Household hazardous waste is any leftover product labeled toxic, poison, corrosive, flammable, combustible, or irritant, that you want to discard. Find out more at our Household Hazardous Waste website.

State law makes it illegal for residents to dispose of home-generated sharps waste in the trash. To learn how to safely manage and properly dispose of sharps waste, click here.

If you have expired or unused medications, don't discard them down the sink! Click here for information on how to safely dispose of unused drugs.

Why We Should Recycle Used Motor Oil.  Important facts on used motor oil. Recycling your used oil is easy, just follow these simple steps.

Recycle your used motor oil and filters at one of our collection events and receive a FREE oil container while supplies last. Click here (PDF, 1.6 MB) for more information.

Used motor oil and filters should be brought to one of the 650 state-certified used oil collection centers for recycling at no charge.

Do you have old paint, oil, cleaners, televisions, or electronics that you're not sure what to do with? Dispose of these items properly at a FREE Household Hazardous/Electronic Waste (HHW/E-Waste) Collection Event near you - there's one almost every weekend around L.A. County.

The Antelope Valley Environmental Collection Center accepts household hazardous waste and electronic waste for FREE. Center is open 1^st and 3^rd Saturday of each month.

Make your own Alternative Household Products (PDF, 855 KB, also en Español) using ingredients found in most household cabinets.