Where Can You Take Household Hazardous Waste In Western New York

For those in Western New York who have started spring cleaning around the house, you might be wondering where you can take things you can't throw in the regular trash.

The weather has gotten better and people are picking up sticks and leaves and other trash around their properties. Here in the Buffalo area, we dealt with a long and cold winter. For those who spent the winter doing projects around the house, like painting, you might have empty paint cans or left over materials.

Before you throw them away, you should know that Erie County has a way for you to safely get rid of them.

Where Can I Take Hazardous Waste In Western New York?

If you have things like left over paint, batteries, dangerous fluids from cars or other waste that you are not allowed to toss in the trash, you can bring them to one of the specific events or schedule a drop off.

According to a post from Erie County, "2025 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Events. There will be two Household Hazardous Waste collections this year May 31 in the Village of Depew and September 27 in the City of Buffalo. Registration is now open for the May 31 Collection Event".

There is a way to sign up HERE.

It's amazing how many old and left over paints and pesticides that we have found this spring at our home. Overtime, things just get piled up and this is a perfect way to get rid of them. We have four kids and keeping this nasty stuff away from them is certainly a priority.

Niagara County Events

There are also waste collection events planned in other places in Western New York. For example, Niagara County. " In honor of Earth Day 2025, in partnership with Niagara University, our first collection event will take place on Saturday May 10 from 9am to 1pm in the Dwyer Arena parking lot".

Below are some of the small Propane bottle that you might have that can and should be recycled at one of these events.