Plano Household Chemical Collection (home pickup)

Can I use it?

What to bring

• Plano homeowners

How to book

Pickups are by request and planned by ZIP code.

You need an appointment.

Call Customer Service at 972-769-4150 or fill out the online request form. You will get an email with your pickup date and instructions.

What they take

• Cleaners and household chemicals
• Cooking oil
• Fire extinguishers
• Weed and bug killers, fertilizer
• Pool chemicals
• Aerosol cans
• Car fluids (antifreeze, brake fluid)
• Car batteries
• Gas and other fuels
• Motor oil
• Old paint
• Stains, thinners and solvents
• Propane tanks

In their words: ammonia-based cleaners, cooking oils, drain cleaners, fire extinguishers, floor-care products, furniture polish, insect sprays, metal polish with solvent, oven cleaners, window cleaners, helium tanks, fertilizer, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides, pool chemicals and cleaners, aerosol spray paint, anti-freeze, brake, power steering and transmission fluid, car batteries and battery acid, car wax, diesel fuel, gasoline in a gas container, kerosene, lighter fluid, motor oil and oil filters, paint, paint strippers and thinners, primers, propane tanks, turpentine, varnish, wood preservatives, mercury thermometers and thermostats (call to schedule).

What they turn away

• ✕containers larger than 5 gallons

Limits per visit

• 15 gallons per collection
• Boxes under 50 pounds
• Containers no larger than 5 gallons
• Chemicals in original containers, except automotive fluids

What it costs

Plano residents

Free

Contact

Good to know

Put items in a cardboard box marked "HCC" at your collection point by 7am, at least 2 feet from your trash and recycling carts. Usable items go to Plano's free Household Chemical Reuse Center.