HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DROP-OFF DAYS
The next Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Day is scheduled for May 4, 2024, 8:30 a.m. – noon at the Crapo Hill Landfill. Take exit 7 off Route 140 and enter the New Bedford Business Park. Follow the lawn signs to the event. Sign up is required. Click here to select a time slot.
Traffic flows in one direction at this event; the only way to enter is through the New Bedford Business Park.
For more information about the event, please see the video below.
Requirements:
Proof of residency is required
Latex paint is not accepted (dry it out and throw away in regular trash)
Maximum amount allowed is 25 gallons or 25 pounds
New Bedford, Dartmouth, and Freetown residents only
Bring These Items |
Don’t Bring These Items |
| Acids | NO Ammunition, fireworks & explosives |
| Adhesives and glues | NO Antifreeze (take to Transfer Station) |
| Aerosols containing product | NO Asbestos |
| Brake & transmission fluid | NO Commercial or industrial wastes |
| Carburetor cleaner | NO Electronics (if accepted, take to Best Buy or Staples) |
| Engine degreaser | NO Empty aerosol containers |
| Hobby & Art Supplies | NO Fire Extinguishers |
| Household cleaners | NO Fluorescent light bulbs and mercury containing devices (take to Transfer Station or participating retailers) |
| Lighter fluid | NO Infectious & biological waste |
| Oil-based paint | NO Latex paint (dry out & discard in trash) |
| Photographic chemicals | NO Motor oil (take to Transfer Station or participating motor oil retailers) |
| Poisons, insecticides & pesticides | NO Propane tanks (take empty tanks to Transfer Station) |
| Roofing tar | NO Radioactive waste (smoke detectors) |
| Septic tank degreasers | NO TVs or computer monitors (take to Transfer Station) |
| Solvents & varnishes | |
| Stains, thinners and strippers | |
| Swimming pool chemicals | |
| Turpentine | |
| Waste fuels (kerosene & gasoline) | |
| Wood preservatives |
Contact Information
| Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District (508) 979-1493 Marissa@gnbrrmdistrict.org |
questions about curbside recycling, drop-off recycling and recycling events |
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