USED MOTOR OIL DISPOSAL

Please do not place used motor oil, filters, or other automotive fluids in your regular trash or recycling containers. Santa Clarita has over 20 certified collection centers that will take and recycle used motor oil and filters for FREE.

For a FREE oil change kit (while supplies last) call (661) 286-4098 to reserve one for pick-up.

PAINT DISPOSAL

Beginning October 2012, California law required the paint industry to develop a sustainable solution to manage postconsumer paint. Under the new program, the paint industry has made paint recycling more convenient by setting up hundreds of drop-off sites throughout the state where residents can bring leftover paint. Residents can drop off paint for FREE at the following locations in the Santa Clarita Valley. We suggest you call first to ensure they have sufficient capacity for your paint disposal needs.

Paint can also be dropped off for free at a HHW Collection Event or one of the S.A.F.E. Collection Centers listed below. For information on the next HHW Collection Event in Santa Clarita as it becomes available, please visit the Events page on this site.

Paint Disposal Locations

Chemicals, Cleaners, Electronic Waste (E-Waste)
and Other HHW Items

888CleanLa.com
There is a solution for those old televisions, broken computers, half empty paint cans, propane tanks, unused pesticides and other hazardous waste sitting in your garage. You can even dispose of your cooking oil as well! *Electronic waste (E-Waste) can also be disposed of through the bulky item disposal program with your waste hauler. Contact your waste hauler directly or visit the Bulky Item page under Trash and Recycling/Residential.

You can take these and many other items to the next Los Angeles County HHW/ E-Waste Collection Event for FREE. You may check the Calendar & Events section on this site, the Los Angeles County website, www.888cleanla.com or call toll free at 1(888) CLEAN LA for additional information. In addition, there are two permanent collection centers near Santa Clarita to dispose of your hazardous waste and E-waste year round. **NEW: as of 2024, the SAFE Collection Centers and Los Angeles County HHW/E-Waste collection events will now accept string lights.**

The nearest S.A.F.E. Collection Centers are located at:

These centers are open Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please call to verify current hours of operation: 1-800-988-6942

Batteries

Battery recycling has never been easier. The City has a battery recycling program to assist City residents with recycling household batteries, including AA, AAA, C cells, D cells, rechargeable and button batteries. If you are disposing of lithium batteries either tape the ends or put them in a plastic baggie first.

Below are 6 locations conveniently located throughout Santa Clarita:

Recycle worn-out rechargeable batteries like those in cellphones, computers or power tools. To find a free local drop-off location, visit call2recycle.org/locator

CFL Disposal

If a CFL bulb is broken at your home or business, extra caution should be taken due to the small amount of mercury content in the bulb. Please open a door or window and leave the area for 10-15 minutes, then follow the clean up instructions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at www.epa.gov. If you have unbroken bulbs to dispose of, please take to a S.A.F.E. Center or drop-off at the next HHW Collection Event. If local, retail stores begin collecting bulbs or fluorescent tubes again, we will update this page.

sharps disposal

Home generated sharps, such as needles, syringes, and lancets should be placed in a sharps container and removed from the regular waste stream to minimize exposure to workers and processors.

To ensure sharps are handled in an appropriate manner, Burrtec will provide, upon request, the following to each single-family service recipient in the City of Santa Clarita:

• Residents
  • One postage-paid mail-back sharps container per year at no additional cost
• Seniors
  • Two postage-paid mail-back sharps containers per year at no additional cost

To request a mail-back sharps container, please call Burrtec at 661-222-2249.

FREE sharps containers are available to residents of Los Angeles County as well. To get a free sharps container, visit one of their S.A.F.E. Collection Centers or attend an HHW Collection Event. For information on both of these options, visit the L.A. County Sanitation District website.

Medication disposal

There are a few options available for residents who wish to dispose of medication or any narcotics in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Henry Mayo has a medication disposal container located in the main lobby of the hospital. Medication can be dropped off by any Santa Clarita resident seven days a week from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
23845 McBean Parkway
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
(661)200-2000
info@henrymayo.com

Kaiser Permanente also has a medication disposal program with a drop-box located in their pharmacy available for all residents including members or non-members. Medication may be dropped off during their business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Kaiser Permanente
27107 Tourney Rd
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
(833)574-2273