The following wastes are also prohibited from landfills, but not normally generated by households. For more recycling information, TALKING TRASH contact your local recycling program. Empty drums – Unless crushed to eliminate For a list, go to LANDFILL PROHIBITED voids. Check with the landfill if they accept drums. (www.deq.state.mi.us/documents/ MATERIALS AND deq-whm-stsw- APPROPRIATE DISPOSAL Liquid waste that is not from a household – recyclingcontacts.pdf), Go to www.michigan.gov/deqwaste and select OPTIONS FOR or go to www.earth911. org, “Hazardous & Liquid Industrial Waste.” Contact RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS the DEQ Waste and Hazardous Materials or call 1-800-CLEANUP. Division District Office for more information.

Low-level radioactive waste – Go to www.michigan.gov/deqwaste and select “Radiological Protection,” contact the DEQ at 517-335-2690 or E-mail [email protected] for information. You can also contact the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III office, at 630-829-9500 or www.nrc.gov.

Regulated hazardous waste – Go to www.michigan.gov/deqwaste and select “Hazardous & Liquid Industrial Waste.” Contact the DEQ Waste and Hazardous Materials Division District Office for more information.

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality NEED HELP FINDING YOUR DEQ DISTRICT Waste and Hazardous Materials Division OFFICE? A district office map can be found at P.O. Box 30241 www.michigan.gov/deq and select "Inside DEQ" Lansing, MI 48909-7741 and "Contact DEQ."

Or call the Environmental Assistance Center at T: 517-335-2690 800-662-9278, Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to F: 517-335-2245 5:00 p.m. for additional information. www.michigan.gov/deqwaste

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) will not discriminate against Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, national origin, color, marital status, disability, or political beliefs. Questions or concerns should be directed to Steven E. Chester, Director the Office of Personnel Services, PO Box 30473, Lansing, MI 48909. Landfill Prohibited Materials and landfill disposal, the tire must be cut or For example, put sharps in a: Appropriate Disposal Options for otherwise processed into pieces. Most tire Residential Customers retailers accept old tires for a fee when you purchased sharps container; purchase new tires. Check with the retailer to an empty coffee can, see if they will accept old tires that may be a laundry detergent bottle, or Under Michigan solid waste law, the following lying around your home or garage. Some an empty bleach bottle. items are not allowed to be disposed of in communities hold special waste collection landfills: days. Contact your local recycling program for When the container is full, tape the lid down more information. Scrap tires can also be taken with heavy duct or packing tape. Label the Beverage containers – 1 gallon or less to a registered end-user, scrap tire processor, or container with the words “MEDICAL WASTE” or in size and are either a: scrap tire recycler that is in compliance with the “SHARPS CONTAINER” and let your waste scrap tire law. For a list of scrap tire haulers and hauler know you are placing the waste with soft drink, additional information, go to www.michigan.gov/ your regular trash. A list of Medical Waste soda water, carbonated natural or mineral deqwaste and select “Scrap Tires.” Disposal Services is at www.michigan.gov/ water, or other nonalcoholic carbonated deqwaste and select “Medical Waste.” drink, Lead acid battery – Return spent lead acid beer, ale, or other malt drink of whatever batteries to the retailer when purchasing a new Sewage – Go to www.michigan.gov/deq and alcoholic content, or battery. Any place that sells lead acid batteries select “Water” “Surface Water” “Septage” for a mixed wine drink or mixed spirit drink. is required to accept at least the same amount list of licensed septage waste haulers and for of batteries sold. Contact your local recycling links on proper management of septic tanks. This prohibition does not apply to green glass program for other options. containers before June 1, 2007, but recycling Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) – If you of green glass is encouraged. If a deposit was Yard clippings – Yard clippings are defined as have fluorescent light ballasts or other devices paid on a beverage container, it can be leaves, grass clippings, vegetable or other containing PCBs, contact the landfill to find out returned for a refund, to any retailer where that garden debris, shrubbery, or brush or tree if they can accept the waste. Contact the U.S. beverage is sold. If a deposit was not paid on trimmings, less than 4 feet in length and 2 Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 the container because it was purchased out- inches in diameter, that can be converted to office, at 312-886-7061 or go to of-state, the container should be recycled compost humus. It does not include www.epa.gov/pcb for more information. through a local recycling program. Frequently diseased or infected yard waste. Use yard asked questions concerning the Deposit Law clippings as mulch or practice backyard Asbestos – If doing remodeling or demolition can be found at www.deq.state.mi.us/ composting if possible. Contact your county MSU projects that involve asbestos, contact the documents/deq-wmd-swp- Extension office (list at www.msue.msu.edu) for landfill to find out if they can accept the waste mibottledepositlawFAQ1.pdf. more information. If on-site management is not or if they have special labeling or packaging possible, the yard clippings should be sent to a: requirements. Homeowners may remove Used oil – Many oil change locations asbestos from their own residences, but and local recycling programs will composting facility, or precautions need to be taken and the waste accept used oil. Keep the used oil farm to be used to grow agricultural products. must go to a licensed disposal site. Go to separate from other liquids. Contact www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/453.html for your local recycling program for other Medical waste – Some medical waste may not information about removing asbestos by options. be landfilled. Contact the landfill to see if they homeowners. For information about friable will accept needles and syringes if packaged asbestos regulations, see the Asbestos Whole motor vehicle tires – Whole scrap tires and labeled properly. See the publication "The NESHAP publication at www.michigan.gov/aqd may be accepted at a landfill, but are Point is Needles Hurt" at www.deq.state.mi.us/ and select “Compliance” “Asbestos NESHAP prohibited from disposal in a landfill. Prior to documents/deq-ead-tas-newsharps.pdf. Program.”