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Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste, known as Household Hazardous Waste (HHW),
can cause potential harm to a community’s health and environment if not handled with precaution. Waste that falls under this category requires special disposal and cannot be disposed of like common household trash or recycling.

What is Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)?

HHW is a leftover household product that has a label or ingredients that contains any of the following warnings: flammable, ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic.  These warnings can be found in anything from drain cleaners, motor oil, to pesticides.

Where can I take my Household Hazardous Waste?

HHW can be properly disposed of at the Buckman Road Recycling and Transfer Station (BuRRT) two times per week (Friday & Saturday), year round starting in March 2012.  Other HHW, like batteries, might be accepted at participating retailers.  For a complete list of where you can take certain HHW materials and to see what the BuRRT HHW Collection Facility accepts, please see the list to the right.

Why not just put it down the drain?

Disposing HHW down the drain, sewer, or trash can cause chemicals and toxins to pollute our environment, especially our ground water supply which can contaminate our parks, drinking water, farms and more.  When HHW is taken to the BuRRT Facility, the waste can be properly disposed or better yet recycled and reused.  Recycling HHW conserves resources and energy that would otherwise be expended in the production of more hazardous materials. To learn more, see the EPA’s Household Hazardous Waste Website
Play it safe! Always label your hazardous waste.