Hazardous Waste Disposal

To protect refuse workers and prevent landfill contamination, hazardous items such as oil based paint, harsh chemicals and gasoline should be kept out of the regular trash.

Household hazardous waste may include:

• Flammables
• Gasoline mixed with oil
• Helium tanks
• Kerosene
• Lighter Fluid
• Motor Oil
• Oil Based Paint
• Old Gasoline
• Oxygen tanks
• Polishes
• Propane cylinders and tanks
• Smoke detectors
• Spray Paint
• Stains
• Thermostats containing mercury
• Thinners
• Turpentine
• All batteries including alkaline, computer, vehicle, and others
  
• All Fluorescent Light Bulbs including Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs) and Ballasts
• Antifreeze
• Fire Extinguishers
• Insecticides
• Lawn Chemicals and Fertilizers
• Rat Poison
• Cyanides
  
• Pool Chemicals
• Oil-based paint
• Fats, Oils ang Greases
• Acids and Caustics
  
• Bleach and Household Cleaners
• Paint Strippers

Simply defined, a hazardous waste is a waste with properties that make it dangerous or capable of having a harmful effect on human health or the environment. Hazardous waste is generated from many sources, ranging from industrial manufacturing process wastes to batteries and may come in many forms, including liquids, solids gases, and sludges.

Hazardous waste materials are just that: hazardous. Not only can they be dangerous for you and your health, they are dangerous to the environment too, and should never go into your community’s regular trash.