Keep Earth Beautiful    Household Hazardous Waste

In every household, from time to time, there will be things that cannot be brought to the recycling station, and shouldn't be dumped in the trash bin. Products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients are considered to be “household hazardous waste” or “HHW” Products, such as 1) Paints 2) Cleaners, oil filters 3) oils, fuels, pool chemicals 4) Batteries 5) Pesticides, herbicides 6) Chemicals, antifreeze 7) Drugs, prescription medication 8) Fluorescent light bulbs 9) Electronic devices as TV, computers, cell phones that contain potentially hazardous ingredients require special care when you dispose of them. Improper disposal of household hazardous waste: A) don't pour them down the drain B) don't pour them on the ground C) don't pour them into storm sewers D) don't pour drugs / medication in your toilet E) don't put them into the normal trash The dangers of such disposal methods are: Water contamination Groundwater contamination = unhealthy drinking water Polluted creeks and rivers = unhealthy fish, crabs and sea food Soil contamination Air pollution Polluting the environment posing a threat to human health. Responsible communities offer a variety of options for conveniently and safely managing Household hazardous waste = HHW You should contact your local government. If you don't get help and answers, you know that they don't care for you or your children! The best way of knowing if a product is a hazardous waste is to read the label. Words such as caution, warning, danger or poison indicate the product is flammable, reactive, corrosive, and/or toxic. A good idea to reduce your HHW is to look for products that don’t have caution, danger, warning, and poison on the label For Texas you can check the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s (TCEQ) website Water treatment plants are designed to remove pollutants like solid and biodegradable materials, but they cannot handle and remove man-made pollutants such as prescription drugs. More and more drugs are found in our drinking water, a problem for humans and aquatic life! Do you really want to drink anti-baby-hormones with your drinking water? Do you really want to get your shot of antibiotics with your drinking water? Medications in the water supply can cause humans to have problems with embryonic kidney cells, human blood cells and human breast cancer cells. We must properly dispose of these medications!! Many countries have a pharmaceutical take-back program, it is a must for every civilized community. For the US you can visit http://www.disposemymeds.org Reducing, reusing and recycling is not just part of natural resource preservation but a cost effective approach to managing our homes and community. More about the benefits of recycling Send us an email with your comments or questions! edu@keepearthbeautiful.org When we produce air pollution - we lower the quality of our air, shorten our life! If air pollution gets too high humans get sick or die.

Humans and all mammals need: Healthy Water Healthy Air Healthy Food Healthy Housing to survive! Dont' throw these hazardous items away Dispose them properly!

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