Battery (lithium)

Lithium Batteries (AA, C, 9 volt, and button; mainly used in computers and cameras). Lithium is reactive with water, and has caused serious fire. Do NOT dispose of in the trash.

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Household Hazardous Waste

Items with corrosive, explosive, flammable, or poisonous symbol must be dropped off for safe handling. Learn more about MMWA’s household hazardous waste program. 

Instructions: Lithium Batteries: Hold for the next household hazardous waste collection day.

To learn more about safe battery handling and collection locations, visit Call2Recycel.org. Download this battery identification guide for more details.

Antifreeze

Check with your local auto shop or household hazardous waste collection day to see if they can accept small amounts of antifreeze. Do not place antifreeze in your household trash or recycling containers.

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Items with corrosive, explosive, flammable, or poisonous symbol must be dropped off for safe handling. Learn more about MMWA’s household hazardous waste program. 

 

 

 

Household Hazardous Waste

…Household Hazardous Waste Household Hazardous Waste or HHW, refers to a wide variety of commonly generated household chemicals that when combined with others can cause dangerous reactions and can…

Battery (car)

There is no curbside collection for this item.

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Household Hazardous Waste

Items with corrosive, explosive, flammable, or poisonous symbol must be dropped off for safe handling. Learn more about MMWA’s household hazardous waste program. 

Instructions: To learn more about safe battery handling and collection locations, visit Call2Recycel.org. Download this battery identification guide for more details.

Bleach

Certain cleaning products like oven cleaners, drain openers, or polishes are classified as Household Hazardous Waste. Please be sure your cleaning products are properly disposed of.

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Items with corrosive, explosive, flammable, or poisonous symbol must be dropped off for safe handling. Learn more about MMWA’s household hazardous waste program.

Battery (rechargeable)

Rechargeable Batteries (including Li-lon, Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, Ni-ZN and SSLA/Pb) contain metals that pose risks to human health and the environment. Do NOT dispose of rechargeable batteries in the trash.

Take rechargeable batteries to a retail collection location or a household hazardous waste event.

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Items with corrosive, explosive, flammable, or poisonous symbol must be dropped off for safe handling. Learn more about MMWA’s household hazardous waste program. 

Instructions: To learn more about safe battery handling and collection locations, visit Call2Recycel.org. Download this battery identification guide for more details.

Gas can

Do not place gas cans out with curbside trash unless they are completely empty and have been crushed. Once the can is crushed, it is safe for the collection worker to place it in the trash truck. Crushing the can eliminates the risk of explosion when the materials in the truck are compacted. Do not place the cans in your recycling container.

Gas cans containing even a trace of gasoline should be taken to an MMWA Household Hazardous Waste event. Please hold onto all hazardous waste materials until the MMWA household special waste drop-off season, as there are no other paint and hazardous waste disposal programs offered in Saginaw County. Call our office at (989) 781-9555 or check under events for the latest drop off dates.

 

Automotive

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Vehicle Parts:
The MMWA curbside solid waste collection program is intended for the disposal of residential household trash. Car parts are not included in the program, and should not be placed at the curb for collection. The program will also not accept any recreational vehicles, including motorcycles, jet skis, ATVs, snowmobiles, and boats, or any parts from these vehicles. Many of the items not allowed in the curbside program can be brought to the landfill and disposed of for a fee. There is one operating landfill in Saginaw County. Please call ahead for verification of material acceptance, disposal charges and hours of operation.
People’s Landfill
4143 E Rathburn Rd
Birch Run (Taymouth Twp)
(989) 777-1145

Tires:
Each summer, Saginaw County Mosquito Abatement hosts tire collections for Saginaw County residents. For more information on dates and locations, call the Saginaw County Mosquito Abatement Commission, 989-755-5751 or visit, https://www.saginawmosquito.com/home.

Used motor oil:
If motor oil bottles are completely empty, they may be disposed of in the trash. Do not place them in your recycling container. Leftover motor oil is considered a hazardous waste and cannot be placed at the curb as trash. Motor oil can be dropped off at one of MMWA’s Household Hazardous Waste events. There are no other hazardous waste disposal programs offered in Saginaw County. Call our office at (989) 781-9555 or check here for the latest drop off dates.