The City of Roswell periodically hosts a Household Hazardous Waste Collection event to dispose of hazardous materials safely.

The event is held at Public Works/Transportation/Fire Facilities, not at the Roswell Recycling Center.

Items accepted:

• Paint thinner/turpentine
• Pesticides including: fertilizers, herbicides, flea and tick products, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides
• Undiluted pool chemicals
• Household cleaners
• Propane gas cylinders
• Mercury thermometers/thermostats
• Household batteries (non-rechargeable)
• Aerosols including aerosol paint (spray paint)
• Gasoline
• Fire extinguishers
• Automotive brake fluid/used motor oil filters (no other automotive fluids)

Note: No latex paint or oil-based paint will be accepted at this event.

• Roswell residents (proof required) may bring a maximum of two (2) 5-gallon buckets or 10 cans per household, per day, of liquid latex and/or oil-based paint (not dried out or mixed with cat box filler) in the original can with the original readable label on it for a fee. No leaking cans will be accepted. For more information, please call the Roswell Recycling Center at 770-442-8822 during business hours.
• To properly dispose of oil-based or latex paints that do not qualify for recycling, add kitty litter or saw dust to them before placing the cans—lid off—on the garbage contain, not inside. Only empty paint cans or cans with solidified paint can be put on your garbage container for normal curbside garbage collection.
• Empty spray paint cans can also be put in your garbage container for normal curbside garbage collection. Spray paint cans are not accepted at the Roswell Recycling Center. Spray paint cans with contents—paint and/or aerosol—are accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection event.

*This event is limited to Roswell residents only. A photo ID showing an address within Roswell city limits is required.

Materials cannot be dropped off prior to the event.

For more information about the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, please contact Nick Pezzello at npezzello@roswellgov.com or 770-594-6512.