What happens to the waste you drop off
| Household hazardous waste management | |
|---|---|
| Waste category | Management method |
| Adhesive | Fuel blending |
| Antifreeze | Recycle |
| Asbestos | Landfill |
| Car batteries | Recycle |
| Diesel | Fuel blending |
| Fertilizers | Incinerator |
| Flammable Aerosol (empty cans) | Recycle |
| Flammable liquid | Fuel blending |
| Fluorescent bulbs | Recycle |
| Gasoline | Fuel blending |
| Garden chemicals/poisons (exc Aerosols) | Incinerator |
| Helium tanks | Recycle |
| Household batteries (alkaline, nicad, acid gel, rechargeable) | Recycle |
| Household cleaners | Neutralization |
| Hypodermic needles and lancets | Incinerator |
| Kerosene | Fuel blending |
| Liquid latex paint | Recycle |
| Mercury | Recycle |
| Motor oil / oil products | Recycle |
| Oil filters | Recycle |
| Oil base paints | Fuel blending |
| PCB Ballast | Incinerator |
| Poison Aerosol (empty cans) | Recycle |
| Poison liquid / pesticides | Fuel blending |
| Pool chemicals | Neutralization |
| Propane tanks | Recycle |
| Road flares | Incinerator |
Definitions
Fuel blending: Waste treatment process where waste is burned as a fuel to generate energy.
Incinerator: Destroys waste at a high temperature.
Landfill: Burying waste to contain and stabilize.
Neutralization: Adjusts Ph (Ph 7) to make acids and bases neutral.
Recycle: Recovering used materials for use in a manufacturing process