-ion Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Mercury Thermostats | dropoff |
none |
This site participates in the Thermostat Recycling Corporation program. |
Motor Oil | dropoff |
none |
|
MP3 Players | dropoff |
none |
|
Nail Polish | dropoff |
none |
|
Nail Polish Removers | dropoff |
none |
|
Nickel-cadmium Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Nickel-metal Hydride Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Nickel-zinc Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Office Machines | dropoff |
none |
|
Oil-Based Paint | dropoff |
none |
|
Pagers | dropoff |
none |
|
Paint Strippers | dropoff |
none |
|
Paint Thinners | dropoff |
none |
|
Paper Shredders | dropoff |
none |
|
Pesticides | dropoff |
none |
|
Photographic Chemicals | dropoff |
none |
|
Pool Chemicals | dropoff |
none |
|
Power Steering Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Printers | dropoff |
none |
|
Projectors | dropoff |
none |
|
Receivers | dropoff |
none |
|
Record Players | dropoff |
none |
|
Sealers | dropoff |
none |
|
Silver-oxide Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Solvents | dropoff |
none |
|
Tablets | dropoff |
none |
|
Telephones | dropoff |
none |
|
Television Accessories | dropoff |
none |
|
Tires | dropoff |
none |
|
Transmission Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Two-Way Radios | dropoff |
none |
|
Typewriters | dropoff |
none |
|
Varnish | dropoff |
none |
|
VCRs | dropoff |
none |
|
Wood Stains | dropoff |
none |
|
Zinc-air Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Zinc-carbon Batteries | dropoff |
none |
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