AA Citizen’sCitizen’s GuideGuide forfor RecyclingRecycling andand HouseholdHousehold HazardousHazardous WasteWaste DisposalDisposal April 2008 AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements The Household Hazardous Waste Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the Alliance of Rouge Communities (ARC) Public Involvement and Education Committee, oversaw the development of this guide. Subcommittee members are: Jennifer Lawson, chair, Public Involvement and Education Committee, City of Troy Meghan Bonfiglio, chair, Household Hazardous Waste Subcommittee, Bloomfield Township Whitney Calio, Oakland County Laura Gruzwalski, Hubbell, Roth & Clark Shawn Keenan, City of Auburn Hills Howard Knorr, resident Mary Vangieson, Wayne County Amy Ploof, Oakland County Zachare Ball, Chris O'Meara ARC staff Questions or comments regarding this guide please email [email protected]. Alliance of Rouge Communities James W. Ridgway, P.E., Executive Director c/o ECT 719 Griswold St., Suite 1040 Detroit, MI 48226 Phone: 313-963-6600 Fax: 313-963-1707 www.allianceofrougecommunities.com 2 QuickQuick ReferenceReference IndexIndex A Ammunition ································································································································································································· 11 Antifreeze/Automotive Fluids ·································································································································································· 11 Appliances ································································································································································································· 11 Art Supplies ································································································································································································ 12 Asbestos ····································································································································································································· 12 B Baby Supplies ··························································································································································································· 12 Batteries-Automotive ················································································································································································ 13 Batteries-Household ················································································································································································· 13 Bicycles ······································································································································································································· 13 Books ··········································································································································································································· 14 Building Materials····················································································································································································· 14 Business Recycling ························································································································································································ 8 C Cardboard ································································································································································································ 24 Clothing & Shoes ······················································································································································································ 15 Composting & Yard Clippings ································································································································································ 29 Community Recycling··················································································································································································· 9 Construction Waste/Bricks & Concrete ················································································································································· 15 Cooking Oil/Grease ················································································································································································ 15 D Dry Cleaner Supplies ··············································································································································································· 16 E Electronics & Computers ·········································································································································································· 16 Eyeglasses ·································································································································································································· 18 F Fats, Oils & Grease ················································································································································································· 15 Fire Extinguishers ······················································································································································································ 18 Fluorescent Lights and Bulbs ··································································································································································· 18 Freon ··········································································································································································································· 18 Furniture ····································································································································································································· 19 G Greeting Cards ························································································································································································· 19 H Healthy Lawn Care Tips ·········································································································································································· 31 Helium Tanks ······························································································································································································ 19 Household Hazardous Waste ···································································································································································· 3 I Inkjet & Laser Cartridges ········································································································································································ 19 J Junk Mail Reduction ····················································································································································································· 7 L Landfills ······································································································································································································ 20 M Master Composter Program ··································································································································································· 30 Medical Waste/Pharmaceuticals ·························································································································································· 21 Mercury ································································································································································································· 5, 21 Metals ········································································································································································································· 22 Motor Oil ··································································································································································································· 22 N Needles, Sharps ························································································································································································ 21 P Packing Materials ····················································································································································································· 23 Paint ············································································································································································································ 23 Paper ··········································································································································································································