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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.
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