Summer is approaching and a great time to clean out your garage and/or basement, and dispose of your household hazardous waste! Join us Saturday, July 20, 2024 for Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day! Gwinnett residents are allowed to bring up to five “containers” of household hazardous waste for FREE! See below for more information on what all you can fit in a “container,” i.e. laundry basket, copy paper box, or similar sized container. ***CONTAINERS WILL NOT BE RETURNED***

Please Note That Because Of The Hot Temperatures, This Event Is From 8am to 11am

Start gathering your HHW items and bring them to Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, located at 2405 Sugarloaf Pkwy in Lawrenceville. This event is brought to you by the Gwinnett Department of Water Resources and Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful.

Attendees are to enter the main entrance of the Fairgrounds which is located off Sugarloaf Parkway, at the traffic light.

Volunteers ensure the success of our event and we need your help. To sign up, visit: https://cerv.is/0024×4516

Below is a complete list of what will be accepted. If it is not listed, it will NOT be collected.

Aerosol/spray pesticides

Automotive products (engine degreaser, brake fluid, transmission fluid, antifreeze, etc.)

Cleaners, corrosives, spot removers, acids and bases

Aerosol/spray paint

Auto batteries

Batteries (household and rechargeable)

Chlorinated solvents

Cooking oil and grease

Fire extinguishers

Flammables (lighter fluid and waste fuels (kerosene, gasoline, diesel fuel, etc.)

Fluorescent bulbs and ballasts

Hand sanitizer

Insecticides

Latex and water based paints

Lawn care products

Mercury

Mercury salts and elemental mercury thermometers

Oil based paint and stains

Oxidizers

Pesticides

Poisons

Propane cylinders

Solvents and varnishes

Thermostats and other mercury containing items

Thinners and paint strippers

Weed killer

Wood preservatives

Items we will NOT be accepting include:

Ammunition

Radioactive Waste

Pharmaceuticals

Biomedical/biohazard waste 

Watch a quick video about our event: https://vimeo.com/663048931