East Wake Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Wake County’s weekend drop-off in Wendell for household chemicals, paint, batteries and fuel.
East Wake Household Hazardous Waste Facility, at 5051 Wendell Blvd. in Wendell, is Wake County’s weekend site for household chemicals, paint, batteries and fuel. Its hours are Saturday and Sunday only, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and it takes loads from Wake County residents only, never from businesses. Bring proof of residency and stay in your vehicle.
Serves: Raleigh garbage pickup schedule and recycling rules.
- Type
- Household hazardous waste site
- State
- North Carolina
- City
- Wendell
- Address
- 5051 Wendell Blvd., Wendell, NC 27591
- Hours
- Saturday and Sunday only, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Monday to Friday. Closed New Year's Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve from noon and Christmas Day
- Who can use it
- Wake County residents only, with proof of residency; no business waste; no commercial or business vehicles, box trucks, enclosed trailers or dual-axle trailers; stay in your vehicle
- Takes
- Household, rechargeable and lead-acid vehicle batteries (limit 6); gasoline and diesel in pourable containers of 5 gallons or less; engine cleaners, degreasers and brake fluid; aerosols; CFLs and fluorescent tubes (limit 12, boxed); corrosive cleaners; household fire extinguishers; fuel oil, kerosene and lighter fluid; helium tanks; latex paint up to 10 gallons; oil-based paint; mercury thermostats and thermometers; mineral spirits, paint thinners and solvents; personal oxygen tanks; photographic chemicals; poisons; propane tanks up to 20 pounds; chlorine, fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, muriatic acid, pool chemicals and weed killer
- Does not take
- Business or commercial waste; professional-use products; ammunition, explosives and fireworks; asbestos; antifreeze, motor oil and oil filters (taken at the Multi-Material Recycling Facilities); lithium or metal hydride car batteries and generator batteries; freon and refrigerants; hoverboards; needles and medical waste; prescription medicine; radioactive materials and smoke detectors; spray foam tanks
- Run by
- Wake County Solid Waste Management Division
- Phone
- 919-856-7400
- Official website
- wake.gov
- Primary source
- wake.gov
- Last verified
Questions
What are the East Wake Household Hazardous Waste Facility hours?
Saturday and Sunday only, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is closed on weekdays; for a weekday drop-off, Wake County’s South Wake site in Apex is open Monday to Saturday.
Can I take gasoline to the East Wake Household Hazardous Waste Facility?
Yes, and diesel, kerosene and lighter fluid too, in a container you can pour from that holds no more than 5 gallons. Propane tanks up to 20 pounds are also taken.
Does the East Wake Household Hazardous Waste Facility take ammunition or medicine?
No. Ammunition, explosives and fireworks go to your local law enforcement agency, and prescription medicine goes to a medicine drop-off, not a Wake County hazardous waste site.
Sources
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