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[noun] -- Leftover household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients are considered to be "household hazardous waste" or "HHW." Products, such as paints, cleaners, oils, batteries, and pesticides, that contain potentially hazardous ingredients require special care when you dispose of them.
[recycl-onym] -- depending on the material, items can be incinerated safely to generate energy or will be safely disposed of.
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Curbside
All household hazardous wastes must be taken to the drop offs listed below.
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Drop Offs
You can take this material to recycle at drop offs in:
It is critical that all household hazardous wastes be contained in tightly sealed containers (preferrably their original, labelled containers).
There is a LIMIT of 5 gallons of HHW per household per month.
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
These CFL bulbs need to be recycled as that contain small amounts of mercury in them. Unbroken they present absolutely no threat to an individual but they need to be responsibility recycled to keep this mercury out of our environment. Currently only the Environmental Resource Center and the City of Hailey sponsor the safe collection and recycling of CFLs. You can drop unbroken CFL bulbs off at the ERC office and the Hailey City Hall.
 Do not take them to the Ohio Gulch Recycling Center or take them to Clear Creek Disposal. If you do they will not be recycled and will be thrown in the trash. Please urge the Recycling Center and Clear Creek to start recycling these toxic materials.
Long-tubed fluorescent bulbs (4' & 8') and ballasts are not presently recycled here in Blaine County but you can conveniently recycle them in specially packaged containers for a cost. There are several companies that provide this service including EasyPak.
If you break a fluorescent bulb, follow these instructions to clean things up:
Clean-Up Steps for Hard Surfaces
- Carefully scoop up glass fragments and powder using stiff paper or cardboard and place them in a glass jar with metal lid (such as a canning jar) or in a sealed plastic bag.
- Use sticky tape, such as duct tape, to pick up any remaining small glass fragments and powder.
- Wipe the area clean with damp paper towels or disposable wet wipes and place them in the glass jar or plastic bag.
- Do not use a vacuum or broom to clean up the broken bulb on hard surfaces.
Clean-up Steps for Carpeting or Rug:
- Carefully pick up glass fragments and place them in a glass jar with metal lid (such as a canning jar) or in a sealed plastic bag.
- Use sticky tape, such as duct tape, to pick up any remaining small glass fragments and powder.
- If vacuuming is needed after all visible materials are removed, vacuum the area where the bulb was broken.
- Remove the vacuum bag (or empty and wipe the canister), and put the bag or vacuum debris in a sealed plastic bag.
Clean-up Steps for Clothing, Bedding, etc.:
- If clothing or bedding materials come in direct contact with broken glass or mercury-containing powder from inside the bulb that may stick to the fabric, the clothing or bedding should be discarded. Do not wash such clothing or bedding because mercury fragments in the clothing may contaminate the machine and/or pollute sewage.
- You can, however, wash clothing or other materials that have been exposed to the mercury vapor from a broken CFL, such as the clothing you happened to be wearing when you cleaned up the broken CFL, as long as that clothing has not come into direct contact with the materials from the broken bulb.
- If shoes come into direct contact with broken glass or mercury-containing powder from the bulb, wipe them off with damp paper towels or disposable wet wipes. Place the towels or wipes in a glass jar or plastic bag for disposal.
Disposal of Clean-up Materials
- Immediately place all cleanup materials outdoors in a trash container or protected area for the next normal trash pickup.
- Wash your hands after disposing of the jars or plastic bags containing clean-up materials.
- Check with your local or state government about disposal requirements in your specific area. Some states prohibit such trash disposal and require that broken and unbroken mercury-containing bulbs be taken to a local recycling center.
Future Cleaning of Carpeting or Rug: Ventilate the Room During and After Vacuuming
- The next several times you vacuum, shut off the central forced-air heating/air conditioning system and open a window prior to vacuuming.
- Keep the central heating/air conditioning system shut off and the window open for at least 15 minutes after vacuuming is completed.
Flammable Liquids
Check product labels for any indication of "Flammable, combustible or Inflammable". Examples of these items may included gasoline, lighter fluid, kerosene, hairspray, starter fluid, lamp oil, brake fluid, white gas, etc.
Latex Paints
Since latex paints are water-based, they can be readily dried and, once completely dry, can be safely disposed of in the trash. Using "kitty litter" can accelerate this drying process.
VCRs, DVD Players, and Stereos
The Wood River Middle School Technology Department accepts these to use in their teaching. Drop off to Al Alamato school days from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. No televisions, please!
Mercury
Mercury thermometers and mercury-based thermostats can be taken free of charge to Ohio Gulch.
Did you know...
- Locally we recycle over 263 tons of newspapers each year, saving over 1.6 million pounds of carbon pollution, over 3,100 trees and over 1.1 million kilowatt hours of electricity.
- On average, recycling your newspapers generates nearly $18,000 in revenues each year.
- Your recycling participation contributes to our average 16% recycling rate and helps boost our total recycling revenues to over $126,440 on average.
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Recycling