SOLID WASTE HOSTS HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS AND ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTIONS; GIVE BACK PROGRAM BEGINS

MONROE COUNTY, FL – Monroe County Solid Waste hosts quarterly Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste collections from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bernstein Park on Stock Island and 10600 Aviation Blvd in Marathon. There is no cost for Monroe County residents to dispose of the materials at the event. Household hazardous waste are products often found in the garage, sheds, storage areas, or under the kitchen sink. They are corrosive, flammable, reactive, or toxic. E-waste can be items like televisions, computers and laptops, and old cell phones.
 
Household Hazardous & E-Waste 2025 Collection Dates: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Marathon, 10600 Aviation Blvd.

• 4/12/25
• 7/12/25
• 10/4/25
• 1/10/26

 
Stock Island, Bernstein Park, 6751 5th Street

• 5/10/25
• 8/16/25
• 11/8/25
• 2/7/26

 
Hazardous waste examples include paints, stains, strippers, wood preservatives, roof tar, and patching compounds, adhesives, putty and caulk, auto/marine maintenance/care products, fiberglass and epoxy resins, solvents, hydraulic fluids, anti-freeze, waste oil, corrosives (muriatic acid, lye, etc.), pesticides, fertilizers, weed killers/herbicides, drain cleaners, pool cleaning products, fluorescent/CFL light bulbs, and waste containing mercury, like light bulbs and thermometers.
 
HHW can also be disposed of at Monroe County transfer stations:

• Cudjoe Key Transfer Station, MM21.5, Blimp Road: First and third Wednesdays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Long Key Transfer Station, MM68: First and third Fridays of each month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Key Largo, Corner of Atlantic Avenue and Homestead Avenue (Behind Walgreens), E-Waste and HHW: Second and fourth Wednesdays, monthly from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 
NEW! In addition to being able to drop off items, Monroe County now offers a “Give Back” program where residents can pick up available materials free of charge for small projects on the first Saturdays of each month from 8 a.m. to noon at the Monroe County transfer stations. Available items may include paints and coatings, cleaners and polishes, oils, lubricants, solvents, and garden chemicals. Local identification is required, with a limit of five gallons per resident.
 
Monroe County and its yard waste contractor continue to offer free compost (nutrient-rich black dirt) to the residents of unincorporated Monroe County and the cities of Marathon, Key Colony Beach, Islamorada, and Layton at the County’s three transfer stations on the first Saturday of the month also from 8 a.m. to noon or until it is gone. Residents can pick up bagged compost on a first-come, first-serve basis. There is a limit of six bags per household. Proof of residency is required in the form of a driver’s license, utility bill, tax bill, etc.
 
Additional information can be found at www.monroecounty-fl.gov/solidwaste.

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