Annual Household Hazardous Waste/Universal Waste Collection Day
Please check back for the 2026 HHW/UW Collection Date.
Residents of Cranberry Isles, Frenchboro, Lamoine, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Tremont, Trenton, and Swan’s Island are eligible to bring Household Hazardous Waste and Universal Waste to this event.
Residents of Bar Harbor are eligible to bring Household Hazardous Waste to this event, but not Universal Waste.
There is no charge to householders for bringing their HHW and UW to this event. The towns will pay for the cost of this service.
What is acceptable?
Registration Form
- Some participating towns require their residents to obtain a form from their respective town office and complete it before going to the collection event. Check with your town office or click below for a printable form or pick one up at your town office.
Click here to download the Registration Form
Towns who participate
The towns typically include Bar Harbor, Cranberry Isles, Frenchboro, Lamoine, Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor, Swan’s Island, Tremont and Trenton.
Universal Waste Collection – Bar Harbor
Bar Harbor residents can bring their Universal Waste items to Bar Harbor’s transfer station during any hours the station is open. Bar Harbor residents should not bring Universal Waste to the island HHW/UW Collection Day, since they have that service in their community, but are welcome to bring Household Hazardous Waste to the Waste Collection Day.
Universal Waste Collection – Towns using the EMR Transfer Station in Southwest Harbor
Universal Waste can be brought to the EMR Transfer Station in Southwest Harbor on the 2nd Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. You may also bring Universal Waste to the annual HHW/UW Collection Day.