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Posts tagged "hazardous"

Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Safely Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste

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With all the new environmental threats from our advancing technologies, safe Household Hazardous Waste Disposal is becoming more important for everyone! Look for the signal words DANGER, POISON, WARNING, and CAUTION to signify if a product may be dangerous.

Household hazardous waste disposal, how to safely dispose of Hazardous Household Waste (HHW). According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), our home waste is considered hazardous if it has “corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients.” That is a rather broad definition in my opinion. Just about everyone has some sort of material in their homes that would fit some part of that description. Most product labels will warn you if it is toxic or dangerous in some way and will give you a short paragraph titled Storage and Handling with a brief description of how to store and dispose of that particular item. So what are you supposed to do with it all and how can you get rid of it without creating an environmental hazard? First of all, here is what you should not do under any circumstances:

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Posted by admin - November 1, 2010 at 9:09 am

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Hazardous Disposal Recycling Hazardous Waste

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Hazardous Disposal Recycling Hazardous Waste

Hazardous Disposal Recycling Hazardous Waste, and we all know by now that recycling is a good thing, but recycling hazardous waste (or trying to) can be just as hazardous as throwing them in the trash. Here are some tips for the disposal of hazardous waste.

1. Contact your local solid waste authority, environmental protection agency, or household hazardous waste center. These agencies can guide you in how to recycle dangerous things and help in hazardous disposal.

2. Car batteries should be returned to the place where you purchased the car or the car battery. Continue Reading Hazardous Disposal Recycling Hazardous Waste Here

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Posted by admin - August 19, 2010 at 11:23 am

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