Cape Cod Residents: Plan Ahead with the 2025 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Dates
Safely dispose of common hazardous products—protect your home, health, and Cape Cod’s drinking water.
April 2, 2025 (Barnstable, MA) – Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, a department of Barnstable County, is rolling out the 2025 Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Schedule, with events happening across Cape Cod from April through October. These collections are your chance to clean out your garage, basement, or shed and safely dispose of toxic household products—the right way.
“Many people don’t realize that products like old cleaners, pesticides, gasoline, or marine chemicals can be dangerous if tossed in the trash or poured down the drain,” says Anthony Gerace, Hazardous Materials Environmental Specialist and HHW Collection Manager at Barnstable County. “Our collections help protect people, pets, first responders, and Cape Cod’s precious groundwater from contamination.”
Accepted Items Include:
- Oil-based paints & stains
- Pool & marine chemicals
- Gasoline & automotive fluids
- Pesticides & herbicides
- Mercury thermometers & thermostats
- Household cleaners, varnishes, and more
Not Accepted:
- Latex paint
- Smoke detectors
- Electronics (TVs, computers, etc.)
Whether you’re a homeowner, renter, landscaper, boat owner, or small business on Cape Cod, you likely have hazardous waste sitting around—and this is your safe, legal way to get rid of it.
Find the full 2025 collection schedule and a detailed list of accepted and non-accepted items at the link www.loveyourlocalwater.org.
ABOUT CAPE COD COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Cape Cod Cooperative Extension is the education department for Barnstable County. Educational programs focus on agriculture, marine resources, horticulture, aquaculture, natural resources, water quality, recycling, household hazardous waste, nutrition, food safety, youth development and environmental education issues facing the county. Extension programs are conducted in Barnstable County in cooperation with the staff at the University of Massachusetts, and The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution–Sea Grant program. www.capecodextension.org
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