Services are restricted to residents of Placer County only.
Please call for the current HHW collection and event information.
www.wpwma.ca.gov(530) 583-0148
Auburn, CA 95603
Placer County offers 10 annual events for Tahoe area residents and commercial customers to safely dispose of household hazardous waste. These collection events are for County residents and businesses only, and you must make an appointment to participate.
Please call or visit the website for details on the next event and to schedule an appointment.
Quantities are limited to 15 gallons or 125 pounds per visit, and service is restricted to customers in the Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal Service area only. Please bring waste in its original, tightly-sealed containers.
Material | Residential | Business | Note |
Acids | dropoff |
none |
|
Adhesives | dropoff |
none |
|
Aerosol Cans - Empty | dropoff |
none |
|
Aerosol Cans - Full | dropoff |
none |
|
Alkaline Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Antifreeze | dropoff |
none |
|
Brake Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Button Cell Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Car Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Car Fluids | dropoff |
none |
|
CFLs | dropoff |
none |
|
Chemistry Sets | dropoff |
none |
|
Engine Degreasers | dropoff |
none |
|
Fertilizers | dropoff |
none |
|
Fluorescent Tubes | dropoff |
none |
|
Fungicides | dropoff |
none |
|
Gas Cylinders | dropoff |
none |
This site accepts cylinders less than 5 gallons. |
Gas/Oil Mixture | dropoff |
none |
|
Gasoline | dropoff |
none |
|
Hair Dye | dropoff |
none |
|
Hair Spray | dropoff |
none |
|
Herbicides | dropoff |
none |
|
HHW | dropoff |
none |
|
Household Cleaners | dropoff |
none |
|
Hydraulic Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Insecticides | dropoff |
none |
|
Items Containing Mercury | dropoff |
none |
|
Kerosene | dropoff |
none |
|
Lacquer | dropoff |
none |
|
Latex Paint | 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 |
|
Medical Sharps | dropoff |
none |
|
Medications | dropoff |
none |
|
Mercury Thermostats | dropoff |
none |
|
Motor Oil | 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 |
|
Oil Filters | dropoff |
none |
|
Oil-Based Paint | dropoff |
none |
|
Paint Strippers | dropoff |
none |
|
Paint Thinners | dropoff |
none |
|
Pesticides | dropoff |
none |
|
Photographic Chemicals | dropoff |
none |
|
Pool Chemicals | dropoff |
none |
|
Power Steering Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Propane Tanks | dropoff |
none |
This site accepts cylinders less than 5 gallons. |
Sealers | dropoff |
none |
|
Silver-oxide Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Solvents | dropoff |
none |
|
Transmission Fluid | dropoff |
none |
|
Varnish | dropoff |
none |
|
Wood Stains | dropoff |
none |
|
Zinc-air Batteries | dropoff |
none |
|
Zinc-carbon Batteries | dropoff |
none |
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