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.

Washington County HHW will accept HHW 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, fungicides, insecticides, roach & mouse poison, etc.
Automotive Products:
Used motor oil and filters, anti-freeze, automotive batteries, brake fluid, car waxes, carburetor cleaner, lubricants, gasoline, etc.
Household Products:
Bleach, cleaners, disinfectants, mothballs, furniture polish, shoe polish, art & crafts materials, etc.
Paints:
Latex paint, oil base paint, stains & Finishes, paint removers, Paint thinner, Spray paint, Wood preservatives, etc.
Other:
Pool chemicals, muriatic acid, etc.
Photo developing chemicals, etc.
Household batteries
Mercury and smoke detectors

The following material will NOT be accepted:
Explosives, Infectious and radioactive waste, medical waste, ammunition, asbestos, compressed gas cylinders, and tires.

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 lbs 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.

Address:
812 B Street
Washington, KS 66968

Phone:
785-325-2271

Fax:
785-325-2775

E-mail:
hazard@
washingtonks.net