Kalamazoo County Household Hazardous Waste Center
1301 Lamont Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI
Call ahead. Hours, fees, residency rules, appointments and accepted materials change. Check the official page or call before you go. Never mix chemicals, and keep products in their original containers. Open the official source page.
Details
- Type
- Permanent drop-off
- Address
- 1301 Lamont Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI (map pin at street level)
- County
- Kalamazoo County
- Hours
- Tuesday and Friday 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.; Wednesday noon–6:00 p.m.; second Saturday of the month 8:00 a.m.–noon (not available in August and September). The page lists 2026 closures including Veterans Day on November 11, Thanksgiving on November 26–27, Christmas on December 24–25 and New Year’s Eve on December 31.
- Accepted
- Paint; Pesticides & garden chemicals; Household batteries; Electronics / e-waste; Other household hazardous waste
The county page describes the center as accepting chemicals and electronics that should not go in the trash, including oil-based paints, pesticides, batteries, and electronic devices such as laptops and televisions. Pesticides are also collected free through the Michigan Clean Sweep Program. - Not accepted
- Not listed in our source — check the official page before you go.
- Appointment
- Required An appointment is required before bringing materials. Call 269-383-8742.
- Who can use it
- Available to residents of Kalamazoo County and participating communities, including Barry County, Berrien County, St. Joseph County, Almena Township and Antwerp Township in Van Buren County. Kalamazoo County residents except Climax Township are listed as receiving free service. As of October 1, 2026, funding for Antwerp Township was exhausted; those residents may pay at the time of service or wait until January 2027.
- Fees
- Call 269-383-8742 for current participation fees and estimated disposal costs. Service is described as free for Kalamazoo County residents except Climax Township and for residents of listed participating communities. Payment for fee-based customers is due at disposal; Visa, Mastercard or check.
- Businesses
- Eligible small businesses, schools, places of worship and nonprofit organizations may use the center after filing Very Small Quantity Generator registration and inventory forms.
- Phone
- 269-383-8742
- Notes
- The facility is on the northwest corner of the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds. The same official page prints ZIP 49048 in the location section and 49007 in the contact block, so no ZIP was recorded.
Source: Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services
Last checked: — Summarized on 2026-11-09 from a web search restricted to the official government domain of the source page; the page itself could not be opened from the build environment (host not on the network allowlist), so it was not read directly or field-checked.
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