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Household Hazardous Waste

Common HHW

Do you have HHW in your home? Chances are you have more than you think:

Cleaning Products
  • Oven cleaners
  • Drain cleaners
  • Wood and metal cleaners and polishes
  • Toilet cleaners
  • Tub, tile and shower cleaners
  • Bleach
  • Pool chemicals
Automotive Products
  • Motor oil
  • Fuel additives
  • Carburetor and fuel injection cleaners
  • Air conditioning refrigerants
  • Starter fluids
  • Automotive batteries
  • Transmission and brake fluid
  • Antifreeze
Lawn and Garden Products
  • Herbicides
  • Insecticides
  • Fungicides/wood preservatives
Indoor Pesticides
  • Ant sprays and baits
  • Cockroach sprays and baits
  • Flea repellents and shampoos
  • Bug sprays
  • Houseplant insecticides
  • Moth repellents
  • Mouse and rat poisons and baits
Workshop/Painting Supplies
  • Adhesives and glues
  • Furniture strippers
  • Oil- or enamel-based paints
  • Stains and finishes
  • Paint thinners and turpentinie
  • Paint strippers and removers
  • Photographic chemicals
  • Fixatives and other solvents
Other Flammable Products
  • Propane tanks and other compressed gas cylinders
  • Kerosene
  • Home heating oil
  • Diesel fuel
  • Gas/oil mix
  • Lighter fluid
Miscellaneous
  • Batteries
  • Mercury thermostats or thermometers
  • Fluorescent light bulbs
  • Driveway sealer


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