Think Globally
Household Items
Commonly referred to as household hazardous waste or HHW, many of the every day products in your home or garage can be hazardous to you and the environment if used, stored or disposed of improperly.
These items can contain harmful materials like lead or mercury that do not belong in a landfill. You can also find them in your medicine cabinet. Since they are used on a daily basis, product stewardship is necessary, including:
- Know how to identify hazardous products
- Know what hazardous products you have
- Make sure they are properly stored
- Learn how to properly dispose of them
Once you have identified HHW and know what to do with them, you can learn more about the overall lifecycle of a few of the major ones that you are sure to come into contact with:
Light Bulbs
Facts • Benefits of recycling • Tips on recycling • How it gets recycled • What’s next?
Cleaning Products
Facts • Benefits of proper disposal • Tips on proper disposal• How it gets properly disposed • What’s next?
Toys
Facts • Benefits of recycling • Tips on recycling • How it gets recycled • What’s next?
Pesticides
Facts • Benefits of proper disposal • Tips on proper disposal • How it gets properly disposed • What’s next?
Paint
Facts • Benefits of recycling • Tips on recycling • How it gets recycled • What’s next?
Mercury Products
Facts • Benefits of recycling • Tips on recycling • How it gets recycled • What’s next?