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Non-Acceptable Waste
Not allowed in Landfill

• Hazardous Materials Includes but not limited to: batteries, automotive fluids (fuel, antifreeze, oils), paint, lacquer, stain, thinner, varnish, wood preservatives, and chemicals of any kind (i.e. pool chemicals, pesticides and weed killer)
• Electronic Waste including but not limited to: televisions, computers, monitors, printers, cell phones, telephones, radios and microwave ovens
• Fluorescent Light Tubes and Ballasts
• Liquids
• Tires
• Water-Soluble Solids Salt, borax, lye, caustics/acids
• Biological/Medical Waste
• Empty Hazardous Material Containers
• Septic Tank or Chemical Toilet Waste
• Automobile bodies/parts
• Motors/engines of any kind
• Appliances
• Refrigerator, A/C or any Appliance using Freon
• Radioactive Materials 

*For information on disposal of these prohibited wastes, please contact your City or the County household hazardous waste program for dates, times and locations of collection and disposal events. 

Other Material Weights

• Concrete - 1 Cubic Yd (3'X3'X3') = 2 Tons 
• Cinder Block - (8" X 8" X 16") = 35Lbs 
• Sheet Rock - (4' X 8' X .5") = 52Lbs 
• Sheet Rock - (4' X 12') = 76Lbs 
• Gravel - 1 Cubic Yd = 1.5 Tons 
• Shingles - 100 Sq Ft (10'X10') = 300Lbs 
• Concrete = 6.17 lbs/board foot
• Board Foot = length x width x depth divided by 144 
• 1 Ton = 2000 Lbs 

Acceptable Waste

• General Household Goods
• Tree and Yard Trimmings
• Concrete and Brick
• Furniture
• Construction, Demolition, Renovation Waste
• Tile and Carpet
• Roofing
• Fiberglas, Metal, Cardboard