Free Residential Drop Off Items
Before bringing items to our facility:
- Remove fluids (e.g. gas, oil, etc.) and all removeable batteries.
- Drop off the removed batteries and fluids at a Household Hazardous Waste facility.
- Take products with the batteries/fluids removed to a recycling or disposal facility.
- Items with built-in batteries must be taken to an electronic waste (e-waste) program only.
This Residential Program allows the following items to be accepted for free* at Kiefer Landfill and the North Area Recovery Station for recycling.
*Load must only contain free items.
Small Household Corded Items:
Coffee makers; Toasters & toaster ovens; Telephones; Curling irons; Hair dryers; Vacuums (remove bag); Mixers; Blenders; Food processors; Electric shavers; Box fans; Portable heaters
Small Power Tools:
Drills; Grinders; Routers; Sanders; Power Saws
Appliances:
Residents may drop off up to two per day. (Microwaves; Refrigerators; Stoves & ovens; Washers & dryers; Dishwashers)
Electronics Waste:
Cellphones; PDAs; Devices with digital screens; Laptops; Computers; Tablet PCs; All-in-one desktops; Servers; CD & DVD drives and hard drives; Zip drives, Loose circuit boards & cards; Routers & modems; Digital cameras; Gaming consoles; DVD players; TVs;*
Computer mice; Wires; Keyboards; Printers & fax machines; Copiers (only residential copiers accepted free); DVRs & cable boxes; Stereos.
*Before dropping off e-waste for recycling, protect your personal information. Any personal data stored on e-waste should be permanently erase by using disk cleaning software, hard resets, memory card removal, overwriting commands, etc. Learn about electronic disposal best practices.
Bulky Items:
Tires - Passenger Vehicle/Light Truck (rims OK; limit 4 per day)
*50 bicycle tires = 1 Passenger Vehicle/Light Truck tire
Mattresses/Box Springs
Clean Metals
Only Accepted at Kiefer Landfill:
Bricks
Concrete (no rebar and no larger than 36 inches)
Asphalt, tiles, rocks & stucco (clean, no dirt, no trash, no rebar)
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