Daikin Hosts Neighbor's Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Event

Japan-America Society of Houston ·

Free up space at your home and bring your acceptable household hazardous waste to Daikin Texas Technology Park on November 15 from 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM, where CleanEarth will be waiting to collect and dispose of it in a responsible manner, free of charge.  

This event is for residential neighbors and Daikin employees in Harris and Waller counties. There is no cost to you, but registration is required.  A list of waste items is also required for drop-off.  Please list the items you will bring, and quantity, when you sign up.  Please refer to the lists of acceptable and unacceptable items below:

  • Household amounts of paint related products (excluding lead-based paint products),

  • household cleaners,

  • aerosols,

  • yard products (such as fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides),

  • automotive products (such as oil, filters, gasoline, and diesel),

  • household batteries,

  • products containing mercury (thermometers, thermostats, bulbs),

  • pool chemicals,

  • small size propane cylinders, and

  • other hazardous materials from households.

    • Hazardous shipping categories may be flammable gases (small propanes and aerosols), flammable liquids and solids, poison liquids and solids, oxidizers and organic peroxides, corrosives, and other environmentally hazardous materials. Tires and electronics will be accepted.

Unacceptable waste materials are:

  • lead based paint,

  • asbestos, 

  • radioactive,

  • explosives (including firecrackers and ammunition),

  • medical waste,

  • pharmaceutical/biological waste (sharps),

  • propane containers larger than camp stove size,

  • commercial/business waste,

  • dioxins,

  • containers larger than 5 gallons,

  • materials containing asbestos,

  • lead-based paints, and

  • municipal trash.

CleanEarth limits spray paint cans to 12 cans and gallon paint cans to 5 gallons.

DAIKIN AND CLEANEARTH RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE ITEMS.

I.D. will be required for confirmation at drop off.  

Daikin loves supporting their neighbors and working with community partners like the City of Waller and our friends at CleanEarth to promote a healthier environment, which includes diverting recyclable waste from landfills—one of Daikin’s Net Zero goals. Let’s do it together on America Recycles Day!