E-Scrap & Hazardous Waste Disposal

Manatee County offers free HHW and E-Scrap collections for Manatee County residents only.

HHW and E-Scrap* Monthly Collections

Third Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Lena Road Landfill, 3333 Lena Road, Bradenton (3rd traffic light east of I-75 off State Road 64) , with additional collection sites available two additional
times a year as indicated below:

• January 19, 2019
• February 16, 2019
• March 16, 2019
• April 20, 2019
• May 18, 2019
• June 15, 2019
• July 20, 2019
• August 17, 2019
• September 21, 2019
• October 19, 2019
• November 16, 2019
• December 21, 2019

Remote Household Hazardous (ONLY) Collections

March 16, 2019 & October 19, 2019 (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.) Additional Collection Sites:

• Agricultural Center/Fairgrounds 1303 17th St. W., Palmetto  (Entrance off 14th Avenue West across from Church on the Rock ONLY)
• Utilities Administrative Complex 4410 66th St. West, Bradenton (South of Cortez Road on west side of 66th Street West)

Remote E-Scrap* (ONLY) Collections

• February 2, 2019 - Agricultural Center/Fairgrounds (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.)
• April 6, 2019 - 66th Street West/Cortez Road (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.) 
• August 3, 2019 - Agricultural Center/Fairgrounds(9 a.m. - 3 p.m.) 
• October 5, 2019 - 66th Street West/Cortez Road (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.) 

Annual HHW and E-Scrap* Collection for Island Residents

January 26, 2019 Island Collection/Coquina Beach (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.) (Gulf side of Coquina Beach)

*NOTE: E-Scrap can be dropped off for free at the Lena Road Landfill Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and the third Saturday of the month from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

• Transport items in the trunk or rear of your vehicle in sturdy boxes or containers that can be thrown away. Boxes may be lined with kitty litter or an open garbage bag, this will ensure that your items don’t leak into your vehicle.
• Don’t mix products.
• Keep products in original containers.
• Label products not in original containers.
• Secure products so they won’t leak!
• Store products away from the passenger compartment of your vehicle.
• Don’t store products in the trunk of your car before bringing them to the collection.

Alkaline batteries (regular use batteries) that contain no mercury do not pose a threat to the environment and may be thrown away as garbage.

All other batteries such as rechargeable, lead-acid, lithium and Ni-cad batteries are considered household hazardous waste and can be brought to the Lena Road Landfill the 3rd Saturday of the month from 9:00am to 3:00pm.

Bio-hazardous materials are sharps, and absorbent items (gauze, cotton, bandages, etc.) that are saturated with blood or other regulated body fluids considered to be biomedical waste and managed in accordance with state rules found in Chapter 64E-16, Florida Administrative Code.

• Sharps are defined as items having the potential to puncture or lacerate, such as syringes with attached needles and disposable lancets.
• The Health Department is the only site that offers a Sharps Collection Program in Manatee County.
• You may obtain an approved Sharp container at the Manatee County Health Department located at 410 6th Ave. East in Bradenton.
• This program is open to the public and free of charge.
  

DO NOT place in the recycle cart, give to anyone else, flush down the toilet, or put in the trash.

Project Drug Drop: Citizen Medication Disposal Program

The Sheriff’s Office will accept unused or expired prescriptions and over-the-counter medication for proper disposal. Syringes and liquids are not accepted.

Citizens may take non-liquid medications (pills only and inhalers) to the following locations:

• 600 301 Blvd. W., #202, Bradenton. 24/7 hours/days
• 407 57th Ave. E., Bradenton. Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• 616 67th ST. Circle E., Bradenton, Monday - Friday , 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Call (941) 747-3011 ext. 2260 or 2278 for more information.

If you can't turn in medication, don't flush it!

• Keep in the original container. This will help identify the contents if they are accidentally ingested.
• Mark out your name and prescription number for safety.
• For pills: add some water or soda to start dissolving them.
• For liquids: add something inedible like cat litter or dirt.
• Close the lid and secure with duct tape or packing tape.
• Place bottle(s) inside a non-see through container (such as a plastic laundry bottle), tape the container closed and place in the trash.

DO NOT place medication in the recycle bin, give it to someone else, flush it down the toilet, or put it in the trash without disguising the drugs, as human or animal scavengers may find and misuse them.