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Kern County Public Works hosts monthly Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Events throughout the County. Residents can drive up and drop off their hazardous waste free of charge at any of these one-day collection events. HHW Collection Events are for residential hazardous waste only. Commercial or business waste is not accepted.

Check out these one-day collection events in April:

• Friday, April 3, 2026 – Tehachapi Transfer Station (Temporary): 12001 Tehachapi Blvd., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Saturday, April 4, 2026 – Tehachapi Transfer Station (Temporary): 12001 Tehachapi Blvd., from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Saturday, April 10, 2026 – Kern Valley Transfer Station: 6092 Wulstein Avenue, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Saturday, April 18, 2026 – California City: 22636 Airport Way, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Saturday, April 25, 2026 – Rosamond: 2500 20th Street West, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Additionally, residential HHW can always be dropped off at these permanent Kern County Special Waste Facilities (SWF):

• Bakersfield SWF: 4951 Standard Street: open every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Mojave SWF: 17035 Finnin Street, Building #2: open the first Saturday of every other month (Jan, March, May, July, Sept, Nov), from 9 a.m. to noon
• Ridgecrest SWF: 3301 W. Bowman Road: open the second and fourth Saturday of each month, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.