HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE CHART

The following chart prepared by the Water Pollution Control Federation will help you establish the most effective means of disposing of typical hazardous wastes used around your home or garden.

BLUE DOTS
Indicate products which can be poured down the drain with plenty of water. If you have a septic tank, additional caution should be exercise when dumping these items down the drain. In fact, there are certain chemical substances that cannot be used with a septic tank. Read the labels to determine if a product could damage the septic tank.

YELLOW DIAMOND
Indicate materials which cannot be poured down the drain, but can be safely disposed of in a sanitary landfill. Be certain the material is properly contained before it is put out for collection or carried to the landfill.

RED BOX
Indicate hazardous wastes which should be saved for a community wide collection day or given to a licensed hazardous wastes contractor. (Even the empty containers should be taken to a licensed contractor if one is available.)

GREEN PACKAGES

Indicate recyclable material. If there is a recycling program in your area, take the materials there. If not, encourage local officials to start such program.

For more information on the safest way to dispose of these and other products contact your state's solid and hazardous waste department or the United States Environmental Protection Agency.