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Household Hazardous Waste

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Pouring chemicals down the drain, dumping them on the ground, or putting them in the trash is dangerous and harmful to the environment. Our Household Hazardous Waste Facility is open to City of Austin and Travis County residents for the purpose of safely disposing hazardous waste.

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FACILITY DROP-OFF HOURS FOR RESIDENTS
Residents may drop-off limited quantities of hazardous waste free of charge to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility.

Hours:

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 12 noon to 6 p.m.
First Saturday of each month, 7 a.m. to 12 noon

**Please note: The Household Hazardous Waste Facility will be CLOSED the week of Christmas.**

The facility is located at 2514 Business Center Drive (map).

For disposal of old computers and electronics, see a list of local electronics recyclers for help with disposing of these items. For information about the February 2009 switch to digital television, see Digital TV Transition.

BUSINESSES WASTE
This program is temporarily unavailable. Call 974-4345 for more information.

INFO FOR RESIDENTS/BUSINESSES OF OTHER COUNTIES
Contact county offices directly regarding hazardous waste disposal.

Hays County
City of San Marcos	(512)393-8036
Hays County Recycling and Solid Waste	(512)393-2212
Williamson County
City of Cedar Park	(512)401-5300
City of Round Rock	(512)218-5559
Williamson County Recycling Center- (Not affiliated with the county)	(512)869-7287
For other counties, contact county offices directly regarding hazardous waste disposal.

Household Hazardous Waste Facility

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