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Residential Recycling Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste

The US EPA defines household hazardous waste as:

Hazardous products used and disposed of by residential as opposed to

industrial consumers. Includes paints, stains, varnishes, solvents, pesticides,
and other materials or products containing volatile chemicals that can catch
fire, react or explode, or that are corrosive or toxic.

Where to take your HHW

Norfolk residents are encouraged to take HHW to the following locations:

City of Norfolk Division of Waste Management, 1176 Pineridge Road, Monday

through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Call 441-5813 with questions.

Norfolk Transfer Station located at 3136 Woodland Avenue. HHW is accepted

at this location from 9am to noon on the first Saturday and fourth Wednesday
of each month.

HHW disposal is free to City of Norfolk residents. Proof of residency required.

HHW includes:

Paint & paint-related products

Adhesives & glues

Furniture strippers

Paint strippers/removers

Linseed oil

Oil/enamel-based paint

Thinners & turpentine

Fixatives & solvents

Stains & finishes

Automotive fluids, fuels & oils

Fuel additives

Transmission & brake fluid

Starting fluids

Gasoline & diesel fuel

Motor oil

Carburetor & fuel injector cleaners

Waste fuels & solvents

Lighter fluid

Nail polish removers

Butane

Propane

Waste oils

Home heating oil

Kerosene

Gas/oil mixtures

Driveway sealer

Liquid & solid pesticides

Ant & cockroach poisons

Flea & moth repellants

Mouse & rat poisons

Insecticides, pesticides & herbicides

Fertilizer

Wood preservatives/fungicides

Mosquito repellant

Pool chemicals

Compact fluorescent bulbs

Fluorescent tubes (4ft. Only)

Household, automotive & rechargeable batteries

Propane tanks & cylinders

Mercury-containing thermometers & thermostats

Soaps, detergents & cleaners

Ammonia

Bleach

Degreasers

Drain cleaners

Tub, tile, shower & toilet cleaners

Oven cleaners

Wood/metal cleaners

Driveway cleaner

Photographic chemicals

Drain opener/Drain-o

Red Devil Lye

Inorganic acids

Muriatic acid

Rust remover

Hydrochloric acid

What you need to know

Examples of household hazardous waste are:

Batteries

Consumer paint products

Corrosives (such as oven cleaners and drain cleaners)

Liquid fuels

Domestic pesticides

Pharmaceuticals (unused medications and hypodermic needles)

Pressurized-flammable gas containers (such as propane BBQ tanks and

single use tanks)

Solvent and flammable liquids (such as gasoline, anti-freeze, and paint

strippers)

Swimming pool chemicals

Consumer electrical and electronic equipment

Products containing mercury (includes thermometers and fluorescent

lighting)

The Dangers of HHW

All HHW poses serious environmental and human health threats if disposed of
in your regular household waste. Explosive and flammable wastes can pose a
threat to the garbage collectors and landfill employees. HHW can also pollute
groundwater, soil and air. Hazardous waste, if taken to the landfill, with the
rest of your garbage can leach into the surrounding soil and groundwater
causing environmental damage.

Protecting the Environment

The best way to protect the air, water and soil from the improper disposal of
household hazardous wastes is to avoid purchasing these products in the first
place. There are many alternatives that are safer for you and safer for the
environment. Considering these alternatives helps you avoid thinking about
how to safely dispose of hazardous waste at all. Some of these alternatives
include:

1. Reducing the amount of hazardous waste you need to dispose of by

purchasing environmentally friendly cleaning products.

2. Reusing is another important way to reduce the amount of HHW that you
need to get rid of. Buying rechargeable batteries and repairing, upgrading or
donating electronic equipment are some examples of how you can reuse
items that would otherwise need to be disposed of at a HHW Collection
Centre.

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