What is Hazardous Waste?

From the House

  • Arts and craft supplies
  • Drain cleaner
  • Dry-cleaning fluids
  • Epoxies and resins
  • Floor cleaner and polish
  • Metal polish
  • Oven cleaner
  • Photo chemicals
  • Roofing tar
  • Spot remover
  • Unbroken fluorescent bulbs

From the Yard & Garden

  • Cesspool cleaner
  • Coal tar-based driveway sealer
  • Muriatic acid
  • Pesticides (1-gallon containers or smaller)
  • Herbicides and weed killers
  • Pool chemicals
  • Rust preventative

From the Garage

  • Radiator cleaners
  • Car wax and polish
  • Carburetor cleaners and degreasers
  • Gasoline and Diesel fuel
  • Mixed motor oil

From the Workbench

  • Paint stripper
  • Paint thinner and solvents
  • Oil-based paint
  • Spray paint
  • Stains and varnishes
  • Wood preservative sealants

Reminder: Latex paint is not a hazardous product.

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1. How do you purchase a Transfer Station / Beach Permit by mail?
2. When is Household Hazardous Waste Day?
3. What can be recycled?
4. What is Hazardous Waste?