Aerosol cans empty - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FREE RECYCLING - see DTSC guidelines at Empty Aerosols (PDF)

Aerosol cans NOT EMPTY - (Current acceptance of full aerosol cans is on Thursday, Fridays and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)

Ag Irrigation Drip Tape - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - SOLID WASTE FEE APPLY

Agricultural Pesticide containers (approved plastic & metal containers will be recycled) HDPE plastic crop protection and other EPA registered pesticide product containers from agricultural and professional end users are applicable for this program.  Drums must be cut in half for acceptance and containers larger than 55 gallons require written approval for acceptance. Call the landfill at (530) 666-8852 for more information.

All containers must first be triple rinsed then certified/inspected by the Ag Department prior to drop-off.  Contact the Yolo County Ag Dept (530) 666-8140 to make an appointment for inspection and certification.

(Current acceptance of ag pesticide containers is on Fridays only from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.) Please remove any label booklets plastic sleeves, paper, metal, caps, lids, bungs, and the majority, of foil from spout.

Pesticide container for this program, are not from home, garden, antimicrobial products, veterinary products, or other noncommercial uses.  No pesticide or other crop protection containers that were never filled, filled and never distributed, or were subject of a recall.  

(Agricultural) fumi-Cel pesticide packs - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - Bags/packs must be wetted, dewatered, and inspected.  Packs must be accompanied by a Yolo County Ag Dept inspection form to be considered safe for disposal.  Standard Disposal fees apply. Appointments for inspection can be made by contacting the Yolo County Ag Dept (530) 666-8140

Aluminum cans - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FREE RECYCLING - #1, #2 #5 and #7 okay.

Air conditioner - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY  - APPLIANCE FEE APPLIES - includes standalone, window and portable units.

Antifreeze - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Asbestos - friable or non-friable - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - No longer than 3 ft in length, must be wetted, double bagged, securely sealed, and labeled to be accepted at the HHW events or customers my contact Class II Landfills for disposal options.

Asbestos - from businesses (friable or non-friable) - Businesses who are small quantity generators of hazardous waste may contact the County at (530) 666-8856 for an appointment to pay for proper disposal through our Household Hazardous Waste facility. No longer than 3 ft in length, must be wetted, double bagged, securely sealed, and labeled to be accepted.

Asphalt - road asphalt is ACCEPTED at no cost - (concrete gravel, sand, moderate wire, rebar ok) Minimal soil with asphalt is ok.  It is OK for rebar to be incased in the asphalt, but it is not OK for asphalt to be incased in rebar.

Bamboo - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEES APPLY

Batteries - automotive, motorcycle - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FREE RECYCLING - Household  batteries - non-rechargeable, alkaline, button batteries from watches, etc. - rechargeable nickel cadmium Ni-Cd, Nickel Metal Hydride Ni-MH, Lithium ion (Li-ion) - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FREE RECYCLING - (Yolo County Residents only)

Brake Fluid - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Burn Waste - Contact the landfill prior to hauling for approval information – Examples of burn waste are fire damaged buildings, structures, or large burn pile debris. Some burn waste will require testing prior to approval. Charcoal from a BBQ is not considered burn waste.  Email IWM@yolocounty.org or call (530) 666-8852

C & D -  See the Construction & Demolition Debris brochure(PDF) - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEES APPLY - Currently mixed C&D is recycled.  Source separated wood, metal and concrete can also be accepted for recycling. 

Cactus - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEES APPLY

Cannabis - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEES APPLY - Cannabis Disposal Procedures – drop off before 3 p.m. (PDF)

Cardboard - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FREE RECYCLING - accepted: corrugated cardboard, shipping boxes - not accepted: juice/milk cartons, egg cartons, wax or plastic-coated paper, photos, waxed cardboard

Carpet - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY -FEES APPLY - Carpet Program (PDF)  For more info visit the Carpet CARE website Carpet America Recovery Effort – Developing Market Based Solutions for the Recycling & Reuse of Post-Consumer Carpet

Cartons - empty: milk, juice, soy, etc. - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY FREE RECYCLING. Click here for recycling information.

