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Rethink Recycling: HHW Twitter Posts
Have leftover hazardous household products at home? Take them to your county’s HHW
drop-off site. www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw
Take household products labeled POISON, DANGER, WARNING or CAUTION to your county
HHW drop-off site. www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw.
In 2009 200,000+ residents visited metro county household hazardous waste (HHW) dropoff sites. Find your’s at www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw.
Open a cupboard in your kitchen, basement, or garage. Read a few labels. See POISON,
DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION? www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw.
Read labels. It’s a quick way to judge the product's hazard level. Watch for POISON,
DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION. www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw.
Find your county’s HHW drop-off site and learn about common household items that require
special disposal at www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw.
New home? Think before trashing items left behind by previous owners. Visit
www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw to learn more.
Unwanted paint can be a problem. Oil and latex paints don’t belong in the trash. See
www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw to learn more.
Take pesticides to your county household hazardous waste (HHW) drop-off site for disposal.
www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw.
Take leftover antifreeze, motor oil, gasoline to your county household hazardous waste
(HHW) drop-off site. www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw
CFLs contain a small amount of mercury and must be recycled. Visit
www.RethinkRecycling.com/cfl for more info and recycling options.
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Rethink Recycling: HHW Facebook Posts
Unwanted chemicals are considered household hazardous waste (HHW) when their disposal
poses an environmental or health threat. People who dispose of HHW in the trash, down
the drain, or on the ground, can contaminate our water and soils, or harm trash collectors.
If you can’t use up hazardous household chemicals or give the items to someone who will,
then take these items to your county’s HHW drop-off site. Visit
www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw to learn more.
Watch for signal words: POISON, DANGER, WARNING or CAUTION on labels of products in
your home. Minimize your use and take leftovers to your county’s household hazardous
waste (HHW) drop-off site: www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw.
In 2009 over 200,000 residents visited metro county household hazardous waste (HHW)
drop-off sites. Each visitor brought in an average of 85 pounds of household hazardous
wastes and problem materials. Visit www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw for more information
and to find your county facility.
In Minnesota, it’s illegal to throwaway used oil and filters, brake fluid, power steering fluid,
and transmission fluid. Never put any of these items in the trash. Do not pour them down
the drain, on the ground, or into a storm sewer. Doing so can harm the environment and
contaminate our water sources. Take them to your county household hazardous waste
(HHW) drop-off site. Learn more at www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw.
Open a cupboard in your kitchen, basement, or garage. Read a few labels. If they contain
any of these signal words: POISON, DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, the products contain
hazardous materials. Don't throw the leftovers in the trash; don't pour them down the
drain; don't pour them on the ground. Take them to your county household hazardous
waste drop-off site. www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw.
Read product labels. They provide a quick, easy way to judge the product's hazard level.
Look for signal words – POISON, DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION. (POISON is the most
hazardous; CAUTION is the least hazardous.) Learn more at
www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw.
If you have an unwanted product with any of the signal words (POISON, WARNING,
DANGER, CAUTION), take any leftovers to your county household hazardous waste (HHW)
drop-off site. Visit www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw to find your county’s HHW drop-off site
and to learn about other common household items that require special disposal.
New home? Don’t trash items left behind by previous owners. If you can’t use up items like
paint, cleaners and bug killer, bring them to a county household hazardous waste (HHW)
drop-off site for safe disposal. Visit www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw to learn more.
Unwanted paint can be a problem. Leftover liquid paint doesn’t belong in the trash. Both oil
and latex paints need to be disposed of properly. Visit www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw to
learn more.
Pesticides are used to kill or control unwanted organisms. Never throw them in the
trash. Take pesticides to your county household hazardous waste (HHW) drop-off site for
disposal. www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw.
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Rethink Recycling: HHW Facebook Posts (Continued)
There are two main types of antifreeze: ethylene glycol (generally green) and propylene
glycol (generally pink). Keep the two types of antifreeze in separate containers, and do not
mix antifreeze with other products such as motor oil, gasoline, or other fluids. Take
antifreeze to your county household hazardous waste (HHW) drop-off site. Visit
www.RethinkRecycling.com/hhw to find your county’s household hazardous waste drop-off
site.
Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) contain mercury and need to be recycled (it’s against the
law in MN to throw them in the trash)! Many hardware stores and retailers that sell
fluorescent light bulbs also collect them for recycling. Other options include recycling
companies, city recycling events, and some county household hazardous waste (HHW)
drop-off sites. Visit www.RethinkRecycling.com/cfl for more info.
When transporting fluorescent bulbs for recycling, either repack them in their original
packaging or wrap them in newspaper or bubble wrap and then place in a box or bag to
prevent breakage. Visit www.RethinkRecycling.com/cfl to find out where to recycle them.
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August 2010