HOLLISTON HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY SATURDAY JULY 19, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon or until capacity is reached — Adams Middle School
All cars must enter only at the Placentino School to stage, then you will follow the line of cars to the Adams Middle School for drop off
Acceptable/Unacceptable Materials
Clean Harbors will accept for transportation and disposal the majority of hazardous waste typically produced by households. It is stressed for the safety of everyone involved that all materials are known and properly labeled. Wastes that are not in their original containers will be accepted as “known” wastes provided they are labeled. Unknown wastes, if acceptable, will be field tested and packaged for incineration. Below is a listing of typical household hazardous wastes collected:
- Aerosol Cans
- Ammonia
- Antifreeze
- Arts and crafts supplies
- Batteries
- Bleach
- Brake fluid
- Car wax
- Carburetor cleaner
- Caulking
- Cesspool cleaners
- Chemistry sets
- Creosote
- Engine degreaser Epoxy resin
- Fiberglass
- Floor cleaners Furnace Cement
- Furniture Polish Gasoline/Kerosene Herbicides Insect Sprays Lighter fluid
- Mercury products
- Metal polish Moth balls Motor oil Muriatic acid
- Drain cleaners
- Driveway Sealant
- Dry cleaning fluids
- Engine and radiator flushes
- Oil based paint
- No-pest strips
- Oil filters
- Oven cleaners Paint thinner Pesticides
- Photo chemicals Pool chemicals Radiator cleaners Resins
- Rodent killers
- Roof Cement
- Rust preventatives Sealants
- Solvents
- Spot removers Transmission fluid -Weed Killers
- Wood preservatives Wood Stripper
Clean Harbors reserves the right to refuse any waste deemed unsafe to handle or unsuitable for the collection. Such wastes include:
- Large quantities of unknown materials
- Radioactive waste, including smoke detectors
- Explosives, gun powder, flares, ammunition
- Unstable wastes
- fire extinguishers
- No propane or any gas cylinders
- Substances regulated by the Drug Enforcement Agency
- No Medical waste
If the above listed unacceptable wastes are unintentionally received, Clean Harbors will work with the Town to provide safe disposal of the materials.
NO Latex Paint – Latex is non hazardous and can be disposed of in regular trash once it is completely dried out.
