Household Hazardous Waste/E-Waste Collection This Saturday in Marathon

Household Hazardous Waste/E-Waste Collection This Saturday in Marathon • Monroe County, FL

Household Hazardous Waste/E-Waste Collection This Saturday in Marathon • Monroe County, FL Monroe County Solid Waste hosts quarterly Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste collections from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bernstein Park on Stock Island and 10600 Aviation Blvd in Marathon. Monroe County residents can dispose of materials at the event at no cost. Household hazardous waste is often found in the garage, sheds, storage areas, or under the kitchen sink. They are corrosive, flammable, reactive, or toxic. E-waste can include items like televisions, computers, laptops, and old cell phones. Household Hazardous & E-Waste 2025 Collection Dates: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Marathon, 10600 Aviation Blvd. 10/10/26 1/9/27 Stock Island, Bernstein Park, 6751 5th Street 11/14/26 2/13/27 Hazardous waste examples include paints, stains, strippers, wood preservatives, roof tar, and patching compounds, adhesives, putty and caulk, auto/marine maintenance/care products, fiberglass and epoxy resins, solvents, hydraulic fluids, antifreeze, waste oil, corrosives (muriatic acid, lye, etc.), pesticides, fertilizers, weed killers/herbicides, drain cleaners, pool cleaning products, fluorescent/CFL light bulbs, and waste containing mercury, like light bulbs and thermometers. HHW can also be disposed of at Monroe County transfer stations: Cudjoe Key Transfer Station, MM21.5, Blimp Road: First and third Wednesdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Long Key Transfer Station, MM68: First and third Fridays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Key Largo, Corner of Atlantic Avenue and Homestead Avenue (Behind Walgreens), E-Waste and HHW: Second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition to drop-off, Monroe County continues to offer its “Give Back” program, where residents can pick up available materials free of charge for small projects on the first Saturdays of each month from 8 a.m. to noon at the transfer stations. Available items may include paints, cleaners, polishes, oils, lubricants, solvents, and garden chemicals. Residents have collected or turned in these items with excess, minimal, or little use, and they are still viable for their intended purpose. Local identification is required, and quantities are limited. Monroe County and its yard waste contractor continue to offer free compost (nutrient-rich black dirt) to the residents of unincorporated Monroe County and the cities of Marathon, Key Colony Beach, Islamorada, and Layton at the County’s three transfer stations on the first Saturday of the month, also from 8 a.m. to noon or until it is gone. Residents can pick up bagged compost on a first-come, first-served basis. Limit six bags per household, and no more than two households per vehicle. Proof of residency is required, such as a driver’s license, utility bill, or tax bill. Additional information is available at www.monroecounty-fl.gov/solidwaste.