Cell Phones - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY -FEES APPLY - Free for Resident - Fees apply for businesses.

Centrifuges - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEES APPLY – If no refrigerants, these will be charged as business e-waste. With refrigerants, these will be charge like a refrigeration appliance.

Chemicals - toxics - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Yolo County Residents Only

Christmas trees – ACCEPTED -FEES APPLY - must have no ornaments, flocking, tinsel, garland, lights, and the stand must be removed in order, to be recycled otherwise it will be land filled as garbage.

Cooking oil and grease - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY -FEES APPLY - trash fee applies if brought in solidified in absorbent or kitty litter - NO FEE  If brought in during Household Hazardous Waste  - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. For Yolo County residents only.

Concrete - Free of charge if clean of debris, moderate wire, rebar must not be in cased in concrete, rebar must be between 1/4" and 1/2"

Creosote treated wood - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEES APPLY- Limited acceptability small lengths 5' or less - Large quantities contact Recology Hay Road Landfill (800) 208-2371

Cylinders - ACCEPTED - Thursdays,  Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. For Yolo county residents only.

ACCEPTED -fire extinguishers and propane tanks up to 23.6 gallons (20#-100#), ONLY small helium balloon party tanks, propane, butane gas cylinder, air compressors, water heater expansion tanks or water tanks

NOT ACCEPTED No oxygen tanks (contact medical provider for disposal). For other cylinders not accepted please contact Praxair at (916) 452-1234

FEES MAY APPLY

Dead Animals - NOT ACCEPTED - unacceptable - livestock, wild game, or large household pet, either whole or in pieces, which would have constituted a whole animal - other options: Contact animal services, veterinarians, dead animal haulers or rendering plants for disposal information.

Dead Animals - and animal parts - ACCEPTED - small household pets, must be securely bagged in plastic (bird, fish, rodent, reptile, cat, small dog, etc.) Animal parts that do not constitute a whole animal, spoiled food, or by products from butchering activities. - other options: Contact animal services, veterinarians, dead animal haulers or rendering plants for disposal information.

Developer - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Diatomaceous Earth – ACCEPTED –FEES APPLY

Dirt - Criteria for Soil/Waste Acceptance Yolo County Central Landfill (YCCL)

Dishwashers - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEES APPLY

Drums empty - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - must be open for inspection (clean, dried, and vented) lids off or if there are only bung openings, they must be cut in half.

Dryers - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY -FEES APPLY

Electronic waste - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FREE RECYCLING (for residents only) - computer monitors, laptops, televisions, and/or DVD players containing cathode ray tubes (CRT), liquid crystal display (LCD). plasma screens - These items are covered by the Electronic Waste Recycling Act. Electronic waste from businesses, schools, churches, organizations, government, etc. will be accepted for a fee.

Explosives - ammunition, bullets, airbags etc., - NOT ACCEPTED - other options - contact local law enforcement at (530) 666-8920 for details on proper disposal.

Fertilizer containers- empty - containers (approved plastic & metal containers will be recycled) Containers larger than 55 gallons require written approval for acceptance. Call the landfill at (530) 666-8852 for more information.  All containers must first be certified.  Contact the Yolo County Ag Dept. (530) 666-8140 to make an appointment for inspection and certification.

(Current acceptance of ag plastics is on Fridays only from 7:30 - 3:30 p.m.) Please remove any label booklets plastic sleeves, paper, metal, caps, lids, bungs, and the majority, of foil from spout.

Containers must be certified triple rinsed (contact Yolo County Ag Dept.) dry, non-refillable. HDPE plastic crop protection and other EPA registered pesticide product containers from agricultural and professional end users.

They must not be from home, garden, antimicrobial products, veterinary products, or other noncommercial uses.  No pesticide or other crop protection containers that were never filled, filled, and never distributed, or were subject of a recall.  

