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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBVSWMA Newsletter TAKE THE HAZARDS OUT OF YOUR HOUSE �� • Safe Management Methods dr. le ♦ Don't buy any more than you need. ♦ Follow any instructions for use and • Recycling is an economically sound That way there will be no surplus to disposal provided on the product's way to handle some types of household dispose of. If you have leftovers, try label. hazardous wastes such as used auto - to share them with a friend or neigh- motive batteries, motor oil, and anti - bor, or donate them to a business, Empty product containers made of freeze. There are several locations in charity or government agency. Often plastic or metal should be punctured to Bryan /.College Station that will accept times surplus paint can be disposed prevent reuse. (Do not puncture a these items. of in this way. pressurized product container - it could explode). All empty containers should • One way to reduce the potential ♦ Use and store products containing be rinsed and drained before being concerns associated with household hazardous substances carefully to disposed of or recycled. hazardous wastes is to take actions that prevent any accidents at home. use nonhazardous or less hazardous ♦ Home use of hypodermic or insulin compounds to accomplish the task at ♦ Never mix or store incompatible syringes should be put in a plastic soda hand. products together. Some products, bottle or plastic laundry detergent such as ammonia, when mixed with bottle and capped. They may then be ♦ Safely store the materials and dis- bleach products cause a poisonous gas. placed in your routine trash collection. pose and recycle them at your next HHW collection event. Safer Alternatives to Common Hazardous Household Products ehk ♦ Mix vinegar with salt and water for ♦ To clean polished finished wood; ♦ To polish brass and copper, use a a good surface cleaner. (1) Use a mild vegetable oil soap; lemon juice and salt paste. (2) Combine 1 part lemon juice with 2 ♦ As a disinfectant, use 1/2 cup borax parts vegetable or olive oil and polish • Scrub mildew spots with baking in a gallon of hot water. To inhibit with a clean, soft cloth. soda or borax, or sponge with white mold and mildew, do not rinse off vinegar. borax mixture. • Control mosquitoes by eliminating sources of standing water and planting ♦ To clean grout, combine 3 cups of ♦ As a glass cleaner, combine a quart mint in your yard. baking soda and a cup of warm water of water with 1/4 to 1/2 cup of white and scrub into the grout; rinse well vinegar, 1 -2 tablespoons of lemon ♦ Use natural oil mosquito repellants with water. juice or 1 -2 tablespoons of rubbing such as citronella or pennyroyal. alcohol; spray on surfaces and wipe ♦ To unclog a drain, pour 1/4 cup of with clean, lint -free cloth. • To polish silver: (1) Soak silver baking soda down the drain, followed about 5 minutes in a quart of warn by 1/2 cup of white vinegar. Let sit for ♦ To clean oven, mix 2 tablespoons water containing a tablespoon of a few minutes, then pour a kettle of liquid soap, 2 teaspoons borax and a baking soda, a tablespoon of salt and boiling water down the drain to flush. quart of warm water; leave on oven for a pieces of aluminum foil. (2) Rub 20 minutes then scrub with a fine steel with toothpaste or baking soda and a • For cleaning and disinfecting toilets, wool or a non - chlorinated scouring soft cloth, rinse and polish dry. scrub with a solution of 1/2 cup of powder. borax in a gallon of water. k Much of the information in this flyer was obtained from Household Hazardous Waste, A pamphlet published by the U..S. Environmental Protection Agency, and from the Environmental Bulletin: Less -Toxic Alternatives published by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. B VS WMA assumes no responsibility and disclaims any injury or damage resulting from the use or effect of any product or information included in this brochure. BV LMA BRAZOS VALLEY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENCY It's time to take the hazards out of YOUR house! Brazos Valley Household Hazardous Waste Collection Saturday, November 10, 2001 The Brazos Center 3232 Briarcrest Drive Bryan 9:00 AM -4:00 PM Bring us your old mercury thermometer and we will give you a mercury free and battery free replacement while supplies last. For more information call the BVSWMA Household Hazardous Waste Hotline at (979) 764 -3809 NO tires, medical waste, radioactive waste, household garbage, 55-gallon drums, compressed gas cylinders, ammunitions, or explosives ■ This Household Hazardous Waste Collection effort is funded in part by the CITY OF COLLEGE `) STATION - BRAZOS VALLEY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AGENCY, in partnership with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, the Brazos Valley Council of Governments, and the City of Bryan. What is Household wastes may be for the individual What Can I Take to the Event? Hazardous Waste? residential customer to take them to a licensed HHW disposal facility or to a Here are some examples of common The United States Environmental city sponsored collection event. HHW items: Protection Agency considers a • Ignitable Wastes: Adhesives & substance hazardous if it can catch fire, What Are the Dangers of glues, air fresheners. gasoline and if it can react or explode when mixed Improper Disposal? kerosene, nail polish removers, with other substances, if it is corrosive, paint and varnish removers, WD- or if it is toxic. Household hazardous wastes are 40, alcohols. This definition includes things that are sometimes disposed of improperly and • Corrosive Wastes: Boric Acid, probably being stored right now in your illegally by individuals pouring wastes battery acid, hydrochloric acid, toi- garage, basement, bathroom, or kitchen. down the drain, on the ground, into let bowl cleaners, metal cleaners, These products can be divided into five storm sewers, or putting them out with oven cleaners, and ammonia. different categories: Ignitable Wastes, their household trash. The dangers of • Toxics: Ant and roach killers, an- Corrosive Wastes, Toxic, Cleaning such disposal methods may not be tifreeze, disinfectants, flea spray Solutions, and Automotive Wastes. immediately obvious, but certain types and powder, fungicides, weed and New EPA and state regulations of household hazardous waste have the grass killers, windshield wiper restrict the amounts and kinds of potential to cause physical injury to fluid. hazardous wastes that can be accepted sanitation workers; contaminate septic • Cleaning Solutions: Oven clean - at the landfill. tanks or wastewater treatment systems if ers, wood cleaners, floor polishes, In the future, the only safe and legal poured down drains or toilets; and metal cleaners and polishes. way to dispose of household hazardous present hazards to children and pets if • Automotive Wastes: Automotive left around the house. oils, brake and transmission fluids, diesel fuel, and gasoline.