West Palm Beach Home Chemical & Recycling Center
West Palm Beach Home Chemical & Recycling Center hours and what Palm Beach County residents can drop off free.
The West Palm Beach Home Chemical & Recycling Center, at 6161 North Jog Road, sits across the street from the North County Landfill rather than at a transfer station. Its hours are weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with staff, and Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. as self-service drop-off. Residents pay nothing.
Serves: Florida trash pickup and waste rules.
- Type
- Household hazardous waste site
- State
- Florida
- City
- West Palm Beach
- Address
- 6161 N Jog Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33412
- Hours
- Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (self-service drop-off only); closed Sunday
- Who can use it
- Palm Beach County residents, free; very small quantity generator businesses register, book an appointment and pay a disposal fee
- Fees
- Free for Palm Beach County residents; businesses pay a disposal fee based on the materials delivered
- Takes
- Aerosol cans that are not empty, ammunition, flares and fireworks, automotive fluids and filters, batteries (lithium, button, rechargeable, automotive and marine), boating waste, electronics, fluorescent tubes, CFLs and other mercury devices, household cleaners, paints, stains, glues and solvents, pesticides and fertilizers, photo and pool chemicals, propane and compressed gas cylinders, rubbing alcohol and used cooking oil; limits of 25 gallons of oil and 10 fluorescent bulbs; gasoline up to 30 gallons
- Does not take
- EV batteries, empty containers, explosives, garbage or trash, prescription medications, radioactive waste, sharps or medical waste, tires, and commercial or industrial waste without small-business (VSQG) approval
- Run by
- Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County (SWA)
- Phone
- 561-697-2700
- Official website
- swa.org
- Primary source
- swa.org
- Last verified
Questions
What are the West Palm Beach Home Chemical & Recycling Center hours?
Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for self-service drop-off only. Closed Sunday.
How much gasoline can I bring to the West Palm Beach Home Chemical & Recycling Center?
Up to 30 gallons, the higher limit shared only with the western Delray Beach center; the other five take 10 gallons.
Does the West Palm Beach Home Chemical & Recycling Center take medicines?
No. Prescription medications, sharps and medical waste, tires, explosives and empty containers are refused.
Sources
Sources and corrections
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