Fire Debris - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - Call the landfill prior to hauling for approval information - Criteria for Soil/Waste Acceptance Yolo County Central Landfill (YCCL)

Fire extinguishers - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - fire extinguishers and propane tanks up to 23.6 gallons (20#-100#) - for other cylinders not accepted please contact Praxair at (916) 452-1234. (Yolo County residents only)

Flares, emergency road flares - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Yolo County residents only)

Fluorescent tubes & bulbs (residential) - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY- (Yolo County residents only) - Limit 20 bulbs

Fluorescent tubes & bulbs (commercial) - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - must call for an appointment (800) 207-8222. 

Freezers - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY -FEES APPLY

Furnaces - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY-FEES APPLY

Furniture (sofas, crib mattresses, large chairs) - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEES APPLY

Gasoline - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Yolo County residents only)

Glass beverage containers - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FREE RECYCLING - glass containers must be rinsed, discard plastic lids & caps.

Gravel - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - NO CHARGE - must be clean.

Green waste - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEES APPLY- leaves, grass, branches, brush, bamboo, tree rounds not to exceed 12" in length, straw / hay bedding and manure, bamboo, palm fronds, cactus - Green waste RESTRICTIONS: Sudden Oak Death; Light Brown Apple Moth; LBAM Quarantine Facts - Commercial haulers and landscaper's must sign a Compliance Agreement to haul and dispose of restricted green waste. *Note palm trunks are not considered for green waste and will be charged a garbage rate.

Hazardous waste - (residential PDF) - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Friday, and Saturday during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - (business) must call for an appointment (800) 207-8222.

Helium  5-gallon tanks - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY FEES APPLY- ONLY small helium balloon party tanks, air compressors, water heater expansions tanks, or water tanks. (Yolo County residents only)

Herbicides, pesticides - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.  - (Yolo County residents only) - (business) must call for an appointment (800) 207-8222.

Hospital Beds - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - Mattresses can be recycled; Metal frames can be recycled through metals; any electronics can be recycled in e-waste. *Note mattresses attached to frames will be charged a fee.

Hydraulic fluid (brake) – ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Yolo County residents only)

Hydraulic oil (PDF) - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY

Infectious Waste - NOT ACCEPTED - Contact Yolo County Environmental Health for proper disposal.

Ink & Toner Cartridges – ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - Businesses must call for an appointment (800) 207-8222. Subject to Household Hazardous Waste disposal fees.  Residential - FREE REECYCLING - (Yolo County residents only)

Kegs - NOT ACCEPTED - Must be recycled through distributor. *Note accepted if no distributor is labeled or distributer defunct.

Lawn Mowers - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY -FEES APPLY Electric powered units must have battery removed prior to recycling. Gas powered equipment charges as an appliance due to servicing costs.

Light Ballasts - ACCEPTED - If bulbs are removed (ex. HID bulbs fluorescent bulbs. etc.) and Capacitor/Transformer is removed the light fixture itself is accepted as metals recycling. Capacitors and ballasts clearly marked "No-PCBs" can be accepted free of charge as E-Waste.

NOT ACCEPTED - Ballasts and Capacitors (unlabeled or containing PCBs) accepted - Thursdays,  Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste events from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Yolo County residents only)

Light Bulbs - ACCEPTED - (incandescent, halogen LED & non-mercury containing bulbs) Safe for disposal in regular trash container. (LED traffic lights require disposal) For mercury containing bulbs, See Fluorescent Tubs/Bulbs above. (Yolo County residents only)

Liquid Waste PDF - ACCEPTED - call the landfill prior to hauling for acceptance criteria - (530) - 666-8727.

Manure - ACCEPTED - for disposal (includes straw/hay bedding mixed with manure). Being accepted as green waste for composting.

Mattress PDF- ACCEPTED - (Daily for free recycling) - Futon Mattresses now accepted (PDF).

Medical Waste - ACCEPTED - (sharps, including needles, lancets, test strips, etc). (Pharmaceuticals)  - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - (business) must call for an appointment (800) 207-8222. Controlled substances: Bring to HHW events to get an authorized postage paid mailer for proper disposal.  Treated Medical Waste - call the landfill for approval information. Untreated Medical Waste - NOT ACCEPTED - Contact Yolo County Environmental Health for proper disposal.

