Get Help With Disposing of Hazardous Materials and Moving Household Goods
Hazardous
Action Moving Services is a full service mover.We have developed the following to help your move go smoothly. The more you know, the more likely your move will ultimately happen as you wish.
What are you going to do with all those Hazardous Chemicals in your home? Proper disposal of Household Hazardous Waste protects the environment and your health.
Household HazWaste Disposal Guide
| Recycle | With lots of water, flush in sanitary sewer (not a septic tank) | Dispose of dry solids in the trash | Save for a household HazWaste collection |
| Automotive | Lawn and Garden | ||||
| Used motor oil | Weed killer | ||||
| Auto batteries | Insect killer | ||||
| Transmission fluid | Roach, ant poison | ||||
| Brake fluid | Rodent bait | ||||
| Antifreeze | or | Bug spray | |||
| Gasoline, fuels | Fertilizer w/weed killer | ||||
| Degreasers | Fertilizer (no weed killer) | ||||
| Carburetor cleaner | Pool chemicals | ||||
| Windshield washer | Lighter fluid | ||||
| Home Improvement | Household Items | ||||
| Latex paint | or | Drain & oven cleaner | |||
| Oil-based paint | Toilet cleaner | ||||
| Stain, varnish, lacquer | Spot remover | ||||
| Paint thinner | Aerosol products | ||||
| Turpentine | Empty aerosols | ||||
| Furniture stripper | Rubbing alcohol | ||||
| Paint remover | Disinfectant | ||||
| Wood preservatives | Cleaner w/ bleach** | ||||
| Roofing tar | Cleaner w/ ammonia** | ||||
| Driveway sealer | Polish w/ solvents* | ||||
| Glue w/ solvents* | Glass cleaner | ||||
| Water-based glue | Mothballs | ||||
| Putty, grout, caulk | Cosmetics | ||||
| Glaze, spackle | Nail polish, remover | ||||
| Concrete cleaner | Empty containers | ||||
| Notes: | * Solvent-containing products have the words “Flammable,” “Combustible,” or “Contains petroleum distillates” on the labels. |
| ** NEVER mix products containing bleach with those containing ammonia. A toxic gas can form! |
Household HazWaste Guide is reprinted with permission of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
For Information on items not listed here, contact your County for disposal advice or call Minnesota Pollution Control Agency at 800-657-3724.Before you bring in your Household Hazardous Waste, be sure that:
- The waste is in the original container, if possible, with the original label.
- The containers do not leak (if they do call your County for helpful advice).
- The containers are packed so they won’t tip, break, or spill during travel.
