Are you looking to dispose of hazardous waste?
Hazardous Waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment.
There are four factors that determine whether or not a substance is hazardous, they are:
• Ignitability (ie: Flammable)
• Reactivity
• Corrosivity
• Toxicity
Examples from around the house include:
• Paints and solvents
• Automotive wastes (used motor oil, antifreeze, etc.)
• Pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, etc.)
• Mercury-containing wastes (thermometers, switches, fluorescent lighting, etc.)
• Electronics (computers, televisions, cell phones)
• Aerosols / Propane cylinders
• Caustics / Cleaning agents
• Refrigerant containing appliances
• Some specialty Batteries (e.g. lithium, nickel cadmium, or button cell batteries)
• Ammunition
• Radioactive waste (some home smoke detectors are classified as radioactive waste because they contain very small amounts of a radioactive isotope of americium.
These types of waste cannot be placed in a dumpster or roll off with other waste and must be disposed of in a different way.
If you want to get an idea where you are able to go to dispose of these waste types, please visit:
http://www.superpages.com/yellowpages/C-Hazardous+Waste+Disposal/S-FL/T-Miami/
for a list of your local facilities.