Mercury - ACCEPTED - (thermometers, switches, medical dilators, medical weighted tubing, blood pressure meters, dental amalgam, pressure gauge, vacuum gauge, novelties including flashing athletic shoes, shoes, jewelry, singing greeting cards, etc.) - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.  Mercury Thermostat Collection Act PDF. (Yolo County residents only)

Metal Scrap - ACCEPTED - (Daily for Free recycling).

Microwaves - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FREE RECYCLING

Mixed Recyclables - ACCEPTED - FREE RECYCLING - (Plastic, glass containers, aluminum cans, tin cans clean foil & trays.) No plastic bags.  Film wrap #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, and #7 okay.  Exclusions: #6 - Styrofoam trays & carry out containers.

Neon bulbs/lights - ACCEPTED - Businesses pay a fee and must be preapproved prior to  - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Yolo County residents only)

 Newspaper- ACCEPTED - (Daily for free recycling)

Oil  (PDF) - ACCEPTED - (Every Thursday, Friday & Saturday from 7:30am-3:30pm) - 15 gallon limit - Motor oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic fluid, kerosene, differential fluid, diesel fuel and diesel oil (5-gallon or less sized containers required to reduce spillage when pouring oil into tank) NO CHLORINATED SOLVENTS/FLUIDS - (ie brake cleaner power steering fluid). Brake fluids, Transformer fluids. Oil filters - ACCEPTED - (Every Thusday, Friday & Saturday from 7:30am-3:30pm)

Ovens - ACCEPTED -FEES APPLY

Paint - ACCEPTED - latex and acrylic water based) - containers must be sealed with no leaks, must have original label and be easily identifiable as latex paint. Unlabeled, unreadable, or corroded containers must be taken to Household Hazardous Waste on - Thursdays,  Fridays, and Saturdays 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Oil based paint, business/commercial customers must make an appointment before (800) 207-8222 - Oil based paint from residential customers ACCEPTED - paint containers must be sealed with no leaks, have original label, and be easily identifiable as oil-based paint. Unlabeled, unreadable, or corroded containers must be taken to Household Hazardous Waste on - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Dried paint cans will be excepted, or you can dispose of them in your home garbage.

Pallets - ACCEPTED - FEES APPLY

Paper - ACCEPTED - Free recycling of junk mail, grocery bags, phone books, white paper, colored paper, magazines, envelopes, paper bags, and paper egg cartons.

transformers, transformer components) are accepted during the Household Hazardous Waste on - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 

Pesticide containers (plastic) - (See agricultural plastics)

Pesticide containers (metal) - (See agricultural plastics)

Pesticide containers (funicle packs) - (See agricultural plastics)

Plastic beverage containers - (see mixed recyclables)

Plastic carryout bags - ACCEPTED - for disposal only - Recycling drop-off located at supermarket and large retail stores.

Plastic lumber - ACCEPTED For disposal only. (Trex/Deck boards – plank)

Plastic, rigid plastics - ACCEPTED - free recycling (toys, buckets, bins, flowerpots, ice chest, lawn furnace etc.)

Poisons - NOT ACCEPTED must be taken to Household Hazardous Waste on - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Yolo County residents only)

Pools chemicals - NOT ACCEPTED must be taken to Household Hazardous Waste on - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. (Yolo County residents only)

Pressure Treated Wood (PTW) (PDF) - ACCEPTED - pressure treated wood Limited acceptability - Check the following DTSC website for current list of disposal sites approved to accept PTW under SB 68 Variance Program: https://dtsc.ca.gov/toxics-in-products/treated-wood-waste/

Propane tanks up to 23.6 gallons (20#-100#) - NOT ACCEPTED must be taken to Household Hazardous Waste on - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 

PVC – ACCEPTED for disposal only -FEES APPLY– NOT RECYCLABLE

Radioactive - decommissioned materials - NO contact Yolo County Environmental Health for proper disposal.

