Household Hazardous Waste Event

Site 1: Jefferson County Camp Bessemer, 3295 King St. Bessemer, AL 35203

Site 2: Jefferson County Camp Ketona, 121 Country Shop Road, Birmingham, AL, 35217

Will accept *Until capacity is met*

• Aerosols (disinfectants, hair products, paint)
• Adhesives, Epoxies, Resins (caulk, glue)
• Ammunitions/Guns
• Appliances — Large and Small (air conditioners, coffee makers, freezers, hair dryers, microwaves, refrigerators, stoves, vacuums)
• Automotives (batteries, filters, fluids, grease, oil, plain and mixed gas)
• Chemicals - Houseld and Pool (acids, ammonia, chlorine)
• Cleaners and Degreasers (common household, drain, oven)
• Cooking Oil and Grease)
• Electronics (cables, cell phones, computers, cords, televisions, security equipment)
• Fire Extinguishers/Smoke Alarms
• First Aid Products and Ointments
• Flammabls (gasoline, kerosene) 
• Gas Cylinders (carbon dioxide, kerosene, oxygen, propane)
• Light Bulbs and Ballasts) (CFL, fluorescent, sodium)
• Machinery and Lawn Equipment (compressor, generators, lawnmowers, weed eaters)
• Mercury and Mercury Containing Items (thermometers, thermostats)
• Paints/Stains/Varnishes/Thinners/Sealants
• Paper Shredding (on site, 5 box limit) 
• Polish (auto, floor, furniture)
• Poisons/Fumigants (ants, flea, rat, roach, wasp)
• Prescription Drugs
• Tires (without rims)
• Yard Chemicals (fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides, pesticides)

Will not accept

• Asbestos
• Medical Waste
• PCBs
• Radioactive materials of any kind
• Unidentified materials and containers