When I bought my house the previous owners left a lot of paint behind that looked to be fairly old. Loaded my car with the buckets and some old fluorescent bulbs and batteries and drop off couldn't have been easier. You stay in your car, pop the trunk, and the staff here take care of the rest! read more

Only shop in town for haz waste disposal. Free is good. The line moves quickly enough. Check the hours.

The process is quick and simple. The staff is friendly, helpful and patience. You stay in your car, show your ID and they remove all the items from your vehicle. I left a voicemail when I had a question about one of my items I wanted to see if they accepted. They were quick to respond with a less than 24 hour turnaround. read more

Really appreciate having this facility to dispose of household hazardous waste. It's fast, friendly, and free! Making it easy to protect the environment. read more

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility - Household Hazardous Waste Disposal - Hazardous Waste Disposal Near Me - Martinez, California

Way easier (and greener) than throwing stuff in the trash. I loaded my trunk with four boxes of old paint cans, light bulbs, and pesticide, and was in and out in five minutes. Personnel are friendly and kind. Just look at the website beforehand to see what they accept, and bring your id to prove you're a Coco resident. read more

A godsend for your hazardous waste disposal very professional service. The staff is very friendly and very professional.

I didn't know what I was doing, but they were patient and kind helping sort my waste and directing me to other facilities for the rest. What a great service offered by CCCSD. Thank you so much. read more

This place is so well run. They make it REALLY easy to dispose properly of household chemicals (paint, garden chemicals...). And, they are gracious and welcome you with a smile. For anyone who feels it's better to just dump (and negatively affect our environment), I encourage you to give this a try. Couldn't be faster or easier to do the right thing! read more

It's that time of year when I clean out the garage and get rid of all those old household cleaners and chemicals by taking them to this drop off station. I'm happy to say that they still make it easy to do the right thing! The process is fast and efficient, the staff very friendly. This year I brought in an old small camping gas canister that I should have gotten rid of years ago. Great resource for the area. read more

Really appreciate that this resource exists in my area to keep toxic items out of our landfills. I have done annual drop offs a few times and each was efficient and quick. The process is simple: Just load up your items into your trunk, drive up, pop the trunk and they handle unloading. The whole process just takes a few minutes. They do scan your ID because this service is linked to residence city, so consult their website if you want to be sure. NOTE! The GPS directions took me to a site that was across the street from the actual drop off location. Once you get there just look for the sign on the street that will guide you. read more

Oh my gosh the people here are SO wonderful. It's so easy to safely take your old paint and cleaning supplies etc. They take it out of the car for you. I've been here twice and both times the staff is so friendly and helpful! Thanks for helping me get rid of all the old paint the previous owners of our house left read more

I love this place!! Everyone there is so nice and helpful with any questions. Along with being able to recycle my cooking oil, paint, batteries and lightbulbs. read more

Always friendly, always taking my crap (when I need to get rid of hazardous waste) It's nice having them come to the car and not have to walk somewhere to wait in line. read more

These guys were really great. Super easy to have them unload your car, they are pleasant people, and it feels good to be able to dispose of hazardous waste properly. Hat's off to allwho work there! read more

We dropped off some old fluorescent bulbs, paint, and electronics last weekend. The staff was fast, efficient, and friendly. The facility squeaky clean, traffic lanes were well-marked and lots of signage to explain the process. We were in and out in a flash. The best part of the process was that helpful young man who took our waste from the vehicle. A nice guy. read more

Wow-this place is great! Super friendly and efficient as I dropped off cans and cans of paint. Thanks!

A great service to get rid of all your household stuff. The best way to remember where the place is following onto the street where Central Sanitation is and you will see the signs to "Household Hazardous Drop off" on the right. You just drive up and show your I.D. that you are a resident of Contra Costa County and stay in your car, they will remove everything from your car for you. The employees who work here are professional, nice and treat you kindly with a smile. read more

Every time I go here , not often, but when I do they are ALWAYS kind , helpful, in a great mood and are clear about what to do and what not to . Stay in your car , they offload everything. Think about whether you want your containers back . I think that's the only question they ask . Nice folks read more

Hours are too short and often there is only one cart out. I am sure there is a lot more dropped off than is put out.

