Household Hazardous Waste Program

Oxnard and Port Hueneme Residents Only

Call for Appointment: (805) 987-0717
or
Use the Online Appointment Form

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Form

The City of Oxnard is offering Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events. For more information or to make an appointment call (805) 987-0717 or submit a Household Hazardous Waste [Online Form].

  • Oxnard and Port Hueneme Residents Only
    FREE collection events are available on the second Friday and Saturday of each month
Household Hazardous Waste Events
  • Oxnard Businesses*
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator Businesses (CESQG's) may qualify for a limited amount of free hazardous waste disposal. A CESQG generates or stores less than 27 gallons or 220 pounds of Hazardous Waster per month. Business appointments are held the second Thursday of each month. For more information, call 987-0717.

Please note: It is illegal to place household hazardous waste in your refuse container.


Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule for 2009

Month Friday Saturday
December 11 12

Hazardous Waste Collection Schedule for 2010

Household Hazardous Waste
Month Friday Saturday
January 8 9
February 12 13
March 12 13
April 9 10
May 14 15
June 11 12
July 9 10
August 13 14
September 10 11
October 8 9
November 12 13
December 10 11

Items You MAY Bring:

  1. Water-Based Paints
  2. Oil-Based Paints & Solvents
  3. Household Cleaners & Polishes
  4. Pesticides, Herbicides & Fertilizers
  5. Pool & Photography Chemicals
  6. Household Batteries
  7. Small Propane Cylinders
  8. Fluorescent Light Tubes
  9. Antifreeze
  10. Auto Batteries
  11. Sharps - Needles/syringes
    (proper closed containers required
    call for information)
  12. Used Motor Oil & Filters
  13. .. and Much More

Items You MAY NOT Bring:

  1. Compressed Gas Cylinders
  2. Explosives
  3. Ammunition, or Fireworks
  4. Radioactive Waste
  5. Smoke Detectors
  6. Tires

recycle Used Oil recycle Used Motor Oil

Funded in part by a grant from the
California Integrated Waste Management Board.


For residents with used motor oil and filters only, there are over 20 free oil recycling centers located throughout Oxnard. Click here for [Free Used Motor Oil Recycling Centers].

Where can I properly dispose of Needles, Syringes and Lancets (“Sharps”) in Oxnard?

Improper disposal of used sharps (needles, syringes and lancets) can injure children, home health care providers, sanitation workers, and pets through accidental "sticks."

Bring your used sharps to the following locations for proper, safe and convenient disposal. Each site offers FREE needles collection containers. Sharps will NOT be accepted at the collection facilities in liquid detergent bottles, bleach bottles, coffee cans, glass containers, milk jugs, or soda bottles for safety reasons.

Oxnard Drop-Off Locations for Medical "Sharps"
(All locations provide free "sharp" containers as of October 1, 2008)

Call Facilities For Sharps Collection Schedule:

Las Islas Family Medical Group
2400 S. "C" Street
(805) 240-7000
[Directions]

Magnolia Family Health Center
120 Magnolia Avenue
(805) 981-5151
[Directions]

Oxnard Public Health Center
2500 S. "C" Street, Suite D
(805) 385-9147
[Directions]

St. Johns Regional Medical Center
1600 N. Rose Ave
(805) 988-2865
[Directions]

 



For further information:
Jay Duncan
Recycling Manager
(805) 385-8059
Jay.Duncan@ci.oxnard.ca.us
Last Updated: Nov 30 2009