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Hazardous & Universal Waste

It is illegal to put items such as electronics, batteries, fluorescent bulbs, pesticides, and other chemicals in any of your curbside collection bins. These items are not recyclable, compostable, nor are they allowed in our landfills because they contain poisonous heavy metals such as lead, mercury and cadmium. These chemicals can pollute groundwater near landfills and pose harmful effects on public health.

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Examples of Hazardous waste: Aerosol cans (full), antifreeze, batteries, bleach, chlorine, cooking oil, fluorescent lamps, garden chemicals, gasoline, household cleaners, hydraulic fluid, insect sprays, mercury waste, motor oil (drop off motor oil at the Davis Recycling Center), oily rags, paint products, pool chemicals, sharps in containers, thermometers, tile cleaners, tile remover, transmission fluid, used oil filters

Examples of Universal & Electronic waste: Batteries, fluorescent bulbs, computers, monitors, cords, phones, TVs, VCRs, DVD players, stereos, microwave ovens, or iPods.

DROP OFF

Residents
Yolo County residents can bring their hazardous waste, electronics, and universal waste to the household hazardous waste (HHW) Drop-Off Days at the Yolo County Central Landfill for free every Friday and Saturday from 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM. View detailed drop-off information here. For universal waste, such as microwaves and small appliances, residents may donate them to Goodwill.

UC Davis campus residents: UC Davis funds their own household hazardous waste collection program. As such, residents of the University are NOT eligible to bring HHW materials to the Yolo County HHW facility.  For information about proper on-campus disposal, please visit the UC Davis Zero Waste page.

Businesses
Businesses can dispose of their materials through Yolo County’s Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator Program at the Yolo County Central Landfill.

  • MEDICATIONS
  • SHARPS
  • BATTERIES
  • MOTOR OIL

MedicationsMEDICATIONS

Drop Off
When medications are disposed of in the trash or down the drain, they can find their way into our waterways and negatively impact frogs, fish, and other aquatic life. Drop off medications for safe handling at the following locations or select pharmacies:

  • CVS Pharmacy, 1550 E Covell Blvd.
  • Rite Aid, 2135 Cowell Blvd.
  • Kaiser Permanente Davis MOB Pharmacy, 1955 Cowell Blvd.

For more information, visit the City of Davis webpage on hazardous waste.

SHARPSSharps

Recology Davis Sharps Drop-off
Sharps or needles that are improperly disposed of in the trash or recycling can pose a health hazard to our garbage collectors and our environment. Please properly dispose of sharps using one of the following options.

In order to provide convenient and safe disposal options for residents, Recology Davis accepts sharps waste for free drop-off at the Davis Recycling Center during buyback hours. For safety reasons, all sharps must be placed in a bio-hazard container, or puncture-proof container before bringing them in for proper disposal. The lid of the container should be tightly closed and taped shut with “Sharps Waste” written on the outside of the container. Sharps are only accepted during the CRV redemption hours and may not be dropped off after hours.

Yolo County Landfill Sharps Drop-off
Customers may also drop off used sharps in sealed safety containers at the Yolo County Central Landfill every Friday and Saturday during the weekly household hazardous waste drop-off, from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM. For more information about the Recology Davis sharps disposal program, please call us at 530.756.4646.

For more local disposal options, please visit the City of Davis sharps resource page.

recology-batteriesBATTERIES

Recology Davis accepts household batteries for free recycling during our CRV buyback hours (Monday – Friday: 9:30 AM. – 2 PM and Saturday: 8 AM– 4 PM). Place batteries in a plastic bag and drop them off within six months at Recology, the following retail stores, OR at the free drop-off days at the Yolo County Central Landfill every Friday and Saturday from 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM. View detailed drop-off information here.

  •  Davis Ace Hardware at 3rd & G Sts.
  •  Davis Food Co-Op at 620 G Street
  •  Davis Senior Center at 646 A Street
  •  CVS Pharmacy at 1550 E. Covell Blvd.
  •  CVS Pharmacy at 1471 W. Covell Blvd.
  •  Nugget Market at 1414 East Covell Blvd.
  •  Nugget Market at 409 Mace Blvd.
  •  Rite Aid at 655 Russell Blvd.
  •  Rite Aid at 2135 Cowell Blvd.

MOTOR OIL

City of Davis customers may drop off used motor oil (in tightly secured containers) and oil filters at the Davis Recycling Center at no charge.

For more drop-off options, visit the City of Davis website.