What Montgomery County itself runs: 1 landfill, site or program covering 2 items. If your town doesn’t have its own page, these are usually the places to start.
Checked October 26, 2026 · Call before you go · How we check
Montgomery County Household Hazardous Waste collection events
Free, registration-only drive-through collection events for household chemicals, held at rotating locations in Montgomery County each spring to fall (2026: Harleysville, Ambler, Norristown, Abington, Royersford and Penn Valley). Accepts oil-based paint, stains and thinners, and lead-acid, lithium, Ni-Cad, rechargeable and button batteries. Not accepted: latex paint, alkaline batteries, TVs and electronics, appliances, tires. Open to residents of Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia counties; no businesses or contractors.
Montgomery County holds household hazardous waste collection events at different locations from spring to fall; it has no permanent HHW drop-off facility. Checked October 26, 2026.
All events require registration in advance; one ticket per vehicle. Checked October 26, 2026.
Only residents of Montgomery County and of Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia counties may attend; businesses, institutions and industry may not. Checked October 26, 2026.
Events accept only household chemicals: no TVs or electronics and no latex paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
Oil-based paint, turpentine, paint thinner, stains and varnishes are accepted at the HHW events; latex paint is not hazardous and is not accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.