Household Hazardous Waste

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-013494

1. Refers to hazardous products that are used and disposed of by residential-rather than industrial-consumers. These products include some paints, stains, varnishes, solvents, and pesticides, and other materials or products containing volatile chemicals that catch fire, react, explode under certain circumstances, or that are corrosive or toxic. HHW is derived from municipal solid waste (MSW) with the exception of used oil which is excluded from the category of MSW. Examples of recycling include processing HHW components into new products after they have been diverted from the waste stream. Diversion from the waste stream only does not constitute recycling (i.e., through collection or drop-off programs). (U.S. EPA, 1992, 1993b)

2. Products containing hazardous substances that are used and disposed of by individual rather than industrial consumers. These products include some paints, solvents and pesticides.

3. Hazardous products used and disposed of by residential as opposed to industrial consumers. Includes paints, stains, varnishes, solvents, pesticides, and other materials or products containing volatile chemicals that can catch fire, react or explode, or that are corrosive or toxic.

4. Refers to hazardous products that are used and disposed of by residential rather than industrial consumers. These products include some paints, stains, varnishes, solvents, and pesticides, and other materials or products containing volatile chemicals that catch fire, react, explode under certain circumstances, or that are corrosive or toxic. HHW is derived from municipal solid waste (MSW) with the exception of used oil which is excluded from the category of MSW. Examples of recycling include processing HHW components into new products after they have been diverted from the waste stream. Diversion from the waste stream only does not constitute recycling (i.e., through collection or drop-off programs).

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-013494
Field	Environment
Subject	Land, waste and cleanup
Abbreviation	HHW
References	Measuring Recycling Guidance Glossary; Consumer Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste: Reusable Vocabulary; Terms of Environment; Recycling State and Local Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/household-hazardous-waste/"
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