Residents may be required to remove items from their vehicles. Remember, HHW items can cause injury if handled improperly.
These items usually have a warning or cautionary statement on their labels, such as flammable, corrosive, poison or toxic. The following items will be accepted and should never be disposed of with household garbage:
- up to eight regular car or truck tires per vehicle, no large, heavy-duty or racing tires are accepted
- up to five gallons of antifreeze, gasoline, paint, solvents, and oil (including cooking oil)
- oil filters
- lubricants
- pesticides and fertilizers
- pool chemicals and household cleaners
- battery backups, rechargeable batteries (from vehicles, lawnmowers, laptops, cellphones, coin cells) no alkaline batteries!
- propane bottles
- aerosol cans
- flat-screen monitors and flat-screen TVs only
- computers, laptops, tablets, cellphones
- stereos, radios, amplifiers
- printers, copiers, fax machines, circuit boards
- power tools and extension cords
- DVD/DVR players
- remotes and gaming systems
- up to 20 fluorescent light bulbs
- fire extinguishers
- approved sharps containers – bring a full sharps container for proper disposal and receive a free replacement container
Conditionally exempt small-quantity generators (small businesses, schools and growers, etc.) will be accepted at a reduced rate. CESQG waste is accepted by appointment only. Call (850) 981-7135 by 12 p.m. the day before the event to schedule a drop-off time.
Waste tires will also be accepted at the same location during Household Hazardous Waste Amnesty Day. A maximum of eight (8) tires per Santa Rosa County resident will be accepted free of charge with a photo ID as proof of residency. Tires from commercial shops and vendors will not be accepted. Residents can drop off tires during HHW Amnesty day event hours 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Santa Rosa residents can dispose of household hazardous waste, including sharps, Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the HHW center at the entrance to the Central Landfill, 6337 Da Lisa Road in Milton. Regular, light duty, truck or car tires are accepted for $5 each, year-round.
Amnesty Day is made possible by Santa Rosa County in cooperation with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Okaloosa County Environmental Office. For more information, contact (850) 981-7135.