Hazardous Recycling Keeps Chemicals Out of the Environment
Quite a few of the things that people would routinely put into the trash decades ago are now deemed hazardous materials. Before the concept of protecting the environment and living green were really known, and certainly long before those thoughts and words were a part of the popular vernacular, people would simply through hazardous items right into the trash. Some of the items commonly put into the garbage bins include motor oil, paint, batteries, cleaning supplies, and even medications.
The Dangers of Hazardous Materials
Alphabetical List of Hazardous Recycling Items:
- Antifreeze
- Asbestos
- Batteries Car/Motorcycle
- Batteries Household
- Batteries Ni-Cad/Lithium Ion
- Batteries Rechargeable
- Biomedical
- Brake Fluid
- Empty Aerosol Cans
- Empty Propane Tanks
- Fire Extinguishers
- Fire Fighting Chemicals
- Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs)
- Fluorescent Tubes
- Freezer – Not Working
- Freezer – Working
- Full Aerosol Cans
- Gasoline/Fuel/Oil
- Herbicide
- Household Cleaner
- Industrial Oil
- Insecticides
- Insulation
- Kerosene
- Medications
- Mercury Items
- Microwave – Not Working
- Microwave – Working
- Motor Driven Garden Tools
- Motor Oil
- Motor Oil – Contaminated
- Motor Oil – Rerefined
- Motor Oil Containers
- Needle/Sharp Containers
- Needles/Sharps
- Oil Filters
- Other Household Hazardous Waste
- Oven – Not Working
- Oven – Working
- Oxygen Tanks
- Paint Thinner
- Paint/Stain
- Pesticide
- Pool Chemicals
- Propane Tanks – Not Empty
- Refrigerator – Not Working
- Refrigerator – Working
- Sealant
- Solar Panels
- Stove – Not Working
- Stove – Working
- Television – Not Working
- Television – Working
- Toner Cartridges
- Transmission Fluid
- Turpentine
- VCR
- Washer – Not Working
- Washer – Working
- Water Heater
- Water Softeners
- X-ray Film