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Common Household Hazardous Wastes

Listed below are Common Household Hazardous Wastes that may be brought to a collection day. This list is not all encompassing. There are many other similar items in your home that are hazardous.

Garage and Workshop
Antifreeze
Batteries (not alkaline*)
Brake Fluid
Gasoline
Kerosene
Oil Based Paint (no latex)
Paint Stripper/Thinners
Transmission Fluid
Turpentine

*alkaline batteries can be disposed of in the regular trash

Kitchen
Aerosols (unfinished)
Ammonia
Disinfectants
Drain Cleaners
Floor Care Products
Oven Cleaners
Polishes
Spot and Stain Removers
Wood Preservatives

Yard and Hobby
Adhesives
Artist's Paints
Charcoal Lighter Fluid
Cleaning Solvents
Epoxy Products
Fungicides
Glues
Herbicides
Insecticides
Moth Balls
Pool Chemicals
Mercury and Mercury Fever Thermometers
 

What Not to Bring

Empty Containers of any kind - can be disposed of in your regular trash
Ammunition - call your local Police Department
Asbestos - look under "Asbestos Removal Service" in the yellow pages. Call 278-3809 for an asbestos pamphlet.
Biological Waste - hire a contractor to dispose of properly
Business Waste - call the HazWaste Hotline at 860-278-3809 for disposal options.
Car Batteries - call the public works department in your town for disposal options.
Creosoted Railroad Ties - can be disposed of in your regular trash
Electronics - call the Connecticut Resource Recovery Authority at 860-757-7771 or call the DEP at 424-3242 for other possible alternatives in Connecticut
Explosives - call your local Police Department
Fire Extinguishers - call your local Fire Department
Flares - call your local Police/Fire Department
Ice Melt - can be disposed of in the regular trash
Latex Driveway Sealer (Genite) - solidify, then dispose of in regular trash
Latex Paint - let the paint air dry and then add it to your trash. Kitty litter added to the paint will speed up the drying process.
Needles/Syringes - put in a Sharps Container or heavy plastic container then into regular trash; call 860-278-3809 for a pamphlet on sharps
Medicine/Drugs - call your local hospital or walk-in clinic
Motor Oil - call the public works department in your town for disposal options.
Propane Tanks for Gas Grills - call the public works department in your town for disposal options.
Refrigerators - call the Public Works Department in your town for disposal instructions
Smoke Detectors - send back to the manufacturer
Tires - call the Public Works Department in your town for disposal instructions

Other Acceptable Items (from homeowner NOT a business):
Asbestos Insulation - only if it is double bagged and dampened and only one or two bags (homeowner must call 860-278-3809 to make prior arrangements)
Fluorescent Bulbs
PCB Ballasts - if separated from light fixture
PCB Capacitors - if separated from appliance
Latex Driveway Sealer (Genite) - only if you have trouble putting it in your regular trash
Lead Paint Chips - for large volumes call 860-278-3809
Mercury and Mercury Switches
Sand Blasting Grit - for large volumes call 278-3809

FACT: The average household has almost 10 gallons of hazardous waste.

FACT: These products can jeopardize your family's health if improperly used or stored.

FACT: They can pollute our water supplies, air and land if they are thrown in your regular trash collection, on the ground, down your sink or toilet or into the neighborhood storm drain.

FACT: There is a safer way of disposal - The Metropolitan District HazWaste Collection Days.