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Storage & Disposal

The average American home has some hundred pounds of hazardous household products stored in its basement, garage, storage shed, and closets. The first line of defense against hazardous household waste is to avoid using harmful chemicals in the first place. But be especially vigilant about these proudcts, the most common hazardous products around the house:

Automotive products: Gasoline, motor oil, antifreeze, windshield wiper fluid, car wax and cleaners, lead-acid batteries, brake fluid, transmission fluid

Home improvement products: Paint, varnish, stain, paint thinner, paint stripper, caulk, adhesives

Household cleaners: drain opener, oven cleaner, tub and tile cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, spot remover, bleach, ammonia, furniture polish and wax

Other products: Batteries, nail polish, pool chemicals, shoe polish, lighter fluid, prescription medicines, some arts and crafts materials, some personal care products

Pesticides: Insecticide and insect repellent, weed killer, rat and mouse poison, pet spray and dip, flea collars, moth balls, disinfectant, wood preservative

Posted by GreenClean at May 23, 2005 12:19 PM