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Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
Did you you know that the average household generates 20 pounds
of hazardous waste each year from household cleaners and chemicals?
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- Over cleaner
- Cooking grease
- Rug cleaner
- Mothballs/flakes
- Nail polish & remover
- Old medicine
- Kerosene
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If you're like most people, you have some old household products taking
up space in a cabinet. And you probably throw the containers away
without giving them a second thought. You should think twice. Sure
they might be out of the house, but that doesn't mean they won't come
back to haunt you.
Chemicals found in items like weed killers, paint
thinners and furniture polish taint the water supply, pollute the
environment and are hazardous to humans, fish and wildlife. Besides,
many toxic substances can't be rendered harmless by ordinary disposal
and sewage treatment methods. That's why there’s a Household
Hazardous Waste Collection Drop Off Center located at 7030 Culebra operated by City of San Antonio Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Program.
The Center is open on Thursdays from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. and
on Fridays from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. Additionally, the HHW DOC
will be open on the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. until
1 p.m. For more information, please call 311 or (210) 207-6400.
So instead of trashing everything or pouring it all down
the drain (which is highly illegal by the way), store unwanted products
in a safe place until the next Hazardous Waste Collection Day.
What you put down storm drains could eventually re-enter the water
cycle. That's not a pretty thought. Common household chemicals
require special handling. Pour smart.
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Buy products that are labeled
"non-toxic" and purchase only the
amount you need. |
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Use and store cleaners, solvents
and paints according to label directions. |
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Never mix discarded household
products together. Keep them in their original
container. |
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Take unwanted hazardous materials
to a local collection center. |
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Use kitty litter to clean spills
on paved surfaces. Depending on the type of
spill, you can out the used litter in the
garbage can. |
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Rinse latex paint brushes in the
sink. Filter and reuse paint thinner and brush
cleaners. |
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Replace rat and mouse poison with
live traps. |
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