Acceptable Items

• acids and bases
• adhesive, glue (solvent based)
• aerosols, oven cleaners
• artist and hobby paint
• asphalt and roofing tar
• batteries - Rechargeable batteries can be recycled a variety of places. Visit http://earth911.com to find a location near you!
• brake and transmission fluid
• butane/propane tanks
• car batteries 
• cleaners and polishes
• DDT and chlordane
• degreaser
• diesel fuel
• drain cleaners and lye
• fabric dye
• fertilizer
• fertlizer with weed killer
• flammables (gasoline, starting fluids, gasoline/motor oil mix)
• floor wax/stripper
• fluorescent tubes/bulbs
• furniture polish
• gasoline
• home repair products (glues, caulking)
• insecticide
• kerosene
• mercury (thermometers and thermostats)
• metal cleaner
• mothballs
• nail polish remover  
• oven cleaner
• paint, oil-based*
• paint or primer with lead
• paint thinners, removers, and strippers, solvents, varnishes, kerosene
• pesticides and herbicides
• pet care products
• photography chemicals
• propane/butane tanks
• rat/rodent poison
• rust remover
• spot remover
• stain and varnish
• swimming pool chemicals
• Sharps, syringes, needles (Click here for proper disposal instructions!)
• smoke detectors
• weed killer
• wood preservatives

*If you have latex paint, we prefer that you dry it out with cat litter and dispose of it in the garbage after it has solidified. If you have a large quantity or are under time-pressing conditions, we will accept your latex paint for disposal.

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If you have any questions about whether we can accept your materials or products for disposal, please contact us!

Contact Information

Noelle Bowman & Jeremy Sobczak, Program Assistants
705 N. Zeeb Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48107-8645
Phone:  734-222-6874

Dan Moody, Solid Waste Coordinator
Phone: 734-222-3827

Jeff Krcmarik, Environmental Supervisor
Phone: 734-222-6865