|
|
WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY HOUSEHOLD
HAZARDOUS WASTE?
|
|
|
Only buy what you can use.
|
|
|
|
Share leftovers with friends, neighbors, etc.
|
|
|
|
Recycle used motor oil, oil filters, antifreeze,
car batteries and latex paint.
|
|
|
|
Buy safer alternatives to hazardous household
products.
|
|
|
|
Store unused products in a safe, dry, cool place.
|
|
|
|
Follow label directions.
|
|
|
|
Call (661)862-8922 to find out about HHW
collections.
|
For legal disposal of residential household hazardous waste, bring it
to:
|
The Kern
County Special Waste Facility is located in Bakersfield at 4951 Standard Street. It is at the southwest
corner of Standard and Foster Streets.
|
|
Hours: Thursday, Friday, Saturday 8
am - 4 pm
|
|
|
|
The Kern County Special Waste Facility
Eastern Region is located in Mojave at 17035 Finnin Street at the Mojave Airport. It is at the southwest
corner of Finnin & Sabovich Streets.
|
|
|
|
Mojave Location Dates
|
|
November 6, 2010 (9 am to
Noon)
April 2, 2011 (9 am to
Noon)
|
|
|
The Kern County Special Waste Facility -
Ridgecrest is located at
3301 W.
Bowman Road at the Ridgecrest Landfill.
|
|
Hours: 2nd Saturday of each month
10am – 1pm.
|
|
|
|
Ridgecrest Location Dates
|
|
July 10, 2010
|
November 13, 2010
|
March 12, 2011
|
|
August 14, 2010
|
December 11, 2010
|
April 9, 2011
|
|
September 11, 2010
|
January 8, 2011
|
May 14, 2011
|
|
October 9, 2010
|
February 12, 2011
|
June 11, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation Guidelines for
Residents:
|
|
|
|
|
|
A maximum of 125 pounds of waste/material, may be
transported per vehicle per visit.
|
|
|
|
The contents of any single container of
waste/material may not exceed five gallons.
|
|
|
|
Do not mix waste/material.
|
|
|
|
Containers must be closed, labeled, and not
leaking.
|
|
|
|
Kern County residents only.
|
|
Ask about our new "Stop and
Shop" Program (661) 862-8922
|
One-Day Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Events
|
|
Tehachapi Landfill - August 7, 2010
Kern Valley
Transfer Station - September 4, 2010
Lebec Transfer Station - October 2, 2010
Tehachapi Landfill - February 5, 2011
Kern Valley Transfer Station - March
5, 2011
|
|
Small Business Hazardous Waste Disposal
Click link below to find guidelines and transportation rules for small business
quantity generators.
Instructions
and Guidelines for Small Business Hazardous Waste Disposal
Medical Waste
If you have a question regarding how to
correctly dispose of home- generated medical waste, please call Kern County
Environmental Health Services at (661) 862-8700.
Sharps Disposal Program
Improper disposal of used "sharps" (needles, syringes and
lancets) can injure children, home health care providers, sanitation
workers and pets. Now there is a safe solution!
Bring your used sharps to one of the two Kern County
Special Waste Facility locations for proper and
convenient disposal. Free "Biohazard" rigid
plastic sharps containers are available at the collection facilities for
you to use at home. For safety reasons sharps will not be accepted in
liquid detergent bottles, bleach bottles, coffee cans, glass containers,
milk jugs or soda bottles.
Sharps should be placed into a container immediately after use. Do not
attempt to remove, bend, break or recap the needle. Keep all sharps and
disposal containers out of reach of children. For more information call
(661) 862-8922 OR (800) 552-KERN, option 6. This program is for
home generated sharps only - NO BUSINESSES.
Ammunition
For legal disposal instructions, please
contact the Kern
County Sheriff’s
Department at (661) 861-3110.
Pesticide Containers
(Commercial)
TRIPLE-RINSED
PESTICIDE CONTAINERS
The triple-rinsed pesticide container
program for the Central Valley region is
now administered by Western Ag Plastics at (661) 721-3247. Kern County
Waste Management, in conjunction with the Agriculture Department, will
continue to administer the program in Ridgecrest.
Contact us at (661) 862-8900 for more detail.
Pesticide Bags: Bags will no
longer be accepted into the recycling program. Empty bags must be bundled
and tied and may be disposed at the Bena, Shafter-Wasco or Ridgecrest Landfill
for $40.50/ton.
Asbestos
Friable: (material crumbles
easily) Not Accepted
Non-friable asbestos:
(material not easily broken) Double bagged and accepted by appointment
with Kern County Waste Management Department at (661) 862-8900. Hours of
acceptance are as follows:
|
Landfill
|
Days
|
Time
|
|
Bena
|
1st
and 3rd Wednesday of every month
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Call # below
|
9:00 a.m.
|
|
For Bena appointment, please call
WMD at (661) 862-8900.
17 miles east of Bakersfield,
off Hwy. 58 at Tower
Line Road
|
|
Ridgecrest
|
Monday
through Thursday
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Call # below
|
|
|
For Ridgecrest appointment,
please call (661) 862-8900
5 miles southwest of Ridgecrest,
at 3301 Bowman Road
|
Top of Page
|
are
products that are purchased for use in or around the home, that when
discarded, may threaten human health or the environment if disposed of
improperly. These products can include; household cleaners;
deodorizers; personal hygiene products; pesticides; herbicides;
insecticides; pet care products; paint products; photographic chemicals;
swimming pool chemicals; and automotive products & fluids.