September 17, 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 Staten Island fall SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal Event will be Saturday, September 27, 2025, at the Midland Beach Parking Lot 8. 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. Events were already held in Manhattan and Brooklyn earlier this season. Upcoming events include:
To identify harmful products, look for items marked DANGER, WARNING, POISON, or CAUTION.
Examples of accepted items include:
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.