Easy way to dispose of the leftover paint I've had in the house. Have been here several times with paint and light bulbs. Drive up show your ID and they collect it from your trunk. Very friendly and professional. read more

Take all your nuclear waste here!!! These guys are the ultimate pros. Dont throw it in the trash!!!! What r u thinking!!! Its free and they do what must be done the right way. They also recycle batteries, lamp bulbs and chemicals. Do the right thing and take it here!!! read more

Fast, free, convenient and friendly are words to describe this household recycling center. Drive up, hand your driver's license and employees will come up to your car and unload your materials. Had some old anti-freeze and paint to recycle. They accepted it all without any questions. read more

My experience was as positive as other reviewers have noted: * Pleasant, efficient staff * No line * Attendants retrieved paint cans from my car's trunk * In and out within a few minutes * Free It's worth a trip just to enjoy the good service! read more

I love this place. One suggestion would be for brighter lights on the paint cans. It's very hard to see the colors on the shelves. I brought home a can of paint that I thought might work, and in the light it's a different color. :( read more

Well ya can't get any easier than a drive-through waste deposit. The pace is quick. The process was easy, you don't get out of your seat. The staff is extremely cordial. If you're taken care of by Charles expect him to know someone famous in history that you are named after. What can I say other than this place rocks? Oh! Los Panchos is just a few more blocks down. Treat yourself ;) read more

What an awesome place! Not to mention a what would be a daunting chore an easy, I mean easy, peasy.. Drive up, show ID, and they unload your truck! We had much more than normal people would (not that we are abnormal ;) ) and they still helped us, just in stages.. Awesome way to recycle and clean your sideyard/garage. read more

Service with a smile. A little out of the way but you and your community will thank you for doing the responsible thing with your hazwaste.

If you live in the area, they take your hazardous waste for free. All you have to do is drive it over. This is fantastic!! The staff here are friendly and helpful, and they're open most days to boot. I'm not aware of any counties that do a better job with respect to hazardous waste. I never thought I would be enthusiastic about a hazardous waste facility, but there you go. I say this in comparison to Alameda and Yolo counties, where I have previously lived and tried to deal with hazardous waste; in both where they only accepted hazardous waste on occasion (in Alameda I think this only is when Venus is in transit across the sun), and you have to pay a fair amount to do so. read more

Clean and organized with friendly staff. Very easy to get in and out. Appreciate the great service!

The team is awesome! Quick and safe. They remove the HazWaste from your trunk which is very helpful. This is a great service.

The employees have always been polite and helpful. The drop off is very convenient. Make sure you have everything laid out as they don't allow you to get out of your car as it is a drive through service. read more

It's nice to be able to drive to this place and have them take your used car battery to dispose of at the drive-thru. Still, it's completely in BFE and it certainly explains why so many people dispose of hazardous materials illegally. In fact, this place wouldn't even take our used prescription medicines. They said those could be disposed of at the police stations. Still, what an insane amount of work! Shouldn't the Hazardous Waste Collection Facility at least take used medications as well? I guess that's why they get docked one star. read more

We literally had old cans of paint around for years and years. Like 10 years and we finally got the cobwebs kinda off of the cans, threw them into garbage bags and took them to this place. Google maps got it wrong but easy enough to find the right place. Went on a Friday afternoon and was shocked how long a line there was. thought I would be there forever but the line moved at a good clip and 20 minutes later this man wheeled over a cart and took all that junk out of my hands. Thank you!! read more

100% outstanding staff ... operation ... friendly ... helpful ... could not be a better run operation. I really appreciate keeping the kind of things they collect out of our disposal system. Plus they recycle. Could not rate them any higher. read more

Awesome. Quick easy disposal of some old oil we used to deep fry a turkey for Thanksgiving. It was a little difficult to find but a breeze after you pull into the driveway of the facility. The men come and cart away the stuff from your car for you. I guess since it's hazardous waste they don't want you getting out of the car. read more

Outstanding experience! I went to Martinez with a trunk load of hazardous waste. The facility was well marked, clean, efficiently set up, and the staff was wonderful. I was in and out in no time and I couldn't have been more pleased with the whole process. Great, friendly service. My compliments to the county staff for a job beautifully done. read more

The service here is wonderful! The gentleman who helped me was polite, efficient and very helpful. Public employees everywhere could take a lesson from these folks. read more

The facility is not only clean but also surprisingly pleasant. The staff is friendly. These guys are awesome! 10/10 would recommend.

I have been using this facility for at least 15 years. I have received excellent service from them since day one; friendly, efficient and fast. I have never had to wait in a long line. If you bring in something that you're not sure whether they will accept it or not, they will give you a list of alternative facilities. Awesome resource. read more