The Olmsted Falls Service Garage accepts several special wastes, but a television is not treated like a computer, and latex paint is not treated like oil-based paint. Sort the load before making a trip.
Three garage routes—and their exclusions
The Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District’s City of Olmsted Falls listing gives this comparison:
| Material | Listed garage route | Do not add |
|---|---|---|
| Computers and computer equipment, including cell phones | Year-round drop-off | Televisions |
| Scrap automotive tires | No larger than 20 inches; off rims | Mounted tires or larger/nonautomotive tires |
| Household hazardous waste | Year-round drop-off | Latex paint |
The listing identifies the Service Garage at 9234 Columbia Road, with Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. hours for these routes. This is the City of Olmsted Falls, not Olmsted Township. Contact the Service Department at 440-235-1345 to confirm a holiday, unusual item or address eligibility before loading it.
The table is a sorting aid, not permission to put every material in one bag or to leave it unattended. A rejected television does not become accepted because another electronic item is accepted. Nor does removing a rim establish that a tire meets the type and size conditions.
Paint needs its own decision
The District’s household-hazardous-waste guidance includes household oil- and solvent-based coatings, but excludes latex paint. It distinguishes household collections from business-generated waste and says the District’s own convenience center is not open directly to the public.
Use the product label to describe the paint to the City. Do not bring a bucket to the garage simply because another county accepts the same kind. The three-county paint comparison explains that difference; unknown, mixed or leaking material needs program-specific instructions rather than a guessed classification.
The handoff question
For a mixed cleanup, group the proposed trip by the three rows above and identify anything that fails a row’s conditions. Before going, ask the City about those exceptions, the intended delivery day and any preparation or quantity limits. The reviewed listing does not specify every fee or quantity limit; an omitted condition is not a promise of free, unlimited acceptance.
This keeps one uncertain item from turning an otherwise valid trip into an assumed disposal route for everything in the vehicle.
Verification scope
LSL read the District’s City-specific listing and general HHW program guidance on September 20, 2026. The comparison reconciles material eligibility with the actual destination; a general municipal-code citation was removed because it did not establish these operating instructions. We did not visit the garage, call staff, test acceptance or confirm an individual load.