Sandia Heights Sanitation
Household Hazardous Waste
Household hazardous waste is not collected by Sandia Heights Sanitation — the items listed below can be dropped off for free at Safety-Kleen in Albuquerque.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) refers to products commonly found in homes that contain toxic, flammable, corrosive, or reactive substances. Hazardous waste pickup is not available through Sandia Heights Services. Residents of Bernalillo County may bring their residential hazardous waste to the Safety-Kleen at no charge.
Drop-Off Facility
Safety-Kleen
Address2720 Girard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107
HoursMon, Wed & Fri 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. · Sat 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Phone(505) 884-2277
Acceptable Materials
Automotive
- Antifreeze
- Automotive body filler
- Brake fluid
- Car battery acid
- Car wash & polish
- Carburetor cleaner
- Degreasers
- Diesel fuel
- Engine starting fluid
- Gasoline
- Gear oil
- Grease
- Car batteries
- Motor oil
- Power steering fluid
- Tire black (limit 8)
- Transmission fluid
- Window washer fluid
Cleaners
- Aluminum cleaner
- Air fresheners
- Bleach
- Cesspool cleaners
- Detergent
- Disinfectants
- Drain openers
- Dry cleaning solvents
- Floor wax
- Furniture polish
- Lye
- Metal polish
- Mildew removers
- Oven cleaners
- Rug cleaner
- Spot remover
- Spray starch
- Toilet cleaner
Pesticides
- Baygon
- Chlordane
- Diazinon
- Dursban
- DDT
- Flea collar spray
- Fungicides
- Herbicides
- Insecticides
- Lindane
- Malathion
- Moth balls
- Rat poison
- Pyrethrins
- Rodenticides
- Strychnine
- Weed killer
- Wood preservatives
Paint
- Latex
- Linseed oil
- Oil based paint
- Paint strippers
- Paint thinners
- Primer
- Pruning paint
- Shellac
- Solvent based paints
- Spray paint
- Stains
- Turpentine
Items Not Accepted
- Explosives (ammunition)
- Compressed gases
- Radioactive materials
- Bio-medical wastes
- Business generated wastes
When Dropping Off Items
- Bring products in original labeled containers. If not possible, label the container with the contents.
- Do not mix different or unknown materials together.
- Check containers to make sure the lids are on tight.
- Pack leaking containers in a large container and use absorbent material such as cat litter or newspaper to absorb excess fluid.