Tuesday, October 7, 2025

The Annual St. Joseph County Household Hazardous Waste Collection is set for Tuesday, October 7th from 2 until 6 p.m. at the Fairgrounds on M-86 in Centreville! This is a collection for households only - NO businesses! The event is free but donations will be accepted and appreciated. Please package all items safely for transport. The following items WILL be accepted:

PAPER:
Cardboard
Junk Mail
Magazines
Newspapers
Phone Books

HAZARDOUS:
Batteries - including car batteries
Diabetic Test Strips
Fluorescent Bulbs
Lithium (LED) Bulbs
Old Gasoline
Pharm Needles (Sharps)
Pesticides
Pool Chemicals
Smoke Alarms
**UP TO 100 POUNDS IS FREE. $2.00 PER POUND FOR ANYTHING ABOVE 100 lbs.

PAINT & STAIN
Latex Paint
Oil Based Paint
Oil Based Station
**$3.00 FEE FOR LATEX CANS ONLY

ELECTRONICS
Cables & Wires
DVD Players
VCRs
Game Systems
Laptop Computers
Desktop Computers
Monitors
Printers
Scanners
Microwaves
Telephones
Televisions - *UP TO TWO FREE / $10 PER AFTER THAT

TIRES
Passenger/Light Truck - Residents can drop off 10 tires. $2.00 fee for each after that. Semi tires $5.00 each. Tractor tires $25.00 each.
*Tires MUST be OFF RIMS, free of mud, concrete, plant material, water, etc.

The following items will NOT be accepted:

NO COMPANY/INDUSTRIAL WASTE - HOUSEHOLD ONLY
NO EXPLOSIVES
NO GRILLS
NO GLASS
NO PLASTIC
NO STYROFOAM
NO WASTE OIL - Take to an auto parts store or Walmart
NO REFRIGERATORS
NO FREEZERS
NO DEHUMIDIFIERS
NO AIR CONDIITIONERS

*PLEASE NOTE ALSO THAT THE APPLIANCE & SCRAPT METAL VENDOR IS NOT ATTENDING.

Funding for the Hazardous Waste Collection is provided by St. Joseph County. Tire disposal made possible by Michigan EGLE's Scrap Tire Grant through Van Buren County Conservation District.

*For more information email stjoecountycd@gmail.com