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Hazardous Waste
What is Household Hazardous Waste?
You probably have some form of household hazardous waste in your home. These waste materials include many common products such as:
- Oil based paints
- Paint thinners and solvents
- Brake fluid and antifreeze
- Used motor oil
- Car batteries
- Pesticides/herbicides
- Photographic chemicals
- Unwanted fuels (gasoline, kerosene)
When disposed of improperly, these materials can harm our ground water and pose a threat to our sanitation workers. To eliminate the damage that these products may do to our air and water quality, we must manage our household hazardous materials.
How do I get rid of it?
Oil and Antifreeze
You may recycle your USED MOTOR OIL and USED ANTIFREEZE at the Public Works Facility located at 305-307 First Street. Each receptacle is labeled as to its contents. Please pour these liquids into the proper receptacle. Please do not dispose of empty motor oil and antifreeze containers in your household trash container or recycling bin. These containers must be disposed of as hazardous waste.
Paint
Empty or completely dried up LATEX PAINT CANS can be collected by Public Works crews as a Residential Special Pickup. Please call us to make arrangements for a collection. OIL BASED PAINT CANS cannot be collected in this manner. These are considered hazardous waste material.
Used Car batteries
We would rather you recycle, when you buy a new car battery, the auto parts store or garage usually wants your old one in exchange. Sometimes you have a car battery you need to get rid of without buying a new one. Car batteries contain acid, which is corrosive. If you have an old car battery, take it to a collection center or auto parts store for recycling.
What about other Hazardous Materials?
Prince George's County has opened a drop off site for hazardous waste materials which is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Brown Station Road Landfill located at 11611 White House Road in Upper Marlboro. The phone number to the Hazardous Waste Site is (301) 883-5045. This site accepts hazardous chemicals such as oil based paints, pesticides, solvents, swimming pool chemicals, old motor oil and car batteries.
For more information about Household Hazardous Waste, you may call Mr. Robert Reading at the County's Household Hazardous Waste Office at (301) 883-6026, or you may e-mail him at the following adderss rreading@co.pg.md.us. TDD is (301) 985-3894.
Questions or Comments:
If you need any additional information or have any questions or comments, please call us at 301-725-0088 or you may e-mail us.