Hazardous recycling
How to Recycle Pesticides
Insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, and weed-and-feed products. Regulated under federal pesticide law, where the product label carries binding legal force.
Special handlingUpdated Jul 2026
Quick answer
Read the label, because legally it is the instruction that governs. EPA's phrase is that the label is the law, and it carries the manufacturer's disposal directions. Take leftover product to household hazardous waste in its original container, never down a drain or septic system, and never reuse an empty pesticide container for anything.
- Recyclable
- Not curbside
How to Prepare
- 1Read the label's storage and disposal section first, since it is legally binding under federal pesticide law
- 2Keep the product in its original container, because the label is what identifies it at a collection site
- 3Never combine two products, even similar ones, in one container