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Hazardous Chemicals in Your Community

• Toxic Free Tips
  Resources for households, schools, pet owners, and others. Learn about toxic chemicals and hazardous substances. Protect the environment and your health.
• Sustainability
  This site offers inspiration and information about some of the ways we can foster sustainable communities and natural resources within our state.
• Mercury
  Learn more about mercury and what Washington state is doing to protect people and the environment from this potent poison.
• Environmental Reporting Contacts
  Any environmental concern or spill can be reported 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Local Emergency Planning Committees
  The LEPCs are responsible for developing local emergency plans and for collecting information submitted by industry which is made available to the public.
• Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
  An overview of environmental issues regarding pharmaceutical excretion and disposal.
• Toxics in Packaging
  Information about legislation limiting amounts of toxic substances used in packaging materials and the Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse.
• Fertilizer Database
  Ecology’s Fertilizer Database displays test results for waste-derived and micronutrient fertilizers.
• Be Ready for a Flood - Manage your Hazardous Waste
Links and information for flood preparation and clean-up

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