Johnston County Hosting Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

Smithfield, NC – This year's spring cleaning just got easier! Johnston County's Household Hazardous Waste Collection event is back on Saturday, April 26 from 8:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. Residents can safely dispose of items that don't belong in trash or recycling by using the free drive-thru service at the Johnston County Livestock Arena. 

Whether it’s oil-based paints, old pesticides, fluorescent bulbs, pharmaceuticals or automotive fluids, our staff will be on site to help unload hazardous materials from participants' vehicles, and answer any questions you may have.

Johnston County Solid Waste, the Johnston County Sheriff's Office, and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Pesticide Disposal Assistance Program will host this year's event. The Livestock Arena is located at 520 County Home Road, Smithfield, N.C. 27577 next to the Johnston County Landfill.

 Oil-based paints and stains

 Aerosols

 Lubricants

 Solvents

 Paint strippers, polishes, and waxes

 Pesticides and herbicides from home and farm

 Fluorescent lamps and bulbs

 Swimming pool chemicals

 Automotive fluids

 Gasoline, diesel, kerosene, charcoal lighter and LPG tanks

 Household batteries of all types

 Pharmaceuticals

 Latex paint

 Commercial, institutional or industrial chemicals of any type

 PCB waste

 Radioactive materials (including smoke detectors)

 Medical, biological, infectious, or septic waste

 Explosives, ammunition, and shock sensitive chemicals

 Cooking oil and grease

 Fire extinguishers

 Any materials currently collected for recycling at the Convenience Sites and/or Landfill