Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day - Contact the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority for Collection Day Schedules and Pre-Registration
Citizens throughout the Roanoke Valley can bring poisons, flammables, corrosives and other materials to one of the Roanoke Valley’s Household Hazardous Waste Day below:
The collection will be held at the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority Tinker Creek Transfer Station.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
PLEASE CALL 857-5071 TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT.
Items not accepted include tires, explosives, medical waste and radioactive waste (including smoke detectors). Also, commercial waste will not be accepted.
The following items will be accepted:
- Latex and oil paints in any size can. Paint can be liquid or dried. (Latex paint can also be dried and disposed of in the trash.)
- Aerosol cans of any kind
- Paint-related products, such as paint thinner, stains, turpentine, polyurethane, polishes and acetone
- Automotive products, including motor oil, brake fluid, antifreeze and gasoline
- Any battery, from car and truck batteries to button batteries, lead acid batteries, alkaline batteries, nickel cadmium batteries and lithium batteries
- Propane gas cylinders, 20 pound and 30 pound
- Gardening supplies, such as solid or liquid pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and fertilizers
- Household cleaners, such as bleach, oven cleaners, bathroom cleaners and any other alkaline/corrosive or acid cleaner
- Polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs, for example, electrical switches and ballasts)
- Fluorescent bulbs
Please do not bring regular household waste, tar or asbestos.
These may be disposed of in regular trash.
Do not bring tires, explosives, medical waste or radioactive waste (including smoke detectors). These wastes cannot be accepted. For information on how to properly dispose of these wastes, call Ed Hacker at 857-5050.
NO COMMERCIAL WASTE WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Not sure what type of waste you have?
Go ahead and bring your "unknowns" in for review on a Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Day. Experts will be on site to determine if your waste is appropriate for our hazardous collection. You must still pre-register for the Hazzardous Household Waste Day event by calling (540) 857-5071.
KIDS - NEVER TOUCH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS!
ASK YOUR PARENTS TO PACKAGE THESE PRODUCTS.