Your local municipality usually provide residents with the opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste (HHW) and electronic waste safely and properly at no cost. Many household products contain dangerous chemicals or components that require special handling. If not properly disposed of, these chemicals and components can harm humans, animals, and the environment. Burying them in the ground or pouring them down storm dr...

Did you know that pouring used cooking oil down your drain can harm your septic tanks, clog your sewer pipe and can cost you money? Prevent costly plumbing problems and overflows by putting your small amounts of cooking oil and grease in the garbage. Once cooled, pour the leftover oil and/or grease into a leak-proof container with a lid and place in the garbage. What can you do with large amounts of cooking oil? You may bring...

Remember…. When disposing of unwanted or expired medications, do not flush them down the toilet or pour them down the drain. Instead, dispose of medications as garbage or taking them to your local drop off locations. The wastewater treatment process cannot remove all the chemicals that are found in these pharmaceuticals, which can cause harmful effects on the environment. Please follow these steps to ensure proper pharmaceutic...