Many recycling centres accept certain types
of household hazardous waste - so check with your local council to see what is accepted locally.
CANTON — The Development Authority of the North Country with its regional county partners and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, is sponsoring a
free household hazardous waste collection day Saturday in St. Lawrence County to help residents properly dispose of certain hazardous materials.
For this reason, you should always dispose of your sharps at a designated drop - off location, such as a doctors» office or your local
household hazardous waste facility.
We will also not accept
household hazardous waste such as pressurized canisters, pesticides, oil based paint or medical sharps, organics, broken glass, bio-medical waste, soiled diapers or expired medication.
Erie County will hold a free
household hazardous waste drop - off day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Erie Community College's North Campus in Amherst.
This organization has an extensive database on recycling options and shares many tips for conserving energy, preventing air pollution, and dealing
with household hazardous waste.
Take hazardous waste collection days: it was found that in the days after the highly
publicized household hazardous waste collection campaigns, the rate of disposal of hazardous wastes did not decrease, as expected, but in fact increased.
In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has collected more than 95,000 items
of household hazardous waste, white goods and electronic equipment from the Joplin tornado debris.
The EPA classifies nail polish
as household hazardous waste (perhaps a hint we shouldn't be using it) and requests that it is disposed of in a proper hazardous waste disposal site.
Everyone, when they go to
these household hazardous waste disposal events and they're free, they go «this is great.
Also, check to see if there is
a household hazardous waste day in your community so you can safely dispose of hazardous household waste.
For Earth Day, we organized a special public service in a city park and developed a handout that encouraged sustainable behaviors and helped people locate places to recycle and drop off
household hazardous waste.
Pack your tube in newspaper or bubble wrap when transporting to a recycling center or
household hazardous waste event.
It's a pain disposing of batteries because they are
household hazardous waste and need to be taken to a household hazardous waste depot.
Several retailers offer this service, and many municipalities allow drop - off at
their household hazardous waste facilities.