What to bring (and what not to)

This list is for TDEC mobile collection days. Permanent sites set their own lists; see each site's card.

Accepted at mobile events (TDEC)

• Automotive/marine: fuel and oil additives; grease and rust solvents, naval jelly; carburetor and fuel-injector cleaners; starter fluids; body putty; antifreeze/coolant; gasoline
• Home maintenance: used strippers and thinners, adhesives, driveway sealant, roofing tar, wallpaper remover
• Lawn and garden: pesticides, fertilizers, wood preservatives
• Miscellaneous: pool chemicals, photo chemicals, medicines/drugs, aerosols/compressed gas, mercury thermostats and thermometers, fluorescent tubes and CFLs, needles and sharps (in a puncture-proof container)

Not accepted at mobile events (TDEC)

• Paint, electronics and alkaline batteries (contact your county solid waste department for paint and electronics)
• Ammunition, fireworks, gunpowder, military ordnance
• Smoke detectors, radium paint, medical/infectious waste
• Empty containers, automotive gas tanks
• Any waste from businesses, schools, contractors or agri-business (households only)

How to transport it (TDEC)

Keep products in their original containers. Don't mix materials. Double-package leaking containers. Pack breakables in a box cushioned with newspaper, in the trunk or truck bed. At the event you'll be asked your county and how many households the waste is from.