Residents of Vista, Encinitas, Escondido, Solana Beach, San Marcos, and Carlsbad can drop off household hazardous waste at the Vista Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility at no cost. Proof of residency is required.

Bring items such as old or broken electronics, paint, oil, used batteries, and other materials that cannot go in regular residential trash.

• 1145 E. Taylor Street (across street from City Public Works Yard)
• Open: Saturdays only, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
• No appointment necessary
• Free door-to-door collection service available to residents 65+ or households possessing a registered handicap placard. To schedule the collection, call 800.714.1195.

The facility is closed on holiday weekends.

 2026 Closures:

• April 4^th Easter
• May 23^rd Memorial
• July 4^th Independence
• Sept 5^th Labor Day
• Nov 28^th Thanksgiving Day
• Dec 26^th Christmas
• Jan 2^nd New Year

The Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility is located directly across from City of Vista's Public Works yard. Pictured below is the front gate.

 Accepted Items

• Household cleaners: drain & oven cleaners, wood and metal polish/cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners, disinfectants.
• Automotive: oil and fuel additives, grease/rust solvents, carburetor/fuel injector cleaners, air conditioning refrigerants, starter fluid, lubricating fluids, radiator & transmission fluids/ additives, waxes, polishes, cleaners.
• Home Maintenance and improvement products: paint thinners, paint strippers, adhesives, paints, stains, varnishes, sealants, and wood preservatives.
• Lawn and garden products: Pesticides, Herbicides, and Fungicides (Poisons).
• Miscellaneous: batteries, fire extinguishers, fingernail polish removers, pool and photo chemicals.
• Home-generated sharps
• Fluorescent light bulbs
• Old and unused medicines

• E-waste: computers, televisions, toaster ovens, etc.

*Residents can also drop off used oil any time at Vista CalRecycle 13 used oil recycling locations.  

Directions

From State Route 78, exit Civic Center Drive, go north. Turn right on East Vista Way. Turn right on Arcadia. Turn left on Laguna Lane. Follow Laguna Lane to East Taylor Street, turn left onto East Taylor Street. Facility (and the entrance) are on the left (1145 E. Taylor Street, Vista CA). 

Contact

• General information and closure schedule:  800.714.1195
• Solid Waste Regional Solid Waste Association (RSWA) 
• List of other cities in San Diego County and locations to dispose of HHW