Category: HHW

Latex paint is a non-hazardous material and accordingly, is not accepted at McLean County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events.   Residents can legally and safely…

Smoke detectors, while hazardous due to radioactive components, are NOT normally collected at Household Hazardous Waste Collection events.  Many sources recommend mailing them back to…

Recycling batteries is important to protect our environment and our health. Each year Americans throw away 84,000 tons of alkaline batteries. Batteries make up 20%…

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Household Hazardous Wastes are materials and chemicals that are toxic, flammable, corrosive, reactive, or explosive. These wastes must be disposed of at a special center…

Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) bulbs and Fluorescent Tube bulbs: There are various retail drop-off locations for CFL recycling. Residents are asked to wrap CFLs in newspaper or…

Eliminating household hazardous wastes is a prime concern of the Ecology Action Center. Proper disposal can be difficult and confusing, which is why we need…

Prescription and nonprescription drugs that are not properly disposed of easily make their way into our water supply. Pills that are flushed down the toilet…