Hazardous Waste Disposal - Maintaining Safety

H azardous waste disposal is a safety requirement for every citizen. Apart from being a legal enforcement, it is only reasonable to watch how you dispose harmful wastes from residential and commercial residences. Most people assume that there are no hazardous wastes found in their homes when these could be the greatest forms of hazards. These are common products used around the house. They need to be disposed properly. There are different ways that these wastes can be disposed. However, collection is an important part of the process. It is crucial therefore to mark the collecting bins properly to indicate the nature of wastes in the bins. Common words used to indicate that such content is present in the bins include corrosive, caution, dangerous, flammable, poisonous and reactive just to mention a few of the frequently used words. It is your responsibility to warn others about the nature of the content that you are disposing. You may be held responsible if any harm comes to those around you because of your negligence to inform them by marking the containers and indicating the nature of the content in the collecting bins. Guidelines for disposing hazardous wastes Hazardous wastes require a specialized disposal system. No commercially generated hazardous wastes will be acceptable by the local disposing agencies and county. Illegal items will also be rejected. The hazardous waste facility in your county is not likely to accept any illegal materials. In addition, you are required to avoid mixing components. You may cause a serious problem when you mix the materials especially because of the varied chemical compositions. You may not have the basic knowledge about the reactions that are likely to occur when different chemicals are mixed. Lids should be tightly closed at all times. Use newspapers to soak any leaks. It is crucial for the items to be identifiable thus the need to put them in their original containers or mark the containers clearly. Find out the maximum limit of hazardous waste disposal material that your county is willing and ready to dispose on you behalf. [Photo: flickr.com]