SWACO - Household Hazardous Waste drop-off center.

645 E 8th Ave Columbus OH 43201 USA

4 (24 reviews)

SWACO - Household Hazardous Waste drop-off center. recycling center in Columbus, OH - View of facility

About This Center

SWACO provides Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) disposal services for all Franklin County residents. Residents can bring accepted waste items for recycling and environmentally safe disposal to the HHW Facility located at 645 E. 8th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201. The facility is open Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM and the first Saturday of the month from 9 AM to 2 PM, closed on holidays. Unaccepted items include ammunition, appliances, asbestos, needles, pharmaceuticals, medical waste, spray foam insulation, cylinders, and tires. Accepted items for recycling include batteries, corrosives, e-cigarettes, fats, oils, greases, flammables, gasoline, kerosene, motor oil, paint, propane tanks, and more. The program is not offered to businesses, and they should contact EEI, Inc. for hazardous material disposal. Latex and water-based paints are not accepted in the free HHW program but can be disposed of for a fee through EEI, Inc. Paint hardeners can be used to solidify leftover latex paint for disposal with regular trash once dried. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events are also held in partnership with communities around Central Ohio. For more information on event types, dates, and accepted items, visitors can refer to the website.

Materials Accepted and Services Offered

BatteriesCorrosivesE-cigarettesFatsOilsGreasesFlammablesGasolineKeroseneMotor OilPaintPropane TanksHousehold Hazardous Waste Collection EventsHHW FacilityRecyclingEnvironmentally Safe DisposalLatex Paint Disposal

Featured Reviews

Jeff Kriegel

Jeff Kriegel (4/5 stars, a week ago): Easy access off of I-71. Pull into the lot and the staff will bring a cart to your vehicle. I was in and out in two minutes.

Jo Burke

Jo Burke (5/5 stars, 5 months ago): It's really great that Franklin county has this service. Usually it's free for residents... I take them lots of old fluorescent bulbs ... Nice to see them recycled!

John Sotos

John Sotos (1/5 stars, 2 years ago): Be Aware. We were cleaning out my deceased father’s house (in Franklin county). My brother in law took whole pick up full to drop off BUT since he had Madison county plates they wanted to charge $150. When told it came from Franklin county home they said they go by the plates on the car that is dropping off the waste. WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW BEFORE WE MADE THE TRIP