Railroad ties - (PDF) - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY FEES APPLY - Limited acceptability – *Note be loaded into bins by hand.

Refrigerators - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY FEES APPLY - Must be empty of any items, including food/food scraps and must stand the refrigerator upright when removing from your vehicle.

Roofing tiles - FEES APPLY Inert Waste Rate - Used and clean concrete and clay roof tile (no wood, tar paper, or trash),  Solid Waste Rate - New concrete and clay roof tile, or used tile that is mixed with wood, tar paper or trash.

Septic waste (PDF) - ACCEPTED - call the landfill prior to hauling for acceptance criteria

Sharps - ACCEPTED - (sharps, including needles, lancets, test strips, etc.). (Pharmaceuticals) - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Shopping Carts - NO - Contact carTrac toll free at 1-888-992-4778 or (818) 817-6712. If carTrac issues a log as scrap value then we can accept as clean scrap metal.

Smoke detectors, household - ACCEPTED - residents are encouraged to return them to the manufacturer for disposal due to certain smoke detectors containing small amounts of radioactive material.  At this time, the county can accept them from residents since they are exempt from the regulations prohibiting disposal. Please pull out any recycle the battery. 

Sod - ACCEPTED - mixtures of sod, dirt, weeds.

Soda Ash - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Soil (PDF) - ACCEPTED - call the landfill prior to hauling for approval information.

Solar devices - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY FEES APPLY

Solar panels - NO - High levels of lead and cadmium prohibit landfill disposal of panels. ACCEPTED for a fee - Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Steel cans - ACCEPTED - FREE RECYCLING - (Plastic, glass containers, aluminum cans, tin cans clean foil & trays, aseptic, juice box type containers) Must be rinsed, discard plastic lids & caps, no plastic bags of film wrap #1, #2, #5, and #7 okay.  Exclusions: #6 - Styrofoam trays & carry out containers #4 - film plastics such as bags/plastic wrap #3 PVC pipe - DISPOSAL ONLY mirrors, window glass and light bulbs.

Stumps - ACCEPTED - for disposal only - tree rounds greater than 12" diameter and 12" in length.

Styrofoam - ACCEPTED - for disposal only - (#6 meat trays & carry-out containers, packing peanuts, or blocks) - for information on polystyrene recycling, call (800) 828-2214.

Tanning bed - ACCEPTED - fluorescent bulbs, ballasts and capacitors must be removed for acceptance. - items removed ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays - during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m.

Textiles - ACCEPTED 

Tiles, floor (ceramic, porcelain, stone) - ACCEPTED - daily for recycling

Tiles, roofing - (concrete, asphalt, wood with tar paper) - ACCEPTED - for disposal only

Tiles, vinyl - ACCEPTED - for disposal only

Tin cans - (see mixed recyclables)

Tire rims only - ACCEPTED - (metal scrap)

Tires (auto, truck, or motorcycle) - ACCEPTED - with or without rims - limit 9 without a permit

Tires (small) - ACCEPTED - free recycling (9 or less bicycle, wheel barrow, go-cart) NO rims, Tubes and 10 or more tires subject to disposal fees. 

Toilets/sinks - (porcelain - ACCEPTED -FEES APPLY

Toner/ink - ACCEPTED - Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Transmission fluid, transmission oil - ACCEPTED- free recycling

Trash compactors - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY -FEES APPLY

Vehicles - NO - See DMV website - How to Dispose of a Vehicle.... To donate your vehicle see: DMV Website - Car Donations.

Vitamins - ACCEPTED -Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during the Household Hazardous Waste event from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Liquid vitamins in large quantities, call the landfill prior to to hauling. 

Washers - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEE APPLY

Water filtration unit - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY -FEE APPLY - water must be drained.

Water heaters - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEE APPLY

Water softener - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEE APPLY softener units and salts accepted for disposal. 

Wood - ACCEPTED EVERY DAY - FEE APPLY- lumber, pallets, crating, fencing, trim plywood and other clean wood products. Painted wood okay.