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Household Hazardous Wastes
Everyone has household hazardous wastes (HHW) in their home. You will
usually find them under the sink or in the garage. HHW is common household
items that have some hazardous characteristic. Examples include drain
openers, cleaners, paints, pesticides, auto fluids, batteries, sharps, and fluorescent
bulbs.
Benefits of Proper Management of HHW
 | Childhood Poisonings - the majority of childhood poisonings occur in the home with
HHW.
So protect your children. Keep HHW out of the reach of children and bring in
items you no longer want or need to a HHW collection center. Someone else might be
able to use them. |
| Protect Trash Collectors - Trash collectors and landfill personnel are injured and
sometimes killed every year when people throw HHW into their regular garbage.
A lot of these materials generate heat or toxic fumes when they mix with each
other. You don't want to be the one responsible for buying a new trash truck or
paying hospital and legal bills. Bring it in to us. We'll make sure it gets
taken care of properly. |
| Fire Safety - Firefighters have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
Don't make it worse by keeping items that release toxic fumes in your house. In
case of a fire, HHW products can generate deadly smoke that can keep you from getting out
and injuring firefighters trying to protect your home. |
| Protect Your Water - You Dump It, You Drink It. It's as simple as that.
Don't pour HHW onto the ground, in creeks or into the sewer system. |
| Reduce Taxes - WHAT???!!! No matter how careful your city, county or local hauler
is, if they take your trash to some place and it becomes a toxic waste site, your city and
county are responsible for cleaning it up. Don't put highly toxic materials into
your trash. Deliver them to a HHW collection center where they will be properly
disposed. |
Publications
We have two brochures concerning household hazardous wastes. Click on the
links to get a copy in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.
Alternatives to Household Hazardous Wastes English
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Hazardous Waste Collection Centers English
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Collection Centers
There are four HHW collection centers in the District. Residents of Madison and Washington Counties can bring HHW into the centers for proper
management at no
charge. In addition, residents can "shop" for usable items that others
no longer want. Some examples of items placed on the reuse shelves include
partially-used containers of pesticides, paint, auto wax and household cleaners.
An extensive HHW reuse store is located at Haz-MERT's office in Rogers. You
can find them at 2633 Laurel Circle, Rogers, (479) 621-9707.
Madison County
- Madison County Solid Waste
- 173 Madison 6553
- Huntsville, AR 72740
- (479) 738-6351
- (8:00 - 4:00 M-F, 9:00 - noon Sat)
- South Madison Co. Convenience Center
- 17669 Hwy 16
- St. Paul, AR 72760
- (479) 738-6351
- (8:30 - 2:30 Tues, 9:00 - noon Sat)
Washington County
- Washington County Environmental Affairs
- 2615 S. Brink Dr
- Fayetteville, AR 72701
- (479) 444-1725
- (8:00 - 4:00 M-F)
- Springdale Street Dept.
- Randall Wobbe Rd.
- Springdale, AR 72764
- (479) 750-8135
- (7:30 - 4:00 Mondays only)
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