Hazardous Household Products: Handling & Management

• Aerosol Products
• Ammunition
• Antifreeze
• Appliances with CFCs
• Art and Crafts Supplies
• Asbestos
• Batteries, Automotive
• Batteries, Household
• Driveway Sealer
• Electronics & CRTs
• Fire Extinguishers
• Flares
• Fluorescent Lamps
• Gasoline
• Home Medical Waste
• Massachusetts Collection Centers
• Mercury Devices & Liquid Mercury
• Motor Oil & Oil Filters
• Municipal Information
• Muriatic (Hydrochloric) Acid
• Paints & Stains
• Pesticides
• Photo Chemicals
• Pool Chemicals
• Propane Tanks
• Smoke Detectors
• Thinners & Solvents
• Wood, Treated
• Wood with Lead Paint

These answer sheets were compiled at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). Input was graciously provided by Marilyn Lopes of the University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension Program, Hilary Eustace of the City of Somerville Environmental Protection Office, and Jan Ameen of the Franklin County Solid Waste Management District. Sources of information include Extoxnet and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pesticide bulletins, the Westchester County Household Chemical Waste Management Manual, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Mercury Information Page, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Telephone Advice Manual, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and the National Fire Protection Association.