Denton Home Chemical Collection and ReUse Store

Can I use it?

What to bring

• No commercial waste

When to go

Monday through Saturday, 7am to 4pm.

No appointment needed.

No appointment. Drop off during open hours.

What they take

• Aerosol cans
• Car fluids (antifreeze, brake fluid)
• Gas and other fuels
• Household batteries
• Car batteries
• Rechargeable and lithium batteries
• Cleaners and household chemicals
• Weed and bug killers, fertilizer
• Fluorescent bulbs and tubes
• Old paint
• Pool chemicals
• Motor oil
• Cooking oil
• Stains, thinners and solvents

In their words: aerosol cans, automotive fluids and fuels, batteries of all kinds, glues and epoxies, household cleaners, lawn and garden items including fertilizer, pesticides and weed killers, lightbulbs of all kinds, paint of all kinds, pool chemicals and additives, used motor oil and used cooking oil (screw top lid), varnishes, strippers, turpentine and stains.

What they turn away

• ✕ammunition and explosives
• ✕arsenic
• ✕butane cylinders
• ✕chemicals not in original containers
• ✕commercial waste
• ✕compressed gas
• ✕medical waste
• ✕nuclear or radioactive waste
• ✕pharmaceuticals
• ✕tires and trash
• ✕unidentified chemicals

Limits per visit

• Containers up to 10 gallons (liquid) or 50 pounds (dry) per collection
• Chemicals must be in original labeled containers, except used motor oil and cooking oil

Where it is

Other options they point to

For medicines, Denton points residents to their local pharmacy.

Good to know

The ReUse Store in the same building gives usable paint, cleaners and garden products to Denton residents for free, up to four items a day. Collect oil in a container with a screw-top lid.