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Disposal Of Household Hazardous Waste
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DID YOU KNOW?
- Most home, car, and yard care products can't be thrown in the trash?
- Paint, used motor oil, and most cleaning products are considered to be "hazardous waste"?
- If these products are put in the landfill they can contaminate our groudwater?
EASY AS 1-2-3!
- Pack unwanted home, yard, and car care products in your car.
- Drive to the Household Hazardous Waste Center closest to you.
- Sit in your car and fill out a simple form while an attendant removes the unwanted products.
AND AWAY YOU GO!
LOCATIONS
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ANAHEIM
1071 N. BLUE GUM STREET
(Located between the 91 and 57
Freeways on the corner of La Palma
and Blue Gum)
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HUNTINGTON BEACH
17121 NICHOLS STREET
(Between Beach Blvd. and Gothard
St. off Warner Ave. at Rainbow
Recycling and Disposal. Use Gate 6.)
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IRVINE
6411 OAK CANYON
(Off Sand Canyon between the 5 and
405 Freeways. Next to the City
Corporate Yard and Animal Shelter)
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
PRIMA DESECHA LANDFILL
(From the 5 Freeway, exit Ortega
Highway, go east to La Pata, and
turn right.)
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MATERIALS ACCEPTED
- Automotive products (Antifreeze, motor oil, fluids)
- Batteries (home and car)
- Cosmetics
- Herbicides
- Hobby supplies
- Household cleaners
- Fuels
- Medicines
- Mercury
- Paints (latex and oil)
- Paint products
- Personal care products
- Pesticides
- Polishes and waxes
- Pool and spa chemicals
- Propane tanks from barbecues
- Unused road flares
- Wood preservatives
- Flourescent light tubes and ballasts
WASTE NOT ACCEPTED
| Ammunition |
Asbestos |
| Biological |
Business-generated |
| Explosives |
Radioactive |
| Compressed gas cylinders |
TRANSPORTATION AND HANDLING
- A maximum of 15 gallons or 125 pounds may be transported per vehicle, per trip (Department of Transportation regulation).
- Materials should be in original containers (except motor oil, fuels and antifreeze).
- Containers larger than 5 gallons in size will not be accepted.
- All containers must have lids, be sturdy, non-leaking, and protected from breakage.
- Do not combine types of waste.
- Do not mix oil-base paint with latex paint.
- Dry out empty paint cans and discard in regular trash.
- Household hazardous waste(HHW) containers will NOT be returned, except for used oil containers in good condition (if requested).
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