Household Hazardous Waste

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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

(not allowed for pickup by Sandia Heights Sanitation)

ITEMS LISTED BELOW CAN BE DROPPED OFF FOR FREE AT:

ACTenviro

208 Murray Rd SE

Albuquerque, NM 87105

Hours of Operation

Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m

Closed:  Saturday and Sunday

 (505) 445-9400

ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS:

AUTOMOTIVE 

CLEANERS

PESTICIDES

PAINT

Antifreeze

Aluminum cleaner

Baygon

Latex

Automotive body filler

Air fresheners

Chlordane

Linseed oil

Brake fluid

Bleach

Diazinon 

Oil based paint

Car battery acid

Cesspool cleaners

Dursban

Paint strippers

Car wash & polish

Detergent

DDT

Paint thinners

Carburetor cleaner

Disinfectants

Flea collar spray

Primer

Degreasers 

Drain openers

Fungicides

Pruning paint

Diesel fuel

Dry cleaning solvents

Herbicides

Shellac

Engine starting fluid

Floor wax

Insecticides

Solvent based paints

Gasoline 

Furniture polish 

Lindane 

Spray paint

Gear oil 

Lye 

Malathion 

Stains

Grease

Metal polish 

Moth balls

Turpentine

Car batteries 

Mildew removers 

Rat poison  

 

Motor oil 

Oven cleaners 

Pyrethrins  

 

Power steering fluid 

Rug cleaner 

Rodenticides  

 

Tire black-limit 8

Spot remover 

Strychnine  

 

Transmission fluid 

Spray starch 

Weed killer

 

Window washer fluid

Toilet cleaner

Wood preservatives

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED:

Explosives (ammunition)
Compressed gases
Radioactive materials
Bio-medical wastes
Business generated wastes

WHEN DROPPING OFF ITEMS, PLEASE REMEMBER TO:

  • Bring products in original labeled containers.  If this is not possible, label the container with the contents.
  • Do not mix different or unknown materials together.
  • Check containers to make sure the lids are on tight.
  • Pack leaking containers in a large container. Use absorbent material such as cat litter or newspaper to absorb excess fluid.