Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility

 Facility News

Starting April 1, there are more places in Kitsap to drop-off paint, stains, sealers, and coatings! Visit PaintCare.org to find a local drop-off site and learn which items are accepted.

This facility is closed for lunch from 12 - 12:30 pm. 

All facilities operate with COVID-19 safety guidelines in place. Masks are suggested. 

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 Kitsap County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Facility accepts most hazardous household products from Kitsap and Mason County homes. 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)

• Aerosols

• Antifreeze. See all drop-off sites for antifreeze.

• Automotive products

• Batteries- household, vehicle, sealed lead acid. See all drop-off sites for batteries.

• CFL bulbs. Limit 10 bulbs per day, per person. See all drop-off sites for fluorescent bulbs.

• Cleaning products

• Flammable liquids and solvents

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

• Fluorescent tubes. Limit 10 tubes per day, per person. See all drop-off sites for fluorescent tubes.

• Herbicides and pesticides

• Mercury thermometers

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

• Motor oil (uncontaminated) and oil filters. See all drop-off sites 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 drop-off sites for syringes.

• Paints, stains, sealers, coatings. New program! Visit PaintCare.org to find free local drop-off sites for these products. The HHW Facility also accepts these items.

• Paint thinner, mineral spirits, solvents

• Pool and spa supplies

• Pressurized fuel tanks and canisters

• Propane tanks (1 liter or smaller only). See drop-off sites 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 drop-off 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 drop-off 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. Closed 12 - 12:30 pm 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.

Often, products come to us with life still in them. To reduce waste, this facility offers these items to the public in our reuse shed. Quality items, such as latex and oil-based paints, stains, sealers and household cleaning products, may be available in our reuse shed. When you drop off items, ask staff at the facility if you would like to browse our reuse shed for products before purchasing your own.

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.