Hazardous Waste

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

   Some jobs around the home may require the use of products containing hazardous components. Such products include certain paints, cleaners, stains and varnishes, car batteries, motor oil, and pesticides. The leftover contents of such consumer products are known as “household hazardous waste.”
       Household hazardous waste may come from single or multiple family dwellings, hotels and motels, and other types of residences. Because of the waste substances' chemical natures, they can poison, corrode, explode, or ignite easily when handled improperly.
       Household hazardous wastes should not be disposed of improperly by pouring wastes down the drain, on the ground, into storm sewers, or putting them out with the trash. The dangers of such disposal methods may not be immediately obvious, but certain types of household hazardous waste have the potential to cause physical injury to sanitation workers, contaminate septic tanks or wastewater treatment system, pollute bodies of water, present hazards to children and pets, and contaminate ground and surface water.

Hazardous Waste Hazardous waste includes any unused product that is poisonous, reactive, corrosive, or flammable. You can easily identify hazardous products by reading packaging labels. Look for key words such as Warning! Danger! Poison! Caution! Improper disposal of these products poses a risk to human health and the environment. The Solid Waste Alliance Communities (SWAC) strives to make safe disposal of hazardous waste convenient and economical. Check out our Household Hazardous Waste Collections for a convienient time and location for you. The collections are only available to residents of the SWAC communities. Residents from the SWAC towns can participate at any of the collection events not just the one located in their town. Residents do not pay a fee for disposal. The cost of collection is covered by a per capita fee assessed to each town.

Smoke detectors are not accepted at Houusehold Hazardous Waste Collection Event Days. These links will give you information on how to properly manage your smoke detctor. Visit http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/wastediv/HHW/SmokeDetectors.htm as well as http://www.mcmua.com/hazardouswaste/faq_smoke_detectors.htm for additional information.

Solid Waste Alliance Communities, 87 Halls Pond Road, Salem, NY 12865
(518)-854-9702
email: info@rutlandcountyswac.org