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Household Hazardous Waste

6305 Haley Rd 
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(located off Farm Rd. between Walnut Grove and Mullins Station) 

OPEN: TUESDAYS and SATURDAYS
HOURS: 8:30 a.m. till 1:00 p.m.

THE MEMPHIS & SHELBY COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION FACILITY WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE FOLLOWING HOLIDAYS:
Saturday, November 27th – Thanksgiving
Saturday, December 25th – Christmas Day
Saturday, January 1, 2022 – New Year’s Day

For more information, please visit https://www.shelbycountytn.gov/439/Household-Hazardous-waste
15 gallons or 100 lb limit per visit. 

The following is a general list of ACCEPTABLE household hazardous waste.

PLEASE NOTE: Cooking oil and grease now accepted from homes, no businesses.


ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

Aerosol spray cans (with content) 
Automotive fluids
 
Antifreeze
Brake fluid
Engine cleaners
Motor oil
Starter fluid 
Batteries
Automotive 
Cleaners
All purpose cleaners 
Bleach 
Oven cleaners 
Metal cleaners 
Polishes 
Toilet cleansers 
Construction & Home Repair products
Adhesives
Caulk
Driveway sealant
Grease and rust solvents
Roofing tar/patch
Stains and varnishes
Wood preservative
Wall paper remover 
Cooking Products
Lighter fluid
Fire starters 
Electronics
Computers (PCs and laptops) *1 Computer per visit*
Monitors
Ink cartridges
Printers (small desktop & combo/fax)
Scanners
Servers
Audio/visual equipment
Telephones/cell phones
Typewriters
Calculators
Circuit boards
Misc. electrical equipment 
Flammable liquids
Gasoline
Lighter fluid
Kerosene
Naptha
Paint thinner
Propane cylinders (with contents) 
Plumbing
Drain cleaners/openers 
Lighting
Flourescent tubes
Light bulbs 
Lawn and Garden Products
Herbicides
Pesticides (poisons)
Fertilizers 
Paint
Aerosol paint (liquid still in can)
Latex paint (note: latex paint is nonhazardous)
Oil based paint
Paint strippers/removers
Paint thinner 
Pool Chemicals
Chlorine (powder,tabs etc)
PH up/down
Algaecides
Soda ash 
Other
Moth balls
Insect repellent
Mercury & thermostats 


The following is a General list of waste items NOT ACCEPTED at the household hazardous waste collection facility. 

UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS: 

NO Commercial waste
No business, large or small
No home improvement or painting contractors
No school/college/university etc
No hospitals
No farms
No government waste 
NO Explosives
No Ammunition
No Gun powder
No Nitroglycerin
No Military weaponry 
NO Medical Waste
No Used Bandages
No Pathological Waste (body related parts/fluids etc)
No Diapers
No Soiled Bedding
No prescriptions or over the counter drugs 
NO Non-Propane Cylinders
No Fire Extinguishers
No Oxygen Bottles
No Welding tanks 
NO Radioactive waste (includes smoke detectors) 
NO Refrigerants 
NO Cooking Oil or Grease 
NO Televisions 
NO Microwave ovens 
NO Copiers 
NO Tires 
NO Unidentifiable materials