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 select holiday weekends. 

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 2025, more than 170,259 visits have been made to drop off items for recycling, repurposing, or reuse at the HPCC. In 1999, when the HPCC was developed, the facility had 1,451 visits, and in 2025, the HPCC saw 10,438 visits with an annual average increase of 9.5%.  

In 2025, the HPCC received 620,619 pounds of waste, and 95.7% of this material was recycled, diverting nearly 300 tons of material from traditional landfill disposal. The primary material received in 2025 was e-waste, totaling 131,579 lbs. and representing 21.2%. The second largest amount of material received was miscellaneous household cleaners and chemicals, totaling 118,181 pounds and representing 19%, all of which was placed in HPCC’s Swap Shop and provided to residents free of charge. The third largest volume received was latex paint at 98,633 lbs., representing 15.9%. 

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