Household Hazardous Waste
Kathie Otney, Deputy
Household Hazardous Waste is located
2 blocks south of Highways 36 and 15 Junction
Street Address: 812 B Street
Washington Kansas 66968
Phone 785-325-2271
Fax 785-325-2775
Email: Solid Waste
Household Hazardous Waste can only be
accepted during business hours.
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:
Explosives
Infectious and radioactive waste
Medical waste
Ammunition
Asbestos
Compressed gas cylinders
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 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.
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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:
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Outdoor Products |
Pesticides-herbicides
Fertilizers
Fungicides
Insecticides
Roach poison
Mouse/Rat poison
Other related products |
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Automotive
Products |
Used motor oil and filters
Anti-freeze
Automotive batteries
Brake fluid
Car waxes
Carburetor cleaner
Lubricants
Gasoline
Other related products |
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| Household
Products |
Bleach
Cleaners
Disinfectants
Moth balls
Furniture polish
Shoe polish
Art and crafts materials |
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| Paints: |
Latex paint
Oil base paint
Stains and finishes
Paint remover
Paint thinner
Spray paint
Wood preservatives
Other related products |
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| Other |
Pool chemicals
Muriatic acid, etc
Photo developing chemicals, etc.
Household batteries
Mercury and smoke detectors
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