Hazardous waste is any solid or liquid material that may cause harm
to human health or the environment if not disposed of correctly.
The following are examples of hazardous waste:
- Asbestos
- Flammable liquids
- Garden chemicals
- Household cleaning products
- Motoring products
- Paint (Liquid)
- Photographic chemicals
- Poisons
- Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders
- Items containing mercury
Disposal must be done in a way that avoids harming the environment
or causing harm to human health. You should never dispose of
household hazardous waste (e.g. pesticides or creosote) down sinks,
drains, lavatories, watercourses, ditches, near wildlife habitats
or ponds.
Products for disposal should not be mixed together, and containers
should be clearly labelled.
Can I take hazardous waste to my local Household Waste
Recycling Centre?
Hazardous waste such as syringes, asbestos, poisons or flammable
liquids cannot be taken to your local Household Waste and Recycling
Centres (HWRC) although it
will accept the following
items:
- Motor oil
- Car batteries
- Household dry cell batteries
- Flourescent tubs and light bulbs
- Used cooking oil
Visit
www.suffolkrecycling.org.uk
or telephone 08456 066 067 for more details.
Disposal of Paint
Empty paint containers
Empty containers of paint (regardless of type) and chemicals can be
disposed of in the black household waste bin.
- Leave the lid off so the refuse collection crews can see they
are empty.
- Empty and dry metal paint cans can also be recycled with scrap
metal at one of the 18 household waste and recycling centres in
Suffolk. Some sites also have facilities to recycle empty plastic
containers.
Partly used paint containers
Tins of emulsion paint can be disposed of by adding soil and sand
to it and leaving it with the lid off (away from children and
animals). Once it has solidified it can be disposed of in the black
bin.
- Try to use up all your paint - if you only have a small amount
left apply another coat to an area that might need extra
protection.
Full paint containers
You could see if somebody else could use it. Donate or exchange
your paint. If you can’t use your leftover paint, consider donating
it to community or theatre groups, schools, churches or others who
may need or want it.
- Alternatively, you can contact Waveney District Council for a
hazardous waste collection.
Hazardous Waste Collection
A special 'Hazardous Waste Collection' can be arranged for;
- Part or full containers of solvent based paint
- Other hazardous household waste
The Hazardous waste collection service is 'free' to residents.
Collection, treatment and disposal costs of hazardous waste are
expensive for the council (approx. £80 per collection). For this
reason, residents are urged to follow the advice as set out above
and to use this service only when absolutely necessary.
To request this service, please contact Waveney District Council’s
refuse team. The application details you provide will be shared
with our contractor who will contact you within 4-6 weeks for
collection.
Useful links:
- Visit our Clinical Waste page for further information on the
disposal of clinical waste, syringes and needles.
- For further information on waste reduction and recycling visit
www.suffolkrecycling.org.uk.
- For further information on household hazardous waste, visit the
National Household Hazardous Waste Forum.
Contact us
Email:
recycling@waveney.gov.uk
Telephone: 01502 523117
Consultation
If you have any ideas or suggestions as to how we can improve our
services or the information we have provided, then we would be
pleased to hear from
you.