Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Hazardous household materials are common products you may use around the home almost everyday. A substance is considered hazardous if it ignites easily, reacts or explodes when mixed with other substances, is corrosive or toxic. Check for labels that bear the words caution, warning, danger, poison, or toxic.
Hazardous household materials could pose an unnecessary health and safety risk. Unwanted materials should be disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.
Every first Saturday of the month from April through December, residents can take poisons, gas, paint, chemicals and the like to Charles County Landfill's hazardous waste collection site from 9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. for proper disposal.
Household tips:
- Buy only what you need
- Use less toxic alternatives
- Keep materials in original labeled containers
- Give unused products to someone who can use them