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The Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) began offering Miami-Dade County residents convenient Home Chemical Drop-off mobile events in September. The drop-off events are scheduled to continue through January 2024, but the times have changed. Remaining events will now take place from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on their scheduled dates.
Through this program, residents can safely continue to dispose of household products that can be potentially harmful for the environment if not disposed of properly.
Requirements:
Drop-off events are open to all Miami-Dade County residents, and I.D. is required. Patrons must present a valid State of Florida driver’s license or identification card to verify residency in Miami-Dade County. The events are not open for business or commercial use.
Residents are asked to pack all containers upright in a sturdy box and tighten the lids and caps. Leaking containers should be placed inside a larger container, along with absorbent material such as newspaper. All containers should be labeled, and if the original label has fallen off, re-label it with the contents or any information you have or label it “UNKNOWN CHEMICALS”.
Remaining Event Dates:
- Saturday, October 7, 2023 – Golden Glades Trash and Recycling Center, 140 NW 160th Street, Miami, FL 33169
- Saturday, October 21, 2023 – Sunset Kendall Trash and Recycling Center, 8000 SW 107th Ave, Miami, FL 33173
- Saturday, November 11, 2023 – North Dade Trash and Recycling Center, 21500 NW 47 Ave, Miami, FL 33055
- Saturday, December 2, 2023 – West Perrine Trash and Recycling Center, 16651 SW 107th Ave, Miami, FL 33157
- Saturday, January 13, 2024 – Golden Glades Trash and Recycling Center, 140 NW 160th Street, Miami, FL 33169
Drop-off hours at the mobile event sites are from 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on the scheduled date.
Accepted Items:
Oil-based paints
Paint remover
Pesticides
Pool chemicals
Electronic items include:
Computer monitors and televisions
Personal computers
Keyboards
Hard drives and printers
VCRs, audio and video equipment
Communication equipment such as cellular telephones and hand-held radios
Concrete cleaner
Degreaser
Furniture stripper
Roofing tar
Gasoline
Used motor oil
Weed killers
Batteries—rechargeable, lithium, lead-acid
Polish and solvents
Unbroken fluorescent light bulbs, including the older, long-tube fluorescents, modern compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), and other fluorescent types
Latex paints that are still in liquid form
Propane tanks (larger tanks such as those used for RV’s, forklifts, or fixed kitchen gas supply are not accepted)
Empty oxygen tanks
Driveway sealer
Items not accepted in this program:
Business- and government-generated waste, explosives, biohazardous waste, appliances, microwave ovens.
For more information, please visit www.miamidade.gov/homechemicaldropoff.
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