Drop-off site · Fort Worth · run by City of Fort Worth Environmental Services
Fort Worth Southeast Drop-Off Station
For Fort Worth residents only. Drop off household chemicals, paint, car fluids, batteries and bulbs Tuesday to Friday 8am to 5pm and Saturday 8am to noon. Bring your driver's license or a Fort Worth water bill. Limit 20 gallons of chemicals every 3 months.
Can I use it?
For people who live in Fort Worth, including apartment residents. People from other cities are turned away.
People from other areas are turned away.
Household waste only. No business waste.
What to bring
- Driver's license or a Fort Worth water bill from the last 6 months
- Residential waste only. No commercial vehicles, landscapers or contractors.
- You must come yourself. Friends cannot use your water bill or license.
- Only single-axle trailers up to 8 feet long. No box trucks or dual-axle trailers.
When to go
Tuesday to Friday 8am to 5pm. Saturday 8am to noon. Closed Sunday and Monday and on city holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the Friday after, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.
No appointment needed.
No appointment. Drive in during open hours and put your chemicals on the marked hazardous waste tables.
What they take
- Car fluids (antifreeze, brake fluid)
- Gas and other fuels
- Motor oil
- Cleaners and household chemicals
- Cooking oil
- Weed and bug killers, fertilizer
- Pool chemicals
- Old paint
- Fluorescent bulbs and tubes
- Household batteries
- Car batteries
- TVs, computers and electronics
- Tires
- Fridges and AC units (Freon)
- Fire extinguishers
In their words: automotive fluids (gasoline, motor oil, transmission fluid, brake fluid, antifreeze) in labeled containers, home and bathroom chemicals (cleaning supplies), cooking fats, oils and grease, lawn and garden chemicals (herbicide, pesticides, fertilizers), pool chemicals, paint, light bulbs (fluorescent, incandescent, CFLs), all batteries (household and auto), electronics, computers and televisions, passenger vehicle tires (rims separated), appliances such as refrigerators and air conditioners (Freon need not be removed, food removed), fire extinguishers, small lawn and garden equipment (drained of gas and oil).
What they turn away
- explosives or ammunition
- oxygen, CO2, butane, helium or propane tanks
- radioactive items such as oilfield pipes or smoke detectors
- material containing asbestos
- concrete, rock, dirt and ceramic tile
- roofing material
- titled vehicles
- landlord-based residential waste from Fort Worth rental properties
- commercial waste
- loads not secured or covered
Limits per visit
- Household chemicals: 20 gallons per household every 3 months
- Fluorescent tube lights: 10 every 3 months
- Computers and televisions: 2 every 6 months
- Passenger vehicle tires: 4 per household every 6 months
Where it is
Other options they point to
For explosives or ammunition, call the Fort Worth Police Department at 817-392-4222.
Good to know
Unload your own items; staff can help seniors and people with disabilities. Children under 12 and pets must stay in the vehicle. No smoking.
Checked Sep 27, 2026 on City of Fort Worth Environmental Services's own pages: fortworthtexas.gov, fortworthtexas.gov (2), fortworthtexas.gov (3), tceq.texas.gov (4).
Where their pages disagree
- Fort Worth Drop-Off Stations page: 311 Contact Center 817-392-1234. TCEQ PDF (22 Sep 2026): Rex Johnson, (817) 392-5275. We followed: 817-392-1234.
Something wrong? Email corrections@hazardouswastedropoff.com.