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Household Hazardous Waste Dropoff Event

Citizens throughout the Roanoke Valley can bring poisons, flammables, corrosives and other materials to one of the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority's Household Hazardous Waste Dropoff Events. The collection will be held at the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority Tinker Creek Transfer Station, 1020 Hollins Road, NE, Roanoke, VA 24012.

  • Preregistration is required. Please call 857-5071 or preregister online at http://rvra.net/HHW.htm
  • No Commercial Waste Will Be Accepted.

Unacceptable items include tires, explosives, medical waste and radioactive waste (including smoke detectors). Also, commercial waste will not be accepted.
 
For a complete list of acceptable items, please see http://rvra.net/HHW.htm. 

The items below 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.) Maximum 5 gallons per visit.
  • 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. Maximum 5 gallons per visit.
  • 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 these products...

  • Asbestos Material (including roof and tar products) - contact RVRA for disposal help
  • Biologically active or infectious
  • Explosive (including ammunition) - contact Police or Sherriff's department
  • Cylinders (excluding 8lb. barbeque tanks) - check with local Gas Company.
  • Radioactive Materials (including smoke detectors)
  • Tires
  • Explosives
  • Medical Waste

    For information on how to properly dispose of these wastes, call Ed Hacker at 857-5050.

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.