Hazardous waste, pharmaceutical collections program returns to Monroe Co.
Mar 30, 2025
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced the return of the Department of Environment Services' Mobile Household Hazardous Waste and Pharmaceutical Collections program on Friday. The collections are held in partnership with local municipalities, and they allow residents
to properly dispose up to 30 gallons of chemicals such as fertilizers, paint, automotive fluids, household cleaners, and pool chemicals for free.
Appointments are required for all household hazardous waste collections, and may be made byvisiting the Monroe County/WM Ecopark website. Any Monroe County resident can schedule an appointment to dispose of household hazardous waste at any location from 7:45-11:45 a.m.
“Both the health of our environment and the health of our families can be jeopardized bythe improper disposal of household hazardous waste,” Bello said. “That’s why we’re making it easier than ever to dispose of hazardous items by bringing our collection initiative to our neighborhoods. Just bring your household hazardous waste and pharmaceuticals to one of our collection events and our Department of Environmental Services will handle the rest.”
Below are the collection sites in Monroe County:
April 26, Town of Gates DPW, 475 Trabold Road
May 17, Town of Perinton DPW, 100 Cobbs Lane
June 7, Town of Ogden DPW, 2432 S. Union Street
September 20, Town of Webster DPW, 1005 Picture Parkway
October 4, Town of Greece DPW, 647 Long Pond RoadIn addition, Monroe County is providing four mobile pharmaceutical collection events, three ofwhich will be in partnership with Wegmans Food Markets. Appointments are not required:
April 12, Churchville Park, 9 a.m. until noon.
May 3, Wegmans, 3701 Mt. Read Boulevard, Greece, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
July 19, Wegmans, 745 Calkins Road, Henrietta, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
September 10, Wegmans, 1955 Empire Boulevard, Webster, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
These are in addition to the standing schedule for residents to drop off household hazardous waste every Wednesday from 1-6 p.m. and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Monroe County/WM Ecopark at 10 Avion Drive in Rochester. ...read more read less
