Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

How do I know if a product is hazardous?

All hazardous products exhibit at least one of the following properties: Toxic: even in small quantities may immediately poison, or cause injury or death through repeated exposure, when inhaled into the lungs, eaten, swallowed, or absorbed through the skin (e.g. rat poison, pesticides, bleach). Flammable: usually liquids that easily ignite and burn (e.g. lighter fluid, spot and paint removers). Corrosive: substances or vapors that can burn skin on contact and can eat away the surface of other materials (e.g. oven and toilet bowl cleaners). Reactive: substances that react with air, water or another substance to produce toxic vapors or explode (e.g. bleach when mixed with ammonia-based cleaners). Check the label. Look for the following warning words: POISON, TOXIC, CORROSIVE, VOLATILE, FLAMMABLE, INFLAMMABLE, COMBUSTIBLE, EXPLOSIVE, DANGER, CAUTION, WARNING or HARMFUL. These words will alert you to the nature of the product.