FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, April 18, 2019
2019 Household Hazardous Waste Collections
Marshall: Saturday, May 4
10 a.m.-noon
County Building parking lot, intersection of S. Grand Street and W. Hanover Street

Battle Creek: Saturday, June 1
10 a.m.-noon
Toeller Building parking lot, 190 E. Michigan Avenue

Marshall: Saturday, Sept. 28
10 a.m.-noon
County Building parking lot, intersection of S. Grand Street and W. Hanover Street 
Accepted products:
  • Acids
  • Aerosols
  • Anti-freeze
  • Brake fluid
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Herbicides
  • Household batteries
  • Household cleaning products
  • Insecticides
  • Mercury
  • Medications
  • Motor oil
  • Paint (oil-based or lead only)                                                    
  • Paint thinner/turpentine
  • PCB-containing lamp ballasts
  • Pesticides
  • Photography chemicals
  • Pool chemicals
  • Propane cylinders (small)
  • Sharps
  • Smoke detectors
  • Solvents
  • Transmission fluid
  • Tube and CFL light bulbs
  • Wood preservatives

NO LATEX PAINT will be accepted at this collection. Latex paint should be dried thoroughly and put out with your trash. Please read the label on all of your paint cans and only bring oil or lead based paint to the event. Latex paint will not be unloaded.  

To facilitate the collection of your household hazardous materials we ask that
you do the following:
  • Please separate oil and lead based paint from all other chemicals.
  • Make sure products are labeled or identifiable so they can be properly
  • loaded for disposal.
  • Make sure that products are securely packed so that they will not break during transport. 
  • Collection is limited to the items listed above and will be held rain or shine.
  • This collection is for residential material only.