Household Hazardous Waste Facility Fireman's Memorial Drive, Pomona, New York

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The Household Hazardous Waste Facility (HHW) is a drop-off collection facility that accepts household hazardous waste materials from residents and small businesses that qualify for CESQG status.

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Driving Directions to the Facility

Take the Palisades Interstate Parkway to exit 12 and go south on Route 45. Turn right onto Pomona Road and make the first right onto Fireman's Mamorial Drive. The Facility is located at the end of the road on the left-hand side.

Acceptable Materials

Oil & Latex Paints Thinners & Wood Preservatives Wax & Polishes Resins & Adhesives Driveway Sealer Motor Oil & Fillters Gasoline Antifreeze Spot Removers Chemistry Kits Photo Chemicals Pesticides, Fungicides, & Herbicides 20lb Propane Tanks

Lighter Fluid Batteries (household, car, boat, rechargeable & buttoncell) Smoke Detectors Computer Equipment Printers & Scanners Fax, Copy, Answering & Adding Machines TVs, VCRs, CD Players, Radios, Telephones Cell Phones & Beepers Air Conditioners Over the Counter & Prescription Medication (no controlled substance medication)

Non-Acceptable Materials

Empty Containers Oxygen & Acetylene Tanks and Other Compressed Gasses Tires Asbestos Explosives Construction Material PCBs Medical and Biological Wastes Controlled Substance Medication Radioactive Materials Refrigerators, Washer & Dryers, Microwave Ovens.

Delivery and Transportation

Place container upright in a cardboard box or other suitable container and secure in vehicle. Leaking containers must be placed inside another container (e.g. plastic bucket) with a tight fitting lid.

CESQGs - Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators

Small businesses, institutions, municipalities, non-profits and schools in Rockland County that qualify for CESQG status may also deliver hazardous waste to the HHW Facility for a fee.

Click HERE to download a CESQG information and application packet.