Kern County Public Works hosts monthly Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Events throughout the County. Residents can drive up and drop off their hazardous waste free of charge at any of these one-day collection events. HHW Collection Events are for residential hazardous waste only. Commercial or business waste is not accepted.

Additionally, residential HHW can always be dropped off at these permanent Kern County Special Waste Facilities (SWF):

Bakersfield SWF: 4951 Standard Street: open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mojave SWF: 17035 Finnin Street, Building #2: open the first Saturday of every other month (Jan, March 1, May, July, Sept, Nov), from 9 a.m. to noon

Ridgecrest SWF: 3301 W. Bowman Road: open the second and fourth Saturday of each month, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.