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Hazardous Waste - What is considered Household Harmful Waste?

Garage

  • Painting supplies (paints, thinners, solvents, etc.)

  • Antifreeze

  • Brake and transmission fluids

  • Gasoline and mixtures thereof

  • Gardening supplies - pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, etc.

  • Pool chemicals

  • Rodent poisons

  • Butane and propane tanks

Kitchen

  • Oven cleaners

  • Ammonia

  • Metal polish

  • Bug Spray

  • Aerosol cans

  • Lighter fluid

  • Carpet or rug cleaner

  • Furniture polish

Bathroom

  • Toilet bowl cleaners

  • Antibacterial and disinfectant products

  • Medicine

  • Shampoo for head lice

  • Nail polish remover

  • Mercury (broken thermometers)

  • Hair dye

Laundry

  • Spot and stain removers

  • Mothballs

  • Chlorine bleach

  • Dry cleaning solvents

  • Shoe dye

  • Drain opener

 

Pet Products, Craft Supplies & Others

  • Flea killers (sprays, fogger, powder)

  • Contact cement

  • Epoxy and resins

  • Instant glue

  • Model glue and cement

  • Rubber cement

  • Rubber cement solvents

  • Artist's paints

  • Chemistry sets

  • Photography materials

  • Batteries

  • Gun cleaning solvents

  • Flares

  • Fire extinguishers

  • Helium tanks

  • Diving and scuba tanks

  • Wood preservatives

Electronics & Others

Electronics, compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs, and other items must be disposed of properly and not placed in the landfill.

  • Electronics - Computers, keyboards, cell phones,  television and other computer peripherals are accepted at the Puller Center in Gloucester for a small fee. Call 693-3114 for details.

  • CFL bulbs are responsibly disposed of by Home Depot. Customers may turn in expired and unbroken bulbs to the returns desk.

  • Batteries - Car and boat batteries can be taken to many Gloucester businesses that sell new batteries. Old batteries can also be turned in when a new battery is purchased.

  • Radio Shack stores in Gloucester accept rechargeable batteries for responsible disposal. Tidewater Soil & Water Conservation (Fox Hunt Lane) is collecting alkaline batteries for recycling. These batteries can also be dropped off at the Main Gloucester Library.

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Updated:  07/01/2009
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