Household Hazardous Waste

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events

Bring your household hazardous waste to free collection events throughout the year for Columbia County residents only. Check the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events Schedule 2026 for dates, times, locations and the list of accepted and unaccepted items.

Event locations

City	Address	Date	Time
St. Helens	1601 Railroad Ave. St. Helens, OR 97051	Feb. 28, June 6, August 22, Oct. 24	8am - 2pm
Clatskanie	35 Park St, Clatskanie, OR 97016	Oct. 3	8am - 12pm
Rainier	690 West A Street, Rainier, OR 97048	May 16	8am - 12pm
Vernonia	377 Bridge St, Vernonia, OR 97064	April 11	8am - 12pm

Event information

Quantity limits: 25-gallons or 200 pounds of waste per visit.
Items must be in 5-gallon containers or less.
Transporting items to the event: securely pack materials in original container or a plastic bin or a cardboard box lined with a garbage bag (preferably clear), label materials not in original containers, separate chemicals as much as possible to avoid accidental mixing and put items in your trunk or as far away from passengers as possible.
Be prepared to leave your container behind.

Accepted items

ammunition (small arms)
antifreeze
aerosols, air fresheners, and deodorizers
art, craft, and hobby chemicals
batteries - vehicle, rechargeable, button, alkaline batteries
beauty products such as fingernail polish and remover, and some hair products
cleaners (bleach, detergents, degreasers, disinfectants, drain cleaners, deck cleaners, hand cleaners, oven cleaners, polishes, waxes)
colorants and tints
explosives, fireworks, and flares
fire extinguishers
flea control products
fluorescent, lamps, tubes. light ballasts—please remove from the light fixture
gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuels, lighter fluid
glues, epoxies, adhesives, and caulking compounds
lawn and garden chemicals (moss killers, fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, poisons)
mercury (items containing mercury can include ballasts, barometers, blood pressure gauges, fluorescent lights, high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps, silent wall switches, thermometers-medical and household, thermostats)
motor oil, lubricating oils, windshield cleaners, brake fluid, transmission fluid, antifreeze
pool and spa chemicals
propane tanks and bottles
paint and paint products (latex and acrylic paint, spray paint, marine paint, automotive paint, oil-based paint, enamel, stains, lacquers, shellacs, varnishes, primers, wood preservatives, paint additives)
poisons
roof patching and repair materials
solvents, resins, thinners, mineral spirits
tar, pitch, and bitumen-based products