SHRED/HHW EVENT HAPPENING SATURDAY
The City of Tucson's Environmental and General Services Department (EGSD) hosts Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection events on the second Saturday of every month. The next one is this Saturday, August 14, from 8 a.m. to noon at Pima College West Campus at 2202 W Anklam Road.
Residents can drop off HHW, electronic waste (E-waste), paper documents for shredding (limit 3 boxes), and glass bottles and jars at no charge.
Here is the rest of the schedule for 2021:
· Aug. 14 – Pima West Campus – 2202 W Anklam Road
· Sep. 11 – Pima East Campus – 8181 E Irvington Road
· Oct. 9 – Pima Downtown Campus – 1255 N Stone Avenue
· Nov. 13 –Tucson Rodeo Grounds – 4823 S. 6th Ave (enter on 3rd Ave)
· Dec. 11 – Hi Corbett – 700 S Randolph Way
Print the schedule here.
City residents can also drop off HHW at the Los Reales Landfill at 5300 E. Los Reales Road -- on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Address verification is required to be eligible to drop off materials. It is free for City of Tucson residents to drop off materials. Residents from Marana, Oro Valley, Sahuarita, and unincorporated Pima County will be charged a $10 fee to drop off materials.
HHW home pick-up is suspended due to COVID-19.
Please check the list of what the HHW program accepts before dropping items off. Medical waste, such as sharps, syringes, or old medications is not allowed. Do not bring business or commercial waste, commercial gas cylinders, explosives or ammunition, infectious and radioactive waste, dried paint, or CRT monitors.
For more information on the HHW program, visit the main webpage.
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