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Make Your Home Safer
Many items you use in and around your home such as cleaners, oil-based paints and pesticides, are hazardous. Improper use and storage can be harmful to your family and the environment.
Shop Smarter
Avoid products with these words
- Poison
- Danger
- Warning
- Caution.
Products labeled "poison" or "danger" are the most hazardous.
Clean Greener
Everybody wants a clean and healthy home, but cleaning can expose us to many toxic substances . Taking the green approach avoids use of hazardous products, which protects your health and the environment.
Resources:
- Green Cleaning brochure (inexpensive cleaning recipes, also available in Vietnamese, Chinese, Spanish,Russian and Korean)
- Make a green cleaning kit. All you need is: a bucket, spray bottle, rag or scrubber, Castile Soap, vinegar and baking soda.
- Take a Green Cleaning Workshop.
Properly Store and Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste
Keep hazardous household products out of reach of children and pets. Store products under cover and off the ground, so they do not wash into storm drains. Do not put household hazardous waste in the garbage or recycling cart.
Disposal Location
- Factoria Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site (hours and location)
- What to bring and what not to bring to the Factoria Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site
Other disposal resources
- E-Cycle Washington (computers, cell phones, TVs)
- King County Secure Medicine Return Program (find a location in Bellevue)
- LightRecycle Washington (fluorescent, CFL and HID lights)
Paint Disposal
- Oil-based paint can be brought to the Factoria Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Site.
- Latex (water-based) paint can be disposed of in two ways:
- Drop it off at a paint recycler where it will get as second life. Find one near you.
- Dry it out by mixing in kitty litter and place it in the garbage.