Tucson household hazardous waste drop-off

Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for City of Tucson Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off (Los Reales Sustainability Campus).

Not a household-trash drop-off. This page covers only the specifically listed recycling, compost, hazardous or specialty materials. Check the accepted materials before loading your vehicle.

Facility: City of Tucson Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off (Los Reales Sustainability Campus) Address: 5300 E. Los Reales Rd., Tucson, AZ 85756 Phone: 520-791-3171 (Tucson Environmental Services)

Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-09

Who can use it

Free for City of Tucson residents, since HHW is included in the monthly service fee. Proof of residency is required. Residents from outside the city pay a $15 drop-off fee per visit. No business or commercial waste.

Hours

Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Closed on the 2nd Saturday of every month
Upcoming community collection events: Eastside City Hall Nov 14, 2026; Pima Community College West Campus Dec 12, 2026

Sticker or permit

Required: No (see notes)

Price: No separate sticker price was established on the linked page; the eligibility and item fees below still apply.

Where to buy: Contact the facility about access requirements before loading.

Per-item fees

Item	Fee
City of Tucson residents	No charge
Non-city residents	$15 per visit
Automotive fluids and cooking oil	10-gallon limit; bring automotive fluids in a disposable container, and strain cooking oil and bring it in a plastic container
Paint products	25-gallon limit, liquid paint only (dry paint goes in household trash)

Hazardous waste

Accepted: aerosols, cleaning chemicals, disinfectants, drain chemicals, mercury thermometers and thermostats, fluorescent bulbs, propane and oxygen tanks, lithium, rechargeable and button batteries (keep battery types separate); automotive and outdoor products such as antifreeze, transmission and other automotive fluids, auto batteries, oil filters, auto paint and primer, car waxes, gasoline and diesel, used motor oil, degreasers, kerosene, chemical fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, pool chemicals, acids and bases; liquid paint (acrylic, enamel, oil or latex), furniture stripper, paint thinner, solvents and varnish. Not accepted: alkaline batteries (they go in the trash), business waste, commercial gas cylinders, explosives and ammunition, infectious and radioactive waste, unidentified substances, CRT TVs and monitors, medications and medical waste such as sharps, and dried paint or empty paint containers.

Holiday closures

Open year-round, except that it is closed on the 2nd Saturday of each month, when community collection events run instead.

Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-09 from official sources .

Other notes

E-waste is accepted too: computers, hard drives, printers, stereos and radios, video and DVD players, phones, cables, game controllers, cameras, toner, flat-screen TVs and other small electronics. CRT TVs and monitors are not accepted.
For items it does not take, the city refers residents elsewhere: explosives and ammunition to a local police precinct, and medications to Dispose-A-Med.
The city's Los Reales Landfill on the same campus has its own TownDumps page.

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Sources

Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-09. If something conflicts, trust the town.