Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) is any substance containing ingredients that could negatively affect your safety, health or the environment. Alerting words found on hazardous products include:
- poison
- danger
- warning
- caution
- toxic
- flammable
- corrosive
- explosive
- irritant
They can be found on a wide range of products in and around the home, including:
- furniture polish
- bleach
- antifreeze
- insecticides
- paint
- mothballs
- many more
Another hazardous property you may see on a label is reactive. This means the product contains chemicals that, if combined with certain other substances, could result in hazardous reactions such as gaseous emissions or explosions.
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