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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE |
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Homes contain many hazardous products that are corrosive, flammable, reactive, and/or toxic. Examples include paints, pool chemicals, solvent-based glues, used antifreeze, engine cleaners/degreasers, gasoline, diesel fuel, motor oil, primers, paint strippers, wood preservatives, nail polish, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, and pesticides. |
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Never put hazardous waste in the trash, sanitary sewer, gutter, or storm drain. These substances pollute our groundwater, creeks, rivers, and bays. Contact your garbage company or visit the websites below to learn how to safely dispose of household hazardous waste. |
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Alameda
County Household Hazardous Waste – Stop Waste.Org
Central Contra Costa Sanitary
District - Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility |
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Recycle Common Household Batteries |
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It is illegal to dispose of batteries in the trash. DSRSD will recycle your batteries for you. Deposit them in the receptacle across from the reception desk in our lobby at 7051 Dublin Blvd. You may bring in dry cell, household batteries during regular business hours. We do not accept large, marine, or wet cell batteries. |
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Food Grease - A Pesky Problem |
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| Grease, fats, and oils from food clog both the public sewer collection system and your private sewer laterals (the pipeline that connects your house to the main sewer). To keep your sewer clog-free, dispose of greasy food waste in your green waste cart (if allowed by your garbage company) or your trash: meat fats, lard, cooking oil, shortening, butter and margarine, food scraps, baking goods, sauces, and dairy products. |
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Draining Your Pool or Spa |
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Many people don’t realize that storm drains flow into local creeks, the Delta and the Bay without treatment. Draining pools, spas, and fountains into the gutter or a storm drain will pollute with copper, chlorine, sediments, and other contaminants.
Contact your wastewater treatment authority for permission to drain chlorinated water into the sanitary sewer. DSRSD wastewater customers can call the Environmental Services department at 925-875-2336. |
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Prescription Medication |
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Never pour prescription medications down the drain or flush them down the toilet. Many medicines contain chemicals that are not filtered out during wastewater treatment.
The best way to dispose of unused medication is to return it to the originating pharmacy. Some pharmacies will accept old prescriptions if you purchased it from them, and others are developing policies regarding this emerging source of pollution. Call your pharmacy to find out its policy. |
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