V***-/ HOUSEHOLD *>• •<-*> iwi in F i HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW) DISPOSAL INFORMATION The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality are working together to handle household hazardous waste generated as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Residents are advised to segregate and hold their household hazardous waste for a local HHW collection day in their neighborhood. HHW items include the following: Aerosols, All Purpose Cleaners, Ammonia, Anti-Freeze, Automobile Cleaners, Batteries, Brake Fluid, Charcoal Lighter Fluid, Chlorine Bleach, Detergents, Disinfectants, Drain Opener, Furniture Polish, Gasoline, Glass Cleaner, Herbicides, Insecticides, Mothballs, Motor Oil, Oven Cleaner, Paint, Paint Thinner, Pesticides, Pool Chemicals, Rodent Poisons, Rubber Cement, Rug & Upholstery Cleaner, Scouring Powder, Silver Polish, Snail & Slug Killers, Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Transmission Fluid, Tub & Tile Cleaner, Turpentine, Varnish, Water Seal, Wood Finish, Cooking Oil Watch and listen for more information from your local media (television, radio, newspaper) to find out when and how your local HHW collection will take place. ------- |