Household Hazardous Materials
Cleaners, chemicals and fertilizers are dangerous! Dispose of
them properly for your environment!
WHAT IS COLLECTED?
WHAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE?
HOW DO I GET THEM TO THE COLLECTION?
WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT
THE COLLECTION SITE?
WHAT
IS COLLECTED?
Household Maintenance Products - oil paints,
latex paints, stains, wood sealers, thinners solvents, adhesives,
glues,
Automotive Products - gasoline and other fuels, auto batteries,
car waxes, oil and gasoline mixtures, brake fluid, fuel additives
Lawn & Garden Products - insecticides, weed killers,
pesticides, fertilizers, swimming pool chemicals
Miscellaneous Products - photofinishing supplies, chemistry
sets, charcoal fluid, household batteries
Fat, Oil & Grease -
large quantities of household fat, oil
or grease accumulated from cooking, frying and general food
preparation purposes. Minimum 5 gallons collected.
(Smaller quantities can be bagged and disposed of with the regular
household waste.)
Residentially
generated fryer oil is collected through Household Hazardous Waste
program. Vegetable and peanut oils are not hazardous waste. However,
they are liquids and should not be discarded in volume commingled with
other solid wastes.
WHAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE?
- Asbestos (Call VPPSA ahead for special
arrangements)
- Large quantities of unknown materials
- Household garbage and trash
- Business or medical wastes
- Explosives, compressed gas cylinders
- Smoke alarms or other radioactive products
If you have any of these items, call your local
collection facility coordinator to find out where they can be properly
disposed.
HOW DO I GET THEM TO THE
COLLECTION?
Transporting Your
Materials
Keep chemicals in their original containers.
Check to make sure lids are tight. Place chemicals in a sturdy
cardboard box (boxes with dividers work well). If a container is
leaking, pack it in a larger container and use cat litter or another
absorbent material to soak up leaks such as newspaper.
Place chemicals that react with each other in
different boxes.
For example, bleach and ammonia should be placed in separate boxes.
Put chemicals in the trunk or rear of your vehicle just before you
come to the site. Don't leave them in a closed car for a long time
prior to the collection. Vapors and gases can be released and heat
from sunny windows can expand containers.
NEVER SMOKE AROUND CHEMICALS
WHEN YOU ARRIVE AT
THE COLLECTION SITE?
As you drive up to the collection site, you will be greeted by a collection official who
will ask a few survey questions. Have your driver's
license handy (or other valid identification) as proof of residency.
The collection official will directed you to an unloading area. Please follow directions
and stay in your vehicle, unless you are asked to step out to open
your trunk.
Site workers will examine
your materials and determine the proper packaging for transport and
disposal of your chemicals.
Once the chemicals have been removed from your vehicle, please wait to
receive the go-ahead to leave.
Thank you for
disposing of
your chemicals properly!
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