Why can't I put my Household Hazardous Waste in with my residential waste?
Hazardous waste is just that, hazardous. In the interest of the safety of yourself, your family, your pets and sanitation workers, hazardous waste cannot be included with your regular garbage pick-up. Chemicals, fuels, computer monitors, syringes and other household hazardous waste all pose a serious threat to anyone handling them, particularly if they don’t know these wastes are present. These products can ignite in dumpsters or trucks, they are often harmful to the environment and they could contaminate compost and recyclable materials, making them undesirable for the market place and force them to the landfill.
