RACINE WASTEWATER UTILITY
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
COLLECTION
Help Keep Hazardous Waste Out
of our Rivers and Lakes
The Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Program encourages you to bring harmful
chemicals from around the home to the
permanent collection site.
Open every 3rd Saturday: April – October
For City of Racine, Sturtevant, Elmwood Park, North Bay, Wind Point, Mt. Pleasant
and Caledonia Residents
Household Items
Automotive
Artist and hobby paint
Cooking oil – used
Floor/wax stripper*
Fluorescent light bulbs/Compact bulbs (CFLs)
Metal cleaners
Mothballs
Polish/spot remover w/solvent*
Rechargeable batteries **
Thermometers w/mercury
Auto body repair products
Brake fluid
Carburetor cleaner
Degreasers
Gasoline, fuels
Solvent based car waxes
Transmission fluid
Thermostats w/mercury
Adhesives, glues with solvent*
Cleaners, solvent based
Concrete cleaner (acid)
Furniture stripper
Oil based paint
Paint remover or stripper
Paint thinner/turpentine
Rust remover
Varnish
Wood preservative
Driveway sealer
Fertilizer with weed killer
Insect or bug killer
Kerosene
Lighter fluid
Motor oil and gas mixtures
Pool chemicals
Rat/rodent poison
Weed killer
Home Improvement
Yard & Garden
* Solvent–containing products have the words: flammable, combustible or contains petroleum
distillates on the label. Any products with acetone, xylene and methylene chloride should be saved
for collection.
**Retailers such as Batteries Plus also accept rechargeable batteries, or call 1-800-8-BATTERY.
This Program DOES NOT Accept:
Lead Acid Batteries
Refrigerators or other appliances
Ammunition/Explosives/Fireworks
Latex paint (use ‘paint dry’ product)
Empty containers
Medical wastes
Fire extinguishers
Radioactive wastes
Propane tanks
Smoke detectors
Tires
Electronics
*Agricultural, Institutional or Business Wastes can be collected by special arrangement. Please see
the City of Racine web site for more details.
For City of Racine,
Sturtevant, North Bay,
Elmwood Park, Wind Point,
Mt. Pleasant and Caledonia
residents
* HHW LOCATION:
6200 21st Street, west of Hwy 31,
North of the former Sam’s Club
Kestrel Hawk Landfill
Every 3rd Saturday: April – October
8:00am - 1:00pm
*HHW
*
April 15, 2017 *Also Medicine Drop Off Day
May 20, 2017
June 17, 2017
July 15, 2017
August 19, 2017
September 16, 2017
October 21, 2017
former Sam’s Club
A program funded by the residents of the
City of Racine, Village of Sturtevant, Village of Elmwood Park, Village of North Bay,
Village of Wind Point, Village of Mt. Pleasant and Village of Caledonia
In partnership with:
&
REPUBLIC SERVICES OF WISCONSIN
Kestrel Hawk Landfill
For more information: Call 262-636-9181 or visit
http://www.cityofracine.org/HHW or
Expand ‘Find City Services’ on the cityofracine.org home page and select
Household Hazardous Waste