Hazardous waste is anything that can cause harm to someone handling the waste. This includes residents, collection crew and staff at processing plants. If you are not sure if your waste is hazardous, check out Stafferton Way Household Recycling Centre page to find out how to correctly dispose of it.
Examples of hazardous waste that should never be placed into your bins are:
- Chemicals: Includes things like paint, cleaning fluids, solvents, pesticides, printer ink, and acids.
- Oils and Fluids: Such as used motor oil, brake fluid, and other non-edible oils.
- Batteries: Including household, car, electrical bike/scooter, mobility scooter, power banks, battery packs and any other type of battery containing lithium, lead, mercury, or cadmium.
- Electrical and Electronic Waste: Includes items like old fridges, laptops, and printers that may contain ozone-depleting substances.
- Fluorescent Light Tubes and Bulbs: These often contain mercury and are considered hazardous.
- Asbestos: A material that can cause severe respiratory issues if inhaled and is highly regulated.
- Oily Rags: Items contaminated with flammable or toxic oils that pose a fire risk.
- Clinical Waste: Waste that is potentially infectious or biohazardous from sources like hospitals, including needles. – arrange a clinical waste collection.
- Other items that could be hazardous if not disposed of correctly such as fireworks and disposable BBQ’s.
Most of these items can be safely disposed of at Stafferton Way Household Waste and Recycling Centre with the exception of clinical waste.
