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HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

Examples of Household Hazardous Waste include leftover cleaning supplies, pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, acids and bases such as drain cleaner and cleaning chemicals, oxidizers such as pool chemicals or hydrogen peroxide; flammable liquids such as gasoline and fuel additives, petroleum products, oil based paints, thinners and stains; items containing mercury, such as fluorescent bulbs and thermostats and early thermometers.  Containers MUST be labeled.  NO LATEX PAINT accepted!*

SEIRD accepts Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) from residents throughout the counties of Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, and Switzerland.Two special collection days are set throughout the year for all counties except Jefferson, which accepts HHW year-around for residents of all serviced counties. HHW can be disposed of at the Jefferson County Recycle Center in Madison at 6556 North Shun Pike Rd., JPG #534 inside the Jefferson Proving Grounds during normal business hours.

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*What should you do with latex paint?  Latex paint is not considered a hazardous material, therefore once it is dried up, it can be placed in your regular garbage.  We recommend placing kitty litter or newspapers into the paint can or setting it outside in the sunshine to dry the paint.

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SOUTHEASTERN  INDIANA RECYCLING DISTRICT

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