Household Hazardous Waste

Prohibited Items

Certain items are unacceptable for drop-off at the Transfer Station.  Most of the items listed below are accepted at the annual Hazardous Waste Collection Day, which is held the last Saturday in July.

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The City of Franklin Transfer Station does not accept the following items:

Garage Items

  • Automobiles, engines, & automotive parts
  • Car wax & polish
  • Carburetor cleaners & degreasers
  • Gasoline tanks/diesel tanks
  • Gasoline, antifreeze, & automobile fluids
  • Radiator cleaners

Household Items

  • Arts & crafts supplies
  • Drain opener & oven cleaner
  • Dry-cleaning fluids 
  • Epoxies & resins  
  • Floor cleaner & polish
  • Metal polish
  • Photo chemicals
  • Spot remover

Workbench Items

  • Ammunition & explosives
  • Animal carcasses/dead animals
  • Asbestos containing items
  • Barrels/drums with fluid/hazardous waste
  • Closed containers/barrels
  • Hot ashes from wood burning stoves
  • Paint stripper/oil-based paints
  • Paint thinners & solvents
  • Stains & varnishes/spray paint
  • Wood preservative/sealants

Yard & Garden Items

  • Cesspool cleaner
  • Coal tar-based driveway sealer
  • Herbicides & weed killers
  • Muriatic acid
  • Pesticides
  • Pool chemicals
  • Roofing tar
  • Rust preventative