Check your cabinets, closets and hidden counters throughout your garage, it is time to properly dispose of any hazardous material you are ready clear out.
The Town of Fountain Hills is working with Republic Services to provide the 2025 Household Hazardous Waste event. This is an excellent opportunity to dispose of material that should not go in the trash. The event will be held on Saturday, November 8th from 8am - noon. Please bring proper identification or proof of residency, as this is only open to Fountain Hills residents.
Household Hazardous Waste Event
Saturday, November 8th, 2025
8am - 12pm
Fountain Hills High School (16100 E. Palisades Blvd.)
Acceptable Items
• Aersol cans
• Automotive fluids - motor oil, transmission fluid, antifreeze, brake fluid, windshield washer fluid
• Auto and light truck tires off the rim (residents are responsible for placement of tires into the roll-off dumpster)
• Batteries - lithium, NiCad, NiMH, lead-acid, alkaline
• Cooking oil
• Light bulbs - including compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs), fluorescent tubes, LED bulbs and incandescent bulbs
• Fertilizer
• Gasoline, kerosene and diesel
• Hobby and photographic chemicals
• Household cleaners
• Mercury
• Outdated medication - does not include controlled substances
• Paint products - latex, oil-based, alkaloid and bases, paint thinners (Limit 20 gal) No commercial use paint/ or contractors
• Pesticides, herbicides and weed killer
• Pool chemicals
• Road flares
• Water sealers
• Any other household product labeled CAUTION, WARNING, DANGER, POISON, TOXIC, FLAMMABLE, COMBUSTIBLE or CORROSIVE
Unacceptable Items
• Ammunition, explosives and fireworks
• Appliances
• Commerical tires
• Commercial waste
• Documents for shredding
• Electronics
• Furniture
• Industrial waste
• Sharps or biomedical waste - blood, needles and bodily fluids
• Radioactive waste
• Research and university waste
