Hazardous Waste Collection Facility

MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION FACILITY

(located off Farm Rd. between Walnut Grove and Mullins Station)

6305 Haley Rd Click For Map (pdf)

OPEN: TUESDAYS and SATURDAYS
HOURS: 8:30 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.


15 gallons or 100 lb limit per visit.

The following is a general list of ACCEPTABLE household hazardous waste.

ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

  • Aerosol spray cans (with content)
  • Automotive fluids
    • Antifreeze
    • Brake fluid
    • Engine cleaners
    • Motor oil
    • Starter fluid
  • Batteries
    • 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) *1 Computer per visit*
    • 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 (poisions)
    • Fertilizers
  • Paint
    • Aerosol paint (liquid still in can)
    • Latex paint (note: latex paint is nonhazardous)
    • 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

The following is a General list of waste items NOT ACCEPTED at the household hazardous waste collection facility.

UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

  • NO Commercial waste
    • No business, large or small
    • No home improvement or painting contractors
    • No school/college/university etc
    • No hospitals
    • No farms
    • No government waste
  • NO Explosives
    • No Ammunition
    • No Gun powder
    • No Nitroglycerin
    • No Military weaponry
  • NO Medical Waste
    • No Used Bandages
    • No Pathological Waste (body related parts/fluids etc)
    • No Diapers
    • No Soiled Bedding
    • No prescriptions or over the counter drugs
  • NO Non-Propane Cylinders
    • No Fire Extinguishers
    • No Oxygen Bottles
    • No Welding tanks
  • NO Radioactive waste (includes smoke detectors)
  • NO Refrigerants
  • NO Cooking Oil or Grease
  • NO Televisions
  • NO Microwave ovens
  • NO Copiers
  • NO Tires
  • NO Unidentifiable materials