Keeping your landscape nice and healthy is hard work, and some of that work includes the use of heavy-duty chemicals to keep your lawn and garden pest-free. Pesticides and insecticides pose unique risks because they are designed to kill. And while these chemicals are targeted to insects and other pests, these same toxic compositions can pose a major health risk to your family—especially small children and pets—as well as the environment. Learn more about storing and disposing of pesticides and insecticides to reduce the risk to your home. [Read more…]
Dealing with Mercury at Home in All Its Forms
When you think of household hazardous waste, it’s unsurprising if mercury comes to mind. While this liquid metal might be easily identifiable when in a (hopefully sealed) bottle, it’s less easy to spot when incorporated into electronics and other devices. In this blog post, we’re going to go over identifying and dealing with mercury at home, including in common devices and other forms you might see in your household. [Read more…]
Hazardous Waste Education with NEDT Household Products Fact Sheets
At NEDT, we take pride in providing information so you can make better-informed decisions when it comes to buying, storing, handling, and disposing of household hazardous products. These come in the form of our Fact Sheets: handy PDFs that provide all the information you’ll need. Below, we’ll better explain how to use this hazardous waste education, provide additional links you’ll find helpful, and review everything else needed to make your home a safer place when it comes to hazardous waste. [Read more…]
Can I Dispose of Car Oil Filters in the Garbage?
Whether you’re a car aficionado or simply like to save money by being handy with your car, you can suddenly find yourself with a lot of automotive waste and unsure of what can be thrown away. Today we’re going to look at the close companion to car motor oil: the oil filter. Learn more about how to handle and store them after use, the risks they have as hazardous waste, and how to dispose of car oil filters—including your options for recycling them. [Read more…]
How to Safely Dispose of Gardening Chemicals
Gardening is a great hobby, bringing color to your home, outdoor living spaces, and even fruits and vegetables to the table! But like with all hobbies, you’ll accumulate your fair share of gardening products for everything from preparing the soil to managing the weeds. After a few years, you can build up quite a collection of hazardous gardening products, so today we’re going to talk about how to handle, store, and safely dispose of gardening chemicals. [Read more…]
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