Household Hazardous & E-Waste Program

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Household Hazardous Waste Program

Household Hazardous Waste

Household hazardous waste items like pesticides, fertilizers, pool & photo chemicals, paint/varnish, toxic cleaning products, smoke detectors, mercury-containing items (thermometers, CFLs/fluorescent lights, etc.), wood treated with a chemical preservative, unwanted medications, and sharps (needles,lancets, etc.) should never be thrown in the trash or recycling bin, flushed down the toilet, or dumped down the drain or storm sewer.

Household hazardous waste needs to be taken to a hazardous waste collection facility.

  • Santa Clara County Hazardous Waste Program
    Santa Clara County Hazardous Waste Program provides Saturday drop-off centers for medicines, cleaning chemicals, and batteries, etc.

    There is no charge for Milpitas residents to use this service. Must make an appointment online or over the phone to participate. Click here to visit the program's website and learn more.
  • Curbside Collection Services
    Milpitas sanitation offers curbside collection of used cooking oil, motor oil and filters, and household batteries for single family residents.
Our Disposal Guide

Proper Disposal of Household Hazardous

General guidelines

Milpitas E-Waste Program

E-Waste Guidelines

How do I dispose of E-waste?‍

E-waste is a popular name for electronic products at the end of their useful life. Some of these products can be reused, refurbished or recycled. If you do have e-waste, make sure to recycle it properly.

Where do I recycle E-waste?

For a list of approved e-waste recyclers in Milpitas and other resources, click here.

Milpitas Sanitation offers limited e-waste collection through its bulky item/on call clean-up program. Click here for more information on e-waste collection.

Fluorescent/CFL Lamps can be dropped off at select locations in Santa Clara County, please click here for a list of drop-off locations.