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Rethink Recycling Toolkits

Community Education Toolkit

Many people do not know that almost 40% of what is thrown away can be recycled and some things we throw away can become hazardous to our environment. This toolkit will help you inspire, educate and actively engage others to reduce their amount of trash and use less toxic products. It is designed for groups of any size, age or composition.

You can recycle more than you think! Download your own copy of the Know What to Throw Guide.

Open a cupboard in your kitchen, basement, or garage. Read a few labels. If they contain any of these words: caution, warning, danger, poison, the products may contain hazardous materials. Hazardous to you, hazardous to your family and hazardous to our environment if not used up or disposed of properly.

  • Don’t throw them in the garbage.
  • Don’t pour them in the sewer.
  • Don’t pour them on the ground.

Disposal Guide for Household Hazardous Waste

Refer to this list below of some products typically used in and around the home. You can also download the Know What to Throw Guide as a reference.

Automotive & Recreation

  • Aerosol cleaners/degreasers/
    lubricants/starting fluid with product remaining (empty aerosol cans may be placed in the garbage)
  • Gasoline

Contact your county for disposal options for:

  • Camping fuels
  • Oil filters
  • Propane tanks
  • Antifreeze
  • Motor oil

Yard & Garden

  • Bug spray
  • Charcoal lighter fluid
  • Fertilizer with weed killer
  • Insect/roach/ant killer
  • Pool chemicals
  • Rodent bait
  • Weed killer

Household Items

  • Aerosol cans with product remaining (empty aerosol cans may be placed in the garbage)
  • Drain cleaner
  • Mothballs
  • Nail polish/remover
  • Oven cleaner
  • Polish with solvents
  • Spot removers
  • Mercury thermometers and thermostats

Contact your county for disposal options for:

  • Batteries
  • Electronics, TVs and computers
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Fluorescent lights
  • Propane and other compressed gas cylinders

Home Improvement & Construction

  • Concrete cleaner
  • Driveway sealer
  • Furniture stripper
  • Glue with solvents
  • Latex paint (Dried latex paint may be placed in the garbage. Leave lids off cans.)
  • Oil-based paint
  • Paint remover/stripper/thinner
  • Roofing tar
  • Stain/varnish
  • Wood preservatives