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What are Household Hazardous Materials?

If a product's packaging has any of these signal words on the label, then the product has ingredients that contain one or more of the following hazardous characteristics: corrosive, reactive, toxic, flammable, or explosive. If not safely stored, used, or disposed, those items can present hazards to you and your environment.
   Be an informed consumer -- read the label before you buy!

Learn more about reading the label of household chemicals--
Label Reading Tips
 

CFLs

Both CFLs and regular fluorescent lights are accepted at the HHW site for recyling.

Fact Sheet on Proper Disposal of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs)

More Information on CFLs from Energy Star

Fluorescent Lights' Mercury Poses Dim Threat  (National Geographic News)
Common Household Hazardous Materials Accepted at the Hazardous Materials Collection Facility:
Adhesives   Arts and Crafts Materials
Car Batteries   Brake Fluid
Cleaning Products   Photo Chemicals
Disinfectants   Gasoline
Herbicides   Insecticides
Kerosene   Motor Oil
Pool Chemicals   Wood Preservatives
Paint   Solvents
1-3 lb. Propane Cylinders   Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs


 

 
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