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Riverside Recycling Facility Household Hazardous Waste Collection

910 Riverside Street, Portland, ME 04103

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Type
Collection event
Address
910 Riverside Street, Portland, ME 04103 (map pin at street level)
County
Cumberland County
Dates
First Saturday of each month, April through November, 7:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. If the facility is closed on that Saturday for a holiday, the month’s collection is normally skipped.
Hours
First Saturday of each month, April through November, 7:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. The facility’s general hours are Monday through Saturday 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.; household hazardous waste is accepted only on the first-Saturday schedule.
Accepted
Paint; Used motor oil; Antifreeze; Car batteries; Pesticides & garden chemicals; Pool chemicals; Household chemicals & cleaners; Other household hazardous waste
The facility page lists cleaning products including oven, drain, toilet, tub and tile cleaners, bleach and pool chemicals; automotive products including motor oil, fuel additives, refrigerants, starter fluids, automotive batteries, transmission and brake fluid and antifreeze; lawn and garden herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and wood preservatives; kerosene, home heating oil, diesel fuel, lighter fluid and gasoline; indoor pesticides and rodenticides; workshop adhesives, strippers, oil, latex and enamel paints, stains, thinners, turpentine, photographic chemicals and solvents; and driveway sealer.
Not accepted
Hazardous waste from businesses or municipalities
Limits
Portland E-Card holders are limited to 10 gallons of household hazardous waste a year and a maximum of two visits.
Appointment
Not required, per the official page
Who can use it
Open to all Maine residents disposing of household hazardous waste from their residence. Hazardous waste from businesses or municipalities is not accepted.
Fees
Portland E-Card holders may dispose of up to 10 gallons of household hazardous waste a year, in a maximum of two visits, at no charge. Acceptable paint, stain and varnish accepted through PaintCare does not count against that allotment. Residential customers without an E-Card are charged $6.50 per gallon for liquid wastes or $3.50 per pound for solid wastes.
Phone
207-797-6200
Notes
Stay in your vehicle; staff unload household hazardous waste. The page also points to PaintCare for paint disposal options; PaintCare retail locators were not copied as listings.

Source: City of Portland Riverside Recycling Facility

Last checked: — Read directly from the official source page on 2026-11-09: confirmed the household hazardous waste service, address, hours, fees, accepted materials, residency/ID rules, quantity limits, event dates, phone; appointment rules not stated on the page; other fields not re-checked.

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