If you need to dispose of a household fire extinguisher, please consider taking your fire extinguisher to a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection program. Please check for dates of these events with Bergen County Utility Authority.

Steps to Depressurize the Fire Extinguisher

If you cannot attend an HHW collection program you may put it in the trash provided that you release any pressure contained in the canister by shooting a small amount into a trash bag. Next let the canister sit for a few days, making sure the pressure has been released. Once you are confident there is no longer any pressure, dispose of in a trash bag in your regular garbage.

If there is any question of how to dispose of a fire extinguisher, either pressurized or not, contact us at (201)568-0030 and speak to the on-duty firefighters.