Disposing of Foreclosure Materials? Brevard County Homes Only

Prescription Drug Take Back Day - Hosted by the DEA

Corrosive - Eats away substances - cloth, metals and skin.

Acids and caustics - Battery acid, Pool chemicals, Toilet/drain cleaners

Flammable - Ignites easily.

Gasoline - Lighter fluids - Motor oil, Paint thinner, Propane cylinders

Reactive - Creates explosion or deadly fumes.

Ammonia and Bleach mix, Chlorine - Fertilizers, Cyanides

Toxic - Poisonous or lethal when swallowed, touched or inhaled.

Antifreeze - Pesticides, Rat poison - Weed killers

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS CAN BE BROUGHT TO OUR COLLECTION CENTERS
for the SAFE DISPOSAL of Household Hazardous Waste

HOW TO PACKAGE WASTE MATERIALS BEFORE BEING BROUGHT FOR DISPOSAL:

Items brought to our Collection Centers are recycled, re-used or sent to permitted Hazardous Waste Management Facilities for treatment.

COLLECTION CENTER LOCATIONS

THANK YOU ....
for safely disposing of your household hazardous waste
at the Brevard County HHW Collection Centers.

HHW FACTS

The HHW collection centers are equipped to handle simultaneous drop-off from customers and pick-up of chemicals and ewaste from the County's vendors.

customers can easily browse the different items in the Drop-n-Swap shelves at all three HHW collectin centers.

DID YOU KNOW?

Americans generate 1.6 million tons of household hazardous waste chemicals each year.

The average home can accumulate as much as 100 pounds of household hazardous waste in basements, garages and storage sheds.

In 2005, used or unwanted electronics in the U.S. amounted to approximately 1.9 to 2.2 million tons. Of that, 1.5 to 1.8 million tons were disposed of in landfills. Only 345,000 to 379,000 tons were recycled.

Brevard County households are allowed to dispose of 25 gallons (approximately 220 pounds) of household hazardous wastes per year at the HHW collection centers.

It's safe to dispose of empty, hardened or dried up paint cans from your home in the regular trash.  Before disposing ALWAYS remove the lid from the paint container.

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NOT ACCEPTED AT OUR COLLECTION CENTERS

• 55 gallon drums - commonly associated with commercially generated hazardous wastes.  No containers larger than 5 gallon buckets will be accepted at the HHW collection centers.
• Bilge water - oily fuel-water mixture from a boat bilge.  Contact your local marina or used oil recycler for disposal information.
• Bio-hazardous wastes - human body parts, tissue or organs, lab cultures, vaccines, discarded medicines, blood coated clothing or cotton balls, medical tubing or catheters.   For citizen information visit www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/community/biomedical.
• Cooking oil - vegetable or plant based oil used in cooking or frying is not hazardous.  Small quantities ( <5 gallons) can be dried up by adding dirt or kitty litter until solidified.  After drying place in your regular home trash.  Contact Elias Victor (a local recycler at 321-298-1846.
• Explosives - Contact the Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad at 321.633-7141.
• Fire Extinguishers - it is safe to dispose of EMPTY (fully discharged) fire extinguishers in your home trash.  Fire extinguishers that are NOT EMPTY, contact a local fire extinguisher company for recharge or disposal information.  Many companies offer free or low-cost disposal
• Smoke detectors - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) considers  domestic smoke detectors  below regulatory concern and exempts  these materials from regulatory requirements.  The  NRC recommends disposal in regular household trash or MAIL BACK to manufacturer.  Check back of detector for company name and address.

Drop and Swap Program:

The Drop and Swap Program operates at the Cocoa and Sarno HHHW Collection Centers Only.

Items are separated into usable products brought in by residents.  Residents can browse
and pickup products including usable household cleaners, automotive fluids and paint products
free of charge.

These usable products would otherwise be disposed of through the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program.

Richard's Paint reprocess the latex paint collected at the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Centers and Collection Events.

The recycled paint is available twice a year usually in the early Spring and late Summer
FREE TO BREVARD COUNTY RESIDENTS first come first served basis.

Call (321) 633-1888 for more information.

ATTENTION BUSINESSES:   Participate in the EnviroBusiness hazardous waste collection days.

For more information please contact the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program
at 321-633-1888.

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