Environmental Sciences
Household Hazardous Waste
Duane Bruna, Director
Kathie Otney, Deputy
Located 2 blocks south
Highways 36 and 15 Junction
Street Address: 812 B Street
Washington Kansas 66968
Phone 785-325-2271 Fax 785-325-2775
Email: Environmental Sciences
Household Hazardous Waste can only be accepted during business hours. | ||
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What are household hazardous materials?
If a label has any of these words, Warning, Caution, Poison, Danger, then the product has ingredients that may have one or more of the following hazardous characteristics: corrosive, reactive, toxic, flammable or explosive.
The following material will NOT be accepted | ||||
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We offer a limited quantity of usable products such as spray paint, car wax, stains pesticides, and household cleaners. Re-mixed latex paint may also be available for exterior building painting. Re-use products are available for pick-up during regular hours of operation at no charge to the public.
Did you know . . . ?
The average home contains 3-10 gallons of material that can be dangerous to your health and the environment.
One gallon of oil can contaminate one million gallons of water.
An estimated 530,000 pounds of batteries require disposal daily.
The average household batteries accounted for 89% of the mercury in the municipal solid waste stream.
Americans own over 900 million battery operated devices.
Washington County Household Hazardous Waste will accept household hazardous waste from households, free of charge. Businesses are excluded.
The materials to be received at the facility will primarily consist of the following but are not limited to:
Outdoor Products
Pesticides-Herbicides Fertilizers Mouse/rat poison Fungicides Insecticides Roach poison Other related products Automotive Products
Anti-Freeze Automotive batteries Brake fluid Car waxes Carburetor cleaner Lubricants Gasoline Used motor oil/filters Other Related Products Household Products
Bleach Cleaners Disinfectants Moth balls Furniture polish Shoe polish Art and crafts materials Paints:
Oil base paint Stains and finishes Paint remover Paint thinner Spray paint Wood preservatives Latex paint Other related products Other
Muriatic acid, etc Photo developing chemicals, etc. Household batteries Pool chemicals Mercury and smoke detectors
