Spring cleaning season just got a whole lot easier, Georgetown! The City is giving residents two great opportunities to safely get rid of batteries, old paint, used oil and other household hazardous waste at no cost.
Whether you’ve got a junk drawer full of dead batteries or a garage shelf lined with mystery chemicals, mark your calendar for May 14 and May 16. Both events will be held at the Georgetown Municipal Complex on Industrial Avenue, and the best part? You don’t even have to leave your car.
Here’s everything you need to know before you load up and head out.:
The City will host two, free disposal events in May.
Battery disposal event
The City will host a drive-through battery disposal event from 5 to 7 p.m. May 14 at the Georgetown Municipal Complex, 300-1 Industrial Ave.
The following types of batteries will be accepted: AA, AAA, B, C, D, 9-volt, and button batteries.
No registration is required. This will be a quick moving, drive through, drop off event. Containers will not be returned.
The City will not accept batteries from small hand tools, cars, boats, golf carts or other large commercial batteries. If you need to dispose of these types of batteries, please register for the Household Hazardous Waste event on May 16, 2026.
Household Hazardous Waste event
Registration is required for a free household hazardous waste collection event from 9 a.m.-noon May 16 at the Georgetown Municipal Complex, 300-1 Industrial Ave.
The event will be available for up to 500 Georgetown solid waste customers who are serviced through Texas Disposal Systems. Customers must register to participate. Registration closes at 5 p.m. May 15.
Residents must remain in their vehicles during the collection. Staff will unload items from the back seat or trunk of the vehicle.
All items dropped off must be in their marked, original containers. Commercial disposal and trailers are not allowed. A full list of accepted items is available on the City’s website.
Acceptable items include:
Items we cannot accept include:
- Unmarked containers or unknown chemicals
- Construction, commercial or landscape waste
- Propane tanks larger than 1 lb.
- Medical or pharmaceutical items
- Oxygen tanks
- Electronics (e-waste)
- Tires
- Explosives including ammunition and fireworks
- Radioactive materials
- Biological material
Find more information and how to register on the City’s website.
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