Hazardous Waste Collection Facility (HWCF)

Current Operations

• Opened February 4, 2000.
• The HWCF a state-of-the-art collection facility designed to handle county residents need for year-round disposal of hazardous materials.
• Use of the facility is FREE to all Mesa County residential households.
• The types of hazardous materials accepted at the HWCF include, motor oil, antifreeze, transmission fluid, batteries, cleaning products, furniture polishes, soaps, interior and exterior paint, stains, aerosol paints, home-use fertilizers and pesticides.
• The HWCF provides an affordable and legal disposal/recycling option for small businesses in Mesa County. The program is fee based and requires participating businesses to register with the program.
• Many new or near new materials have been turned in by the public for disposal or recycling and are available for reuse free of charge at the HWCF.
• The HWCF is located within the Mesa County Solid Waste Campus, 3071 US Highway 50.
• The HWCF is open from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Friday and Saturday, for residential collection. Business waste is collected by appointment.

Collection Numbers

Year	Households Served	Pounds of Hazardous Waste
		Collected	Recycled	Provided through the Re-Use Program
2009	5,988			21,009
2008	4,730	346,022	283,738	18,327
2007	4,578	N/A	324,000	18,000
2006	N/A	415,506	350,298	29,688
2005	4,436	360,000	N/A	36,000
Since 2000	+20,000	659,000	85%	120,000