North County Coastal Household Hazardous Waste Pick-up
Services are reserved for residents of the City of Del Mar, City of Encinitas, City of Vista, City of Carlsbad, City of San Marcos, City of Solana Beach, and City of Lemon Grove residents.
Household hazardous waste and electronics are accepted.
Did you know that household cleaners are considered hazardous waste? Learn more about it by visiting our Resources page.
Services:
–Pick up is available by appointment only for a nominal fee. Free pickup is available for City of San Marcos, City of Vista, City of Solana Beach, City of Carlsbad, and City of Lemon Grove residents over 65 or who are home-bound.
Hours of operation:
-Call Clean Earth Environmental at 1 (800) 714-1195 to schedule a pick-up.
Requirements:
-Leave products in the existing container, if possible.
-Make sure lids are on tight so containers will not leak.
-Containers used for transport must be no larger than a 5 gallon bucket.
-Gasoline needs to be in an approved container, commonly found at auto parts stores, note, containers are not returned.
-Needles/sharps should be contained in a rigid, puncture-resistant, tightly-sealed container including: bleach bottles, liquid detergent bottles, or coffee cans with lids.
-Empty containers can be recycled in your blue bin.