Portage County Solid Waste Management
District Recycling Center
3588 Mogadore Road
Kent, Ohio 44240
(330) 678-8808
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Acceptable Hazardous Waste Recycling

Acceptable Household Hazardous Wastes

Please Read: Mercury

We do custom blending of paint.  The price per gallon is $2.00 and for 5 gallons the price is $5.00
Residents can drop off both Latex and oil based paints at the Recycling Center during normal business hours.
 

Safe Substitutes for Household Hazardous Wastes

Please keep in original container and label.

From Your House:
  - Aerosols
  - Appliance & Flashlight Batteries
  - Mercury and Nickel-Cadmium Batteries
  - Bug Sprays
  - Chlorine Bleach
  - Dyesloor Wax      
  - Electronic Equipment
  - Floor Care Products
  - Furniture Polish
  - Ovens, radios, fluorescent light bulbs
  - Spray Dust Cleaners
  - Scouring Powders
  - Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors
  - Spot & Stain Removers
  - Toilet Cleaners
  - Upholstery/Carpet Cleaners
  - Mercury Thermometers/Thermostats

From Your Workshop:
  - Alcohols
  - Creosote
  - Cutting Oil
  - Glues
  - Mineral Spirits
  - Naphtha
  - Paint Brush Cleaners
  - Polyurethane Coatings
  - Rust Remover
  - Turpentine
  - Wood Stains & Preservatives
  - Paints
  - Automobile
  - Oil and Latex-Based Paint
  - Primer
  - Stripper

From Your Garden:
  - Algaecides
  - Ant & Roach Powder
  - Bug Sprays, Sticks & Creams
  - Fertilizer
  - Fly Strips
  - Fungicides
  - Garden Dusts & Sprays
  - Herbicides
  - Insecticides & Pesticides
  - Rat & Rodent Poison
  - Weed Killer

From Your Garage:
  - Antifreeze
  - Auto Batteries or Battery Acid
  - Brake Fluid
  - Car Wax with Solvents
  - Diesel Fuel & Gasoline
  - Engine Cleaners
  - Fuel Oil
  - Gas & Diesel Additives
  - Kerosene
  - Metal Polishes
  - Motor Oil & Additives
  - Oil Filters
  - Transmission Fluid & Additives

Miscellaneous:
  - Artists' Paints & Mediums
  - Dry Cleaning Solvents
  - Fiberglass Epoxy
  - Gun Cleaning Solvents
  - Lighter Fluid
  - Moth Balls & Flakes