Shavano Park HHW and Electronics Home Pickup

Can I use it?

What to bring

• No business or commercial waste

How to book

On the date you book, up to once a month. Put items out by 7am.

You need an appointment.

Fill out the online form to book; calling will not set up a pickup. Say where you will leave the items.

What they take

• Aerosol cans
• Car fluids (antifreeze, brake fluid)
• Household batteries
• Cleaners and household chemicals
• Weed and bug killers, fertilizer
• Pool chemicals
• Old paint
• Stains, thinners and solvents
• Fluorescent bulbs and tubes
• Car batteries
• TVs, computers and electronics
• Fire extinguishers

In their words: Aerosol cans and products, Automotive fluids, Household batteries, Household cleaning products (keep bleach separate), Lawn and garden items (fertilizer, herbicides, pesticides, weed killer), Pool chemicals and additives, Resins, glues, and adhesives, Paint (oil based, stains, varnish), Fluorescent tubes and CFLs, Automotive batteries, Electronics, Empty household fire extinguishers.

Needles and sharps: not taken here.

What they turn away

• ✕Acetylene, oxygen, propane, spray foam pressurized tanks or cylinders
• ✕Ammunition, fireworks, or explosives
• ✕Medical or biological waste
• ✕Medicine, syringes or needles
• ✕Business or commercial waste
• ✕Radioactive waste or smoke detectors
• ✕Tires
• ✕Unidentifiable, unlabeled, or leaking waste
• ✕Cooking oil

Limits per visit

• One pickup a month
• Aerosols: 4 cans or containers
• Automotive fluids: 2 gallons
• Household batteries: 20
• Household cleaners: 4 items or 1 gallon
• Lawn and garden items: 4 items or 1 gallon
• Pool chemicals: 4 items or 1 gallon
• Resins, glues and adhesives: 4 items or 1 gallon
• Paint (oil based, stains, varnish): 2 gallons
• Fluorescent bulbs: 8 bulbs or 4 tubes
• Automotive batteries: 1
• Electronics: 50 pounds
• Empty fire extinguishers: 1

What it costs

Shavano Park residents

Free · One pickup a month

Contact

Good to know

Keep bleach apart from other chemicals. Put bulbs in their sleeves or tape tubes together. Car batteries, bulbs, bleach and electronics go outside the bag. Discharge fire extinguishers into a trash bag first. You don't need to be home.