Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility

 Facility Updates

Starting February 1, this facility will be closed for lunch from 12-12:30. 

COVID-19: All facilities operate with COVID-19 safety guidelines in place. Masks are required. The Product Reuse Program is currently on hold as a COVID precaution. 

Free Disposal Sites for Hazardous Products from Kitsap and Mason County Homes

If a container has the words caution, warning, flammable, combustible, danger, toxic, or poison and still has product inside, it does not belong in the garbage, recycling, or down a drain. Take hazardous household products to a free disposal site:

• The Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Facility accepts most hazardous household products. View the sections below for information about this facility.
  

• Kitsap County garbage and recycling facilities also accept a few types of hazardous household products in small quantities.
  

• Mason County disposal facilities accept some hazardous products from homes in Mason County.

Accepted Items and Not Accepted Items - HHW Facility

​Click the drop-down lists or download a facility fact sheet (PDF).

 Appointment Required for Large Loads, Potentially Dangerous Products

Appointments are required for large loads and/or potentially dangerous products from Kitsap or Mason County households. See definitions below. You do not need an appointment for smaller loads of common household hazardous products (paint, motor oil, fuel, antifreeze, etc.).

Request an appointment online or call Kitsap1 at 360-337-5777 during regular business hours. Facility staff will contact you within 2 business days to schedule your appointment. Appointments for households are free of charge.

Definitions of large loads and potentially dangerous products

Large loads are more than 50 containers, loads over 50 gallons total, or containers larger than 5 gallons. Count all containers, even if they are not full. Amounts are based on container size, not the amount of product inside. We do not accept empty containers.

Potentially dangerous products include laboratory chemicals, unknown chemicals, or containers that are old, dangerous, or about to fall apart. 

 Accepted Items  (Common Examples)

• Latex paint is not hazardous. Dry latex paint is safe for your garbage. Dry small amounts by mixing kitty litter or instant concrete into the can. Dry larger amounts by painting or pouring paint on cardboard or a tarp and letting it dry. The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility accepts latex paint you cannot dry and dispose yourself.

• Aerosols

• Antifreeze. See all recycling locations for antifreeze.

• Automotive products

• Batteries- household, vehicle, sealed lead acid. See all recycling locations for batteries.

• Cleaning products

• Flammable liquids and solvents

• Gasoline and other petroleum products. See our fuel container restrictions.

• Fluorescent tubes and CFL bulbs. Limit 10 tubes and bulbs per day, per person. See all recycling locations for fluorescent lights.

• Herbicides and pesticides

• e- or butane/propane-pressurized fuel canisters

• Mercury thermometers

• Motor oil (contaminated with other fluids) and oil filters.

• Motor oil (uncontaminated) and oil filters. See all recycling locations for uncontaminated motor oil and filters.

• Needles/syringes. Limit 3 accepted containers. Seal in FDA-certified sharps container, bleach bottle, detergent bottle, or 2-liter soda bottle. Label as Sharps-BIOHAZARD. No other containers are accepted. See all disposal locations for syringes.

• Paints and stains, oil-based

• Pool and spa supplies

• Propane bottles (1 liter or smaller only). See recycling locations for tanks larger than 1 liter.

• Road flares

 Not Accepted

Not accepted at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility:

• Televisions, monitors, computers, laptops, tablets, e-readers, portable DVD players. Find a free recycling site for these electronics.

• Asbestos. See disposal instructions.

• Ammunition. See disposal instructions.

• Appliances. See disposal instructions.

• Empty containers. Put empty containers in the garbage with the lid removed

• Explosives. See disposal instructions.

• Fertilizers, dry. Give away or dispose as garbage.

• Fireworks. See disposal instructions.

• Household garbage. Find a garbage disposal facility.

• Leaking containers

• Marine flares. See disposal instructions.

• Medications. Find a free disposal site for medications.

• Propane tanks larger than 1 liter. See recycling instructions.

• Radioactive waste

• Smoke detectors. See disposal instructions.
  

 Business Waste

Businesses and organizations (including non-profits and churches) have separate hazardous waste disposal requirements and must schedule a disposal appointment.

HHW Facility Location and Hours

Address: 5551 SW Imperial Way, Bremerton - Open Google map.

Phone: 360-337-5777 (Kitsap1)

Hours for Residents: Thursday - Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm. Starting Feb. 1, closed 12-12:30 for lunch.

Hours for Businesses: Businesses and organizations must schedule a disposal appointment.

Facility is closed July 4, Thanksgiving weekend, and Christmas Eve through New Year's Day.

  

How to Use the HHW Facility

This is a drive-up facility. When it's your turn, you will be asked to drive under a covered area. Customers are responsible for unloading their own vehicles. Facility personnel may assist, but cannot enter vehicles. This facility can accommodate persons with mobility limitations.

Staff will sort your waste with your assistance. They may ask you questions or provide education. Before you leave, you will sign an agreement verifying that your waste is from a home and not from a business or organization.

Safe Transport Tips

Keep yourself, your family, and our staff safe by following these guidelines for packing and transporting hazardous products:

• Put containers in a sturdy, lined box and prevent containers and boxes from tipping or leaking.
  

• Put boxes in your trunk or truck bed, not the passenger area.

• Use straps and tarps to secure boxes in truck beds.

• Use original product containers. If you used a different container, label it.

• Never mix different types of products.

• Don't tape fluorescent tubes or bulbs and don't let them get wet.