Brooklyn's Fall SAFE Disposal Event is Sunday, September 21, 2025
September 10, 2025
Event Give Residents an Easy Way to Dispose of Potentially Harmful Household Items
The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced that the Brooklyn fall SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal Event will be Sunday, September 21, 2025, at Floyd Bennett Field. The event provides city residents an easy way to safely dispose of potentially harmful household products.
Household products such as pesticides, strong cleaners, mercury-containing devices, paints, automotive fluids, and medications may be brought to the drop-off event. Residents can also bring electronics, which may no longer be collected with trash and other recycling, due to a New York state law. Only items from NYC residents will be accepted.
The Department has scheduled five SAFE Disposal events this fall, one in each borough. All events are rain or shine, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The first event of the season was already held in Manhattan. The remaining events are:
- Sunday, September 21, 2025 - Brooklyn
Floyd Bennett Field
Flatbush Avenue/Marine Parkway
Cars enter along Flatbush Avenue - Make a left into the main entrance, immediately before the toll bridge - Saturday, September 27, 2025 - Staten Island
Midland Beach Parking Lot 8
Father Capodanno Boulevard and Hunter Avenue
Cars approach from Slater Boulevard - Saturday, October 18, 2025 - Queens
Resorts World Casino, Parking Lot C
Cars approach east on Rockaway Boulevard and 107th Street
Make a right into the casino - Saturday, October 25, 2025 - Bronx
Orchard Beach Parking Lot
Cars follow Park Drive to the end
To identify harmful products, look for items marked DANGER, WARNING, POISON, or CAUTION.
Examples of accepted items include:
- Automotive products such as motor oil, transmission fluid, and auto batteries
- Personal care items like unwanted medicines or cosmetics
- Thermometers
- Syringes (clearly labeled and packaged in a "sharps" container or other leak proof, puncture-resistant container)
- Household products such as pesticides, paint, hazardous cleaners, compact fluorescent light bulbs
- Electronics, such as computers, televisions, and printers
Materials collected are either recycled, blended for fuel, or sent to licensed hazardous waste treatment facilities for safe disposal.
For those unable to participate in these events, visit nyc.gov/safedisposal or contact 311 for additional disposal options.
More information, including a full list of accepted items, is available at nyc.gov/SafeEvents.