The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines household hazardous waste (HHW) as any unwanted household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients. Examples of ...

You might not realize it, but so many items in the home, including lots of household cleaners, are actually considered hazardous waste. OCRRA public information officer Tammy Palmer joined Erik ...

When toilet systems don’t work – or don’t exist – untreated human waste spreads in the environment, unleashing deadly diseases such as cholera. Governments must ensure that sanitation and ...

For example, human waste (such as household and industrial waste) enters natural ecosystems, and sometimes this waste can build up to harmful levels. Human activities such as harvesting plants and ...

Every week on trash day, people throw out recyclables, organic waste ... harm to human health and the environment if thrown away with normal trash. These items, known as household hazardous ...