County / regional HHW
Kern County, CA household hazardous waste
Kern County Special Waste Facility. This page is the suburban / county program for the Bakersfield metro — not a “near me” material hub and not the city dispose page.
Kern County residents, including Bakersfield, at the county Special Waste Facility.
Bakersfield’s verified HHW path is the county Public Works site.
Where: Kern County Special Waste Facility — 4951 Standard Street, Bakersfield
How to use it: Kern County Special Waste Facility — 4951 Standard. Confirm on kernpublicworks.com.
Cost: Free for Kern County residents at Special Waste Facility We do not invent fees.
Pesticides, herbicides, pool chemicals, and gasoline belong on this county program when the official list says so — they are not a second city bulky day.
Official source: · Verified 2026-08-10