Free Hazardous Trash Waste North Lake Tahoe – Truckee | 2024

Do you have old cleaners, medications, pesticides, oil filters, paint, auto fludis, batteries, or other questional items stored in your North Lake Tahoe – Truckee home?

Thinking of selling and getting your place ready to sell and have some of these items around your property that you’ll need to get rid of?

Did you know that for several years in the North Lake Tahoe – Truckee area we have a FREE hazardous Waste Drop-Off event every third (3rd) Saturday of each month, and this program will continue all year long in 2024!

If you have cans of paint (latex and/or oil based), stain, or varnish stored in your North Lake Tahoe – Truckee home, condo, or business that you’d like to throw away they will take those items.

If you miss the third Saturday of each month, remember that Mountain Hardward Stores in Truckee, will take up to five (5) gallons each day from you, so you have more than one option to get rid of old paint products in our area!

In our home, our cabinets are filled with old, mostly empty cleaning product bottles/containers.

I’m always finding old medications, along with over-the-counter medications that we just don’t use any more. We also have a number of old dog medications.

Like many people, I’ve held onto the item because there is just enough in there to not toss it in the garbage, but they quickly become old, so I always seem to have items to get rid of.

At some point, you know you just need to purge and get rid of the left-over cleaning products and other unwanted items.

You know you shouldn’t just put the items with left-over product in the everyday trash bin, so after a while you’ve accumulated a dozen cleaning containers with just a small amount of product in each one.

How do you get rid of hazardous trash-waste in the North Lake Tahoe – Truckee area, and do it responsibly?

Our local agencies make it easy for us to get rid of this toxic trash and to do it the right way.

On the third Saturday of each month the Materials Recovery Facility at 900 Cabin Creek Road (located off Highway 89 S) will take in a number of different types of toxic waste items – for FREE!

All you have to do is call ahead at 530.583.7800 for an appointment to drop your items off. Sometimes they offer additional dates, you never know until you call.

What will they take?

Paint – Don’t want to go to the dump, or be limited to the third Saturday of each month?
- Did you know that Mountain Hardware in Truckee will take up to 5 gallons (1 – five gallon container, or 5 one gallon containers) each day (any day they are open) from you for FREE!

This paint is sorted and if it can be used it is donated. Otherwise it is dumped into a huge mixer and the paint comes out a grayish color that the State of California uses on their buildings and other items that need to be painted. A cool way to recycle and get rid of old paint!

Cleaners
Auto Fluids
Oil Filters
Medications (prescribed, or over-the-counter)
Pesticides

Here are the details:

How to get rid of Hazardous Trash in the North Lake Tahoe – Truckee | 2024

Where: Materials Recovery Facility | 900 Cabin Creek Road, Truckee, CA (accessed off Hwy 89 S)
When: Third (3rd) Saturday of each month in 2024 | Call for an appointment 530.583-7800 to drop your items off.
- January 20, 2024
- February 17, 2024
- March 16, 2024
- April 20, 2024
- May 18, 2024
- June 15, 2024
- July 20, 2024
- August 17, 2024
- September 21, 2024
- October 19, 2024
- November 16, 2024
- December 21, 2024
Cost: Free
In the past there have been the following restrictions: Maximum of 15 gallons, or 125 pounds – confirm how much with your appointment.
Transportation Tips:
- Keep products in their original sealed containers if possible.
- Label materials and sort products by type.
- Place leaking containers in tightly sealed, labeled plastic containers.
- Pack containers upright in cardboard, or plastic containers.
- Secure in car trunk, or truck bed.

Each month you’ll have the opportunity to clean out the cutter and trash that requires special care and handling in disposing of those items.

Need more reasons why you should take advantage of these FREE events this year? If you are thinking of selling, keep this in mind:

Sellers | North Lake Tahoe – Truckee Property Owners: If you’re thinking of selling your Truckee – Lake Tahoe home, condo, or commercial building, you’ll need to get rid of all paint, stain, household cleaning products and other hazardous waste at your property prior to the close of escrow.

This FREE hazardous waste drop-off service is available to Truckee and North Lake Tahoe residents.

How do you get rid of hazardous waste in the Truckee – North Lake Tahoe area if there isn’t a free event?

Call the Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal (TTSD) 530-583-7800 for their current rates. They also take in a number of other items like appliances, microwaves, mattresses and tires, for a special fee.

Take advantage of this FREE event to get rid of hazardous waste items that you have in your home on the third Saturday of each month this year!

This is a great way to be kind to the environment, and so something great for your home, condo, or business!

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For all of your Tahoe real estate needs –

Laura A. Allen | 530.414.1260 | Laura@TahoeLaura.com
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Coldwell Banker | Tahoe City – Truckee, CA

All information is deemed reliable, but is subject to change, and/or correction without notice

Free Hazardous Trash Waste North Lake Tahoe – Truckee | 2024