More information on these types of hazardous products

Automotive Waste

• Automotive Waste and the Do-It-Yourselfer
• Desechos de Automóvil para Proyectos Hechos por Uno Mismo

Chemical Policy and Green Chemistry

• http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PollutionPrevention/GreenChemistryInitiative/index.cfm
• green_chem_brief.pdf

Electronics

• http://www.wastenotwashington.org/prc--toxics.htm

Fluorescent tubes and mercury containing devices

• http://www.productstewardship.net/productsMercury.html
• http://www.earth911.org
• http://www.mercurypolicy.org/

Household Cleaners

• http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/wycd/catbook/alt.htm

PBDEs (Flame Retardants)

• http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/pbt/pbde.html
• http://www.epa.gov/oppt/pbde/

Persistant Bioaccumulative Toxins

• http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/pbt/
• http://www.epa.gov/pbt/pubs/faq.htm

Pesticides

• http://www.watoxics.org
• http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/upest/

Pharmaceuticals

• http://www.epa.gov/ppcp For household pharmaceuticals, the interim recommendation is to NOT flush your medications to the sewer or septic tank. Rather, you can double bag your medications and place them directly into your exterior garbage can to avoid children or pets getting a hold of them. Ecology is currently facilitating a pilot project with local pharmacies for consumers wishing to properly dispose of their leftover medications. Visit www.medicinereturn.com for pilot take-back locations and more information. Contact Jay Shepard at jshe461@ecy.wa.gov.

Schools

• http://www.watoxics.org

Toxicology and Body Burden

• http://www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov/
• http://www.chemicalbodyburden.org/
• http://www.pollutioninpeople.org/

Expert Links Washington Toxics Coalition, Institute for Children’s Environmental Health, Northwest Product Stewardship Council, Northwest Environment Watch, Beyond Pesticides, Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality - HHW.