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Many of the products that we commonly use to clean or maintain our homes, cars and yards contain hazardous ingredients. Fortunately, alternatives exist that can accomplish the same tasks while reducing or eliminating many hazardous chemicals. However, there may be times when you need to use a hazardous chemical to get the job done. The resources on this site highlight important aspects of the process for purchasing, using and disposing of hazardous and alternative products, to help you achieve the best possible results and safeguard yourself and the community against the dangers of hazardous products.
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Each year nearly one million children under the age of five are exposed
to potentially poisonous medicines and household chemicals. Cleaning
substances are the most common cause of home poisonings. If a poisoning
occurs please call the Poison Action Line at 1-800-876-4766.
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Resources for Businesses
The Office of Sustainability and the Environment is responsible for
developing and implementing programs that manage hazardous materials,
promoting the use of alternative products and methodologies, and for
administering and enforcing laws as they apply to hazardous chemicals.
The Office of Sustainability and the Environment also manages the Small
Business and Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Center.
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Products
that we commonly use to produce goods and services, maintain our
businesses, and service the facilities of our clients often times
contain hazardous ingredients that can be dangerous to the health of
our families and harmful to our environment. Fortunately, many less
hazardous products are available that can serve as an alternative to
the products that contain dangerous chemicals. These alternatives are
just as effective as the more dangerous products.
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However,
there
may be times when you have no other choice but to use a hazardous
chemical to get the job done. The resources on this site highlight
important aspects for safeguarding your business and the community when
purchasing, using, and disposing of hazardous and alternative products. |
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The Household Hazardous Waste Center is celebrating 21 years of service – and to make it official, a mural project was unveiled along with a new modular office space made out of used shipping containers. Yes, that’s right, shipping containers.
The mural was designed by Virginia Avenue Park Teen Center artist in residence, Juan Carlos Munoz Hernandez and several Teen Center youth. The intent was to create a flexible art piece to illustrate what comes into the HHW Center from the community, and to create an educational opportunity for the teen painters. It was a success. But don’t take our word for it. Come down and visit the center for yourself.
2500 Michigan Ave. just East of the 10 Freeway at Cloverfield
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