What is House Hazards
Household Hazardous Waste is any product that meet one or more of the characteristic below and is generated in small quantities, typically 5 gallons or less. Hazardous Waste is any product that meets one or more of the characteristic below.
- Corrosive/Caustic – can burn and destroy living tissue.
- Flammable/Combustible – can be easily ignited
- Reactive/Explosive – can detonate or explode through heat exposure, sudden shock or change in pressure.
- Radioactive – can damage and destroy cells and chromosomal materials.
- Toxic/Poisonous – can cause injury or death through ingestion, inhalation or absorption.
Where to Bring Your HHW?
The Las Cruces (SCSWA)Recycling Center – 2855 W. Amador
County Collection Centers
- Anthony – 2120 E. O’Hara Road
- Butterfield – 4925 Eason Lane
- Garfield – 505 Nightwatchers Road *
- Hatch – 110 Cerrito Road
- Hill – 9293 Del Rey Boulevard
- La Mesa – 1310 W. Afton Road
- La Union – 2590 Visnaga Street *
- Mesquite – 725 County Road B-059
Hours of Operation for the Las Cruces Recycling Center
Hours of Operation for County Collection Centers
For more information or questions, contact SCSWA at 575-528-3800.
What Can You Drop-Off?
Household Hazardous Waste is any product that meet one or more of the characteristic below and is generated in small quantities, typically 5 gallons or less. Hazardous Waste is any product that meets one or more of the characteristic below.
- Batteries – automotive and rechargeable household batteries (NO ALKALINE)
- Cleaners
- Cooking Oils
- Herbicides, Insecticides & Pesticides
- Motor oil and fluids
- Paints and stains
- Sealant
- Smoke detectors and fire extinguishers
- Televisions and Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT) - Limit 3 (in any combination) per household, per day. **MINIMUM CHARGE IS APPLICABLE**
NO COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS (CFLs) OR STYROFOAM IS ACCEPTED.
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