Vancouver, WA – Residents of Clark County and its cities will have a number of opportunities to safely remove household hazardous waste, block foam, and unwanted electronics from their homes by dropping them off at mobile collection sites located throughout the county on selected Saturdays from April 12 through November 15.
Hazardous waste – Household products such as pesticides, paints, solvents, batteries, thinners, motor oil, antifreeze, and household cleaners may be hazardous. Look for signal words such as poison, danger, warning, caution, or flammable on the label. Most types of household hazardous waste will be accepted, all wastes must be from households.
Please call Clark County Solid Waste at (360) 397-6118 ext. 4352 for information on where to properly dispose of explosives, radioactive materials, ammunition, biological material or business generated wastes.
Block foam – Foam will be accepted only from households, the foam can be any color, but it must be clean and bagged/boxed. No plastic wrapped yellow urethane foam and no hot tub covers will be accepted. Peanuts that snap when you bend them are accepted, if they are double bagged.
Electronics
– Bring: Computers, monitors, TV’s, printers, answering machines, VCRs, typewriters, FAX machines, cell phones and other computer related electronics. Computers that can be reused will be refurbished, and broken equipment will be recycled.
– Do not bring: Microwaves, toasters, hair dryers or other appliances, if in good condition, these may be donated to a nonprofit group (call first to make sure they will accept these items).
April mobile collection events
April 12
Middle School
22115 NE Chelatchie Road, Amboy
10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Primary School
406 West Yacolt Road, Yacolt
2 p.m. – 4 p.m.
April 17
Frito-Lay
800 NW Fruit Valley Road, Vancouver
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
April 18
Sharp Electronics
5700 NW Pacific Rim Blvd., Camas
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
April 19
Clark College
1900 Block Ft. Vancouver Way, Vancouver
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
April 22
Nautilus
16400 SE Nautilus Dr., Vancouver
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
April 23
S.E.H.
411 NE 112th Ave., Vancouver
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
April 26
Ridgefield High School
2630 S Hillhurst Road, Ridgefield
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Future mobile collection events
A complete list of all future mobile collection events (May through November) is available at www.clark.wa.gov/recycle/A-Z/Resources/Mobile-HHW.html or call Clark County Solid Waste at (360) 397-6118 ext. 4352.
Other disposal options
Hazardous waste – There are three collection facilities in Clark County where residents can dispose of their household hazardous waste at no charge:
Central Transfer and Recycling Center
11034 NE 117th Ave., Vancouver
(360) 256-8482
Saturday and Sunday – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
West Van Materials Recovery Center
6601 NW Old Lower River Road, Vancouver
(360) 737-1727
Friday and Saturday – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Philip Services Corporation
625 S 32nd, Washougal
(360) 835-8594
First Tuesday – 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Disposal of household hazardous wastes at the collection facilities or mobile collection events is free of charge; however, the facilities have a 25-gallon or 220-pound limit.
The facilities do not accept:
– Unlabeled products.
– Empty paint cans or containers.
– Leaking containers.
– Explosives or ammunition.
– Radioactive, biological or infectious materials.
– Business generated hazardous waste.
Clark County and its cities offer a free home collection service for eligible senior citizens and residents with disabilities with no means of transporting household hazardous waste to the collection facilities or mobile collection events. To see if you qualify for this service, please call (360) 397-6118 ext. 4352.
Electronics – Computers and other acceptable electronics can be taken to:
Clark County Jail Work Center
5197 NW Lower River Road, Vancouver
Monday through Thursday – 9 – 11:30 a.m. and 1 – 4 p.m.
Philip Services Corporation
625 S 32nd, Washougal
(360) 835-8594
First Tuesday – 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
The following sites only accept unwanted computers, monitors and TVs. Computers collected at these new sites will not be reused; they will be disassembled for recycling and safe disposal within the United States
Central Transfer and Recycling Center
11034 NE 117th Ave., Vancouver
(360) 256-8482
Saturday and Sunday – 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
West Van Materials Recovery Center
6601 NW Old Lower River Road, Vancouver
(360) 737-1727
Friday and Saturday – 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Mobile household hazardous waste collection events are sponsored by Clark County, its cities, and the Washington State Department of Ecology. For additional information, please contact Clark County Solid Waste at (360) 397-6118, ext. 4352.
