Items such as solvents, paint/stain/varnish, yard/garden products (including pesticides and herbicides), batteries, automotive products (including gasoline and oil), fluorescent light tubes, TVs, and computer monitors are considered hazardous waste.
If something is hazardous, the label will contain one of these signal words:
- Caution
- Danger
- Poison
- Warning
- Corrosive
- Flammable
- Explosive
- Oxidizer
- Irritant
- Environmental Hazard
If the label contains on or more of these words, it is hazardous waste and is accepted at the disposal sites listed above. Do no throw hazardous waste in with your trash or recycling. For more information , call (208) 384-3901 or visit the City of Boise's HHW website.
Prohibited Materials
Explosives, ammunition, radioactive items, and biomedical waste are not accepted at hazardous waste collection sites or the Ada County collection facility. For information on proper disposal of prohibited materials, call Boise Citiy at (208) 384-3901 or Ada County at (208) 577-4736.
Needles, sharps, and syringes
Diseases such as Hepatitis A and C, and HIV can be transmitted from needle sticks. Needles, syringes, and lancets (sharps) should be safely managed to prevent injury and disease transmission. Follow these simple steps for safe disposal of sharps:
- Purchase commercially available sharps container or use a hard
plastic (e.g. laundry detergent) or metal (e.g. coffee can) container
- Using permanent marker, label container "USED HOUSEHOLD SHARPS: DO NOT RECYCLE"
- Place sharps point-first into container
- Keep lid on at all times to prevent spills and decrease needle stick hazards
- Fill container as much as possible with sharps and then fill with sand or kitty litter. You must be able to close container lid
- When full, cap container with lid and secure with duct tape
- Place in trash cart
DON'T!
- Put loose sharps in the trash
- Flush used needles or medicines down the toilet
- Place sharps in recycling bins