Billy Wright Landfill Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off

Billy Wright Landfill on South Billy Wright Road takes household hazardous waste from Merced County residents at no charge during normal landfill hours. A resident with only hazardous items parks beside the inbound scale and tells the scale house clerk what and how much is in the vehicle, and the attendant directs the load to the right bin. Residents hauling garbage pull onto the scale and report the hazardous items in the same transaction. Regularly accepted items include antifreeze, automotive and household batteries, CFL bulbs and fluorescent tubes, electronics, mercury thermostats, liquid paint, used motor oil and filters, and used cooking oil, each with a daily limit. Pesticides, pool chemicals, solvents, and aerosol paint wait for scheduled collection events. Businesses are not accepted.