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7 <br /> Household Hazardous Material use, <br /> Storage and Disposal <br /> Once we really start looking around our houses, the amount of hazardous materials we have on site is a <br /> real eye-opener. Oil-based paints and stains, paint thinner, gasoline, charcoal starter fluid, cleaners, <br /> waxes, pesticides, fmgernail polish remover, and wood preservatives are just a few hazardous materials <br /> that most of us have around the house. <br /> When products such as these are dumped on the ground or in a storm drain,they can be washed directly <br /> to receiving waters where they can harm fish and wildlife. They can also infiltrate into the ground and <br /> contaminate drinking water supplies. The same problem can occur if they are disposed of with your <br /> regular garbage; the containers can leak at the landfill and contaminate groundwater. The same type of <br /> contamination can also occur if hazardous products are poured down a sink or toilet into a septic system. <br /> Don't pour them down the drain if you're on municipal sewers, either. Many compounds can "pass <br /> through"the wastewater treatment plant without treatment and contaminate receiving waters,or they can <br /> harm the biological process used at the treatment plant,reducing overall treatment efficiency. <br /> With such a diversity of hazardous products present in all homes in Snohomish County, a large potential <br /> for serious environmental harm exists if improper methods of storage, usage, and disposal are <br /> employed. Using the following BMPs will help keep these materials out of our soils, sediments, and <br /> waters. <br /> Don't pour them down the drain... Many compounds can <br /> `pass through" the wastewater treatment plant without <br /> treatment and contaminate receiving waters. <br /> Required BMPs <br /> • Hazardous Materials must be used in accordance with the manufacturer recommendation or <br /> guidelines as shown on the label. <br /> • Always store hazardous materials in properly labeled containers, never in food or beverage <br /> containers which could be misinterpreted by a child as something to eat or drink. <br /> • Dispose of hazardous materials and their containers properly. Never dump products labeled <br /> as poisonous, corrosive, caustic, flammable, inflammable, volatile, explosive danger, <br /> warning,caution, or dangerous outdoors, in a storm drain, or into sinks, toilets or drains. <br /> Call the Snohomish County Department of Public Works for information on disposal <br /> methods, collection events, and alternative products. Household hazardous wastes from <br /> Snohomish County residents and non-residents are accepted at the HazoHouse, at the <br /> 17 <br />