Disposal Options

Additional Sources of Information

• DEQ Website
• Newport News Fire Department - HazMat Team
  Phone: 757-926-8404 (ex: fuel / oil spills around the home)
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Hazardous Waste Technical Officer
  Phone: 804-698-4199
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Regional Office Virginia Beach
  Phone: 757-518-2151 (Call for outlawed chemicals such as DDT and chlordane)

Paint

• Check with a charity organization, or theatre group to see if they can use for painting projects.
• Give useable leftovers to family or friends.
• If less than a ¼ can, pour mortar mix or kitty litter into can to solidify, reseal, place in plastic bag, then place in garbage container.
• If more than a ¼ can, pour paint into bag of mortar mix or kitty litter to solidify, reseal, place in plastic bag, then place in garbage container.
• If paint is hardened, scrape it out into a plastic bag, and dispose of in regular trash. The paint can and lid can be recycled only if completely empty and clean of all paint residue.

Pesticides / Herbicides

Use remaining portions or give to neighbors. Empty pesticide containers should be triple rinsed (spray rinse water on crops / yard before discarding. The empty containers are not recyclable.

Asbestos Disposal

If you have any asbestos-containing debris please reach out to Asbestos.com for help with how and where to properly dispose. Please help us keep our employees safe from potential exposure by assuring asbestos-containing materials end up in the proper outlets.

• Handling and Disposal Guide
• Abatement Guide

Recycling Businesses/Agencies

The following businesses / agencies can assist residents (in all localities) wishing to dispose of the following hazardous materials' Note: this information is subject to change based on store policies. Please call ahead first to verify that the businesses are still accepting these items.