The annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event is held once per year in Tracy. This event is usually held on a Saturday during the summer at the Tracy Municipal Airport, 5749 South Tracy Blvd. For information regarding the next HHW Collection Event, call (209) 468-3066.
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) is any waste generated from the use of a product containing a hazardous material that, if misused or improperly disposed of, could pose a threat to human health or the environment.
Household Hazardous Wastes should NEVER be thrown in the trash, washed down the drain, poured in the street gutter or poured onto the ground.
Reduction at Home
Hazardous materials are often marked with warning labels or cautions because they contain chemicals that may be toxic, flammable, corrosive or reactive:
CAUTION: Mild to Moderately Hazardous
WARNING: Moderately Hazardous
DANGER: Extremely flammable, corrosive or highly toxic
POISON: Highly Toxic
* Must be delivered in a sealed container
Most households also employ a variety of hazardous products in their yards, especially their garden areas. Less toxic alternatives are available for many fertilizers and pesticides.
Aside from choosing water-based paint over oil-based paint, or using elbow grease rather than paint stripper, hazardous auto and paint products generally have few known alternatives. However, some of these products such as latex paint, motor oil, anti-freeze, and auto batteries can be recycled.
Oil is collected free of charge at the following locations in Tracy: O’Reilly (209) 836-0606, and SpeeDee Oil Change (209) 836-1557.
Household Hazardous Waste Program
San Joaquin County
Solid Waste Division
1810 East Hazelton Avenue
Stockton, California 95205
Hotline: (800) 449-4840
Phone: (209) 468-3066
Fax: (209) 468-3078
Email: swrecycle3@co.san-joaquin.ca.us
Household Hazardous Waste
Consolidation Facility
7850 South R.A. Bridgeford Street
Stockton, California 95206
Open to the Public:
Every Thursday-Saturday
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Questions? Call (209) 468-3066
Open to Small Businesses:
By Appointment Only
1 (800) 207-8222
Tracy Recycling
Sites for Oil & Oil Filters
Tracy
O’Reilly Auto Parts (1093)
3323 Tracy Boulevard
(209) 863-0606
O’Reilly Auto Parts (4025)
1210 Tracy Boulevard
(209) 836-0677
SpeeDee Oil Change & Tune-up
711 Grant Line Road
(209) 836-1557
Tracy Tire Pros
1131 Holly Drive
(209) 835-6900
Tracy Express Wash & Lube
2480 Tracy Boulevard
(209) 835-9128
Tracy Material Recovery & Transfer
Facility
30703 South MacArthur Drive
(209) 832-2355
Tracy Pontiac GMC Cadillac, Inc.
2628 Robertson Drive
(209) 835-7750
Tracy Unified School District
1975 West Lowell Avenue
(209) 831-5051
Some items, known as Universal Wastes and Electronic Wastes, are banned from being disposed in the trash altogether. However, Most of these can be recycled!
You may arrange for pickup of Universal Waste by contacting Tracy Disposal, (209) 835-0601. Fees may apply.
You may also take Universal Waste to Tracy Material Recovery & Transfer Station in Tracy (209) 832-2355. Fees may apply.
You may arrange for pickup of Universal Waste by contacting West Valley Disposal, (209) 835-3639. Fees will vary.
