Weekly Household Hazardous Waste Collection Service Begins in 2020!

With a recent citizen survey showing a strong desire for a household hazardous waste collection service, the City Council has approved a contract with HHW Solutions to collect these items weekly.

Beginning in mid-January, you will be able to schedule a weekly “front porch pickup” of items such as paint, motor oil, batteries, insecticides, fertilizers, pool chemicals and other household materials. These items are not accepted by regular trash collection services and are prohibited in landfills.

In addition to collecting household hazardous wastes, citizens can also set out up to 50 pounds of electronic items to be recycled.

The cost for this new service is 56 cents per household per month to residents. You will be able to get on the collection list each week by Monday, and leave items on your porch on Wednesday. The items will be removed by the end of the day. You do not have to be home.

An additional provision of the contract is that HHW Solutions will sponsor an annual paper shredding event, where you can bring items to a central location for shredding. Shredded paper will then be recycled.

HOW TO SCHEDULE A FRONT PORCH PICKUP:

BY 8 P.M., MONDAY-
Call 972-440-2040 or go online to HHWSolutions.com to request a pickup. There will be a City of Heath tab on the website

BY 7 A.M., WEDNESDAY-
Place items to be collected on your front porch. If you have a gated property, please place your items at the curb.

This schedule will not change, except for when holidays impact the pickup day. If you have questions, contact the City at 972-771-6228.