Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Guide
Some important terms:
Explosive – Can catch fire, explode or give off dangerous fumes when exposed to water or air.
Reactive – Unstable chemicals that may react spontaneously with flammables, water, or other chemicals – may by explosive.
Poisonous / Toxic – May cause injury or death when inhaled (breathing), ingested (eating or drinking), or absorbed through the skin (touching).
Corrosive – Can "eat through" clothes, metal, etc. and severely burn skin.
Flammable – Can catch on fire.
All items listed (except weapons) can be taken to a Household Hazardous Waste Event. For information and dates call 262-4259 or visit the
Fresno County Website regarding these events.
All starred (*) items can be dried out outside, away from kids and pets, then placed in the gray trash container.
These items are Corrosive & Toxic – Do Not Mix with Other Substances
- Ammonia-based products
- Bathroom/Kitchen cleaners
- Bleach
- Car Wax (solvents)
- Chlorine cleaners
- Disinfectant
- Drain Openers
- Glass cleaners
- Pool Chemicals
- Oven cleaners
These items are Explosive – Take to the Police or Sheriff’s Department
These items are Flammable
- Aerosol sprays
- Disinfecting sprays
- Deodorant sprays
- Hairspray
These items are Flammable,Corrosive & Toxic
- Asphalt
- Driveway Sealants
- Roofing Tar*
- Rug & Upholstery Cleaner*
- Rust Remover*
- Thinners
These items are Flammable & Toxic
- Cleaner/Degreaser
- Copper Polish*
- Diesel Fuel
- Enamel
- Floor polish*
- Furniture polish*
- Gasoline
- Kerosene
- Motor Oil
- Nail Polish Remover*
- Oil-Based Paint
- Shoe polish*
- Silver polish*
- Spot Remover*
- Stains
- Solvents
- Stripper
- Transmission Fluid
- Turpentine
- Varnishes
- Wood Preservatives
These items are Toxic
- Abrasives
- Antifreeze
- Artist/Model Paint* (leftover paint must be taken to HHW event but a completely empty, dried out container can be placed in the blue cart)
- Batteries(radios, toys, etc)
- Car Batteries
- Fertilizer
- Fluorescent Bulbs
- Fungicides
- Herbicides
- Insecticides
- Medicine
- Mothballs
- Latex Paint* (leftover paint should be soaked up with kitty litter and placed in the gray cart but the empty, dried out container can be placed in the blue cart)
- Oil Based Paint (leftover paint must be taken to HHW event but a completely empty, dried out container can be placed in the blue cart)
- Pharmaceuticals
- Scouring Powder
- Water-Based Paint* (leftover paint should be soaked up with kitty litter and placed in the gray cart but the empty, dried out container can be placed in the blue cart)
- Weed Killer