Hazardous Waste Disposal |
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To help you clarify what is considered hazardous waste, we have put together a list of common home and business waste products considered hazardous. By definition, hazardous waste is any product labeled: toxic, poison, corrosive, flammable, combustible or irritant.
Examples of Hazard Waste include:
- Lawn/Garden-Care Products
- Bug spray
- Fertilizer
- Pesticide/insecticide
- Fungicide
- Herbicide
- Weed killer
- Paint and Paint-Related Products
- Latex/water-based paint
- Oil-based paint
- Turpentine paint stripper
- Rust remover
- Paint thinner
- Varnish
- Automotive Fluids and Batteries
- Used motor oil and filters
- Gasoline and diesel fuel
- Kerosene
- Auto body repair products
- Windshield washer solution
- Antifreeze
- Brake and transmission fluid
- Lead acid batteries
- Metal polish with solvent
- Beauty Products and Medicines
- Alcohol-based lotions
- Isopropyl alcohol
- Medicine
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- Nail polish and nail polish remover
- Hair relaxers, dyes and permanents
- Products in aerosol cans
- Sharps
- Household Cleaners
- Ammonia-based cleaners
- Oven and drain cleaners
- Floor care products
- Aerosol cleaners
- Window cleaners
- Furniture polish
- Metal polishes and cleaners
- Tub, tile and toilet bowl cleaners
- Fluorescent lights
- Mercury thermometers
- Photographic chemicals
- Lighter fluid
- Shoe polish
- Fiberglass epoxy
- Swimming pool chemicals
- Moth balls
- Glue
- Mercury batteries
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Most homes and businesses generate hazardous waste from time to time. Sometimes this waste accumulates because individuals are not sure how to properly dispose of it. It is important that this waste does not go out with your weekly trash or get poured down the drain. Due to their chemical nature, these materials must be disposed of properly to reduce their environmental impact.
Starlite Reclamation Environmental Services offers hazardous waste disposal solutions for Southern California. If you need hazardous waste disposal in Los Angeles County or hazardous waste disposal in Orange County we can help. For those of you further south, we also offer hazardous waste disposal in San Diego. No matter what kind of hazardous waste you may have or how much of it, Starlite has the professional staff and equipment to transport and dispose of it properly.
If you’re still unsure if something is considered hazardous waste, or you have items you don’t see on our list, please call us at 1-800-576-9278 to learn more about hazardous waste disposal in Orange County, hazardous waste disposal in San Diego, hazardous waste disposal in Los Angeles County, or any other waste disposal concern throughout Southern California. We would be glad to answer your questions and help you dispose of your hazardous items safely.
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