Residential Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
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Household chemicals: Look for products with the words caution, warning, danger, poison, flammable, hazardous, or corrosive. Products with these labels should NOT be disposed of in the landfill, they should be brought to KC Recycling for safe, free disposal.
In your home these labels may be on your cleaning products or polishes. In your garage these may include but are not limited to pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, pool chemicals, or automotive products. |
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Paints: We collect all oil base paints free of charge. Latex paint is water based and non-hazardous. Good latex paint (meaning it can be stirred and used again) is collected free of charge and put into our reuse room. Bad latex paint is collected with a user fee. Latex paint that is dried may be thrown away in the trash as long as the lid is off.
To help your latex paint dry, mix equal parts kitty litter or sawdust into your paint and it will dry quickly. It can now go safely in your trash! |
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Items Collected and prices:
- Aerosol products - FREE, empty cans may be recycled with steel
- Antifreeze - FREE ** Temporarily suspended due to construction
- Balloon Time helium tanks - FREE
- Compressed gas - FREE
- Corrosive acids - FREE
- Corrosive bases - FREE
- Fire Extinguishers - $1.00 each
- Flammables - FREE
- Gasoline - FREE in quantities of 5 gallons or less
- Latex paint, usable - FREE
- Latex paint unusable - $1.00 per qt or gal
- Motor oil - FREE in quantities of 5 gallons or less ** Temporarily suspended due to construction
- Oil based paints - FREE
- Oil filters - FREE ** Temporarily suspended due to construction
- Oxidizers - FREE
- Poisons - FREE
Used oil, antifreeze, and oil filters may be disposed of 24/7 by pouring it into the tank on the south of our building. Pour oil and antifreeze in the proper containers.
Throw away your containers in the provided dumpster. These are not recyclable.
We set up to be a residential recycling center and take these items (oil, fuel, antifreeze) in quantities of 5 gallons or less for free. In amounts larger than that, we will either have to charge you or refer you out to another vendor who can take your chemicals en masse.
Throw away your containers in the provided dumpster. These are not recyclable.
We set up to be a residential recycling center and take these items (oil, fuel, antifreeze) in quantities of 5 gallons or less for free. In amounts larger than that, we will either have to charge you or refer you out to another vendor who can take your chemicals en masse.
Wondering where we're located? Click here for our community consumer sort station locations or find us in Warsaw!
Are you a business with chemicals to recycle? Visit the Business tab for more info!
Are you a business with chemicals to recycle? Visit the Business tab for more info!
