Full Notification

 
San Benito County, CA, February 16, 2022 — San Benito County Integrated Waste Management (SBCIWM) Regional Agency is offering a free Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event for residents on Saturday, February 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at John Smith Road Landfill.
 
This free Recycling Event will take place this Saturday, February 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Staff will be on site to accept eligible household hazardous waste items at no charge at the John Smith Road Landfill (2650 John Smith Road, Hollister).
 
Household Hazardous Waste items are defined as:

• Cleaners, bleach, drain openers, floor and furniture polish, aerosols
• Paint, thinners, solvents, furniture strippers, nail polish and removers
• Batteries, fluorescent bulbs and tubes, mercury-containing devices, smoke detectors
• Garden pesticides, insecticides, chemical fertilizers, pool chemicals
• Used motor oil and filters, automotive fluids, car batteries
• Home-generated medicines and sharps (syringes and lancets).

 
Syringes & lancets must be in an approved sharps container. SBCIWM offers free sharps containers to San Benito County residents.  Please call 831-636-4110 or email [email protected] to schedule a sharps container pickup.
 
Items that will not be accepted include household trash, treated wood waste, bulky items such as furniture, refrigerators or washing machines, explosives, ammunition, radioactive waste, and biological waste.
 
This Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event is limited and free to San Benito County residents. Proof of San Benito County residency is required. There is a limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds of material per trip. Containers will not be returned. Small quantity generating businesses may participate for a fee and by appointment. If you are a small quantity generating business, please schedule an appointment by phone at 831-636-4110 or email [email protected].
 
John Smith Road Landfill and San Benito County kindly remind motorists to safely and properly transport household waste.
 
Tips for properly transporting your load:
•     Place products in cardboard boxes so containers do not spill during transport.

• Be prepared to leave your containers and boxes at the Collection Facility.
• Label materials that are not in their original containers.
• Make sure containers are not leaking and lids are tightly sealed.
• Load the boxes of materials that are prepared for drop-off into your trunk.
• At the John Smith Road Landfill, trained personnel will ask you to remain in your car while they remove your household hazardous waste from your trunk.

 
For some, Springtime means the beginning of do-it-yourself home improvement projects, spring cleaning, and working in the garden. “This event is a great way to get a jumpstart on your Spring cleaning. The City of Hollister supports events like these that help our residents safely dispose of unwanted and hazardous cleaners, car care fluids, paint and insecticides that may present problems in our environment, landfill and storm drains,” said City of Hollister Mayor Ignacio Vasquez. “San Benito County’s Integrated Waste Management Regional Agency would like to thank our partners the Cities of Hollister and San Juan Bautista, along with John Smith Road Landfill as they support this event and engage our community to safely drop off their household hazardous waste at this monthly event,” said Integrated Waste Management Manager Celina Stotler.
This event is offered every third Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at John Smith Road Landfill. San Benito County and the cities of Hollister and San Juan Bautista encourage responsible household hazardous waste handling. For more information on other recycling events visit www.cosb.us/iwm.
 
About San Benito County Integrated Waste Management
The San Benito Integrated Waste Management (SBCIWM) Regional Agency administers recycling and waste reduction programs to meet CalRecycle waste mandates, protect public health and increase sustainability for its Regional Agency Members that include the Cities of Hollister and San Juan Bautista and unincorporated San Benito County.  SBCIWM proudly coordinates comprehensive and cost-effective programs for green business, household hazardous waste, small quantity generators of hazardous waste, safe disposal for medication and sharps, motor oil recycling, and more.