The Household Product Collection Center (HPCC) provides residents with options to responsibly dispose of waste that is not accepted in their trash, recycling or green waste bins. See what items are accepted.  The HPCC also offers free household items to residents, such as paint, cleaning supplies, landscaping supplies and more.

The HPCC is located at 1320 E. University Drive.

HPCC business hours

The HPCC is open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The HPCC is closed on Zero Waste Days (ZWD), city-observed holidays and weekends following the city-observed holidays. 

Drop off procedures

• Have your ID ready, with your driver’s license or a printout of a current Tempe or Guadalupe utility bill. ASU student IDs or other IDs associated with a Life Care facility or cooperative residential community also will be accepted as proof of residency.
• Store waste in the rear-most part of the vehicle.
  • Truck bed, trunk, rear hatch only.
  • Items will not be accepted from the front or back seat of your vehicle.
• Transport items in cardboard boxes.
  • No plastic bags will be accepted.
  • Cardboard boxes will not be returned.
• Stay in your vehicle.
• Tempe HPCC Staff will unload your items.

More about the HPCC

HPCC serves the residents of Tempe and Guadalupe and is more than 20 years old. Tempe's HPCC was the first permanent facility built in Maricopa County specifically for the removal and proper disposal of household hazardous waste.

This sustainable program helps protect the environment by eliminating items from being poured into the wastewater collection system or storm drains and thrown into the municipal solid waste stream, which uses up more landfill space.

As of December 2023, more than 149,817 residential visits have been made to drop off items to be recycled, repurposed or reused at HPCC. Since 1999, there has been more than a 570% increase in participation, reflecting more than 419,439 pounds of waste collected just last year with a nearly 94.5% recycling rate; 21.5% of the weight collected last year was latex paint. Total weight diverted from the landfill and storm drains is more than 6,991,167 pounds of material. 

For information, email or call 480-858-2223.