The City of Roswell will host the fall Household Hazardous Waste Collection event on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. This event is for City of Roswell residents (Fulton County) only; no commercial entities may participate.
The event will be held from 8:30–11:30 a.m. at 1810 Hembree Road (Public Works/Transportation/Fire Facilities). Please note this event is not at the Roswell Recycling Center.
Items accepted:
- Paint thinner/turpentine
- Pesticides, including: fertilizers, herbicides, flea and tick products, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides
- Undiluted pool chemicals
- Household cleaners
- Propane gas cylinders
- Mercury thermometers/thermostats
- Household batteries (non-rechargeable)
- Aerosols including aerosol paint
- Gasoline
- Fire extinguishers
- Automotive brake fluid/used motor oil filters (no other automotive fluids)
Note: No latex paint or oil-based paint will be accepted at this event.
To properly dispose of oil-based or latex paints, add kitty litter or sawdust to them before placing the cans – lid off – on top of the garbage containers (not inside). Only empty paint cans or cans with solidified paint can be put onto a garbage container.
Oil-based or latex paints may also be recycled at the Roswell Recycling Center. Roswell residents (proof required) may bring a maximum of two (2) 5-gallon buckets or 10 cans per household, per day, of liquid latex and/or oil-based paint (not dried out or mixed with kitty litter) in the original can with the original readable label on it. No leaking cans will be accepted. For more information, please call the Roswell Recycling Center at 770-442-8822 during business hours.
Materials cannot be dropped off prior to the event.
For more information about the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, please visit our website at www.roswellgov.com/hazardouswaste or contact the Environmental/Public Works Department at 770-594-6512.