![]() Electronic devices. Includes computers, printers, VCRs, cell phones, telephones, radios, and microwave ovens.Learn about the State program to offset the cost of proper television and monitor recycling. Computer and television monitors. Most monitors are currently considered hazardous waste when they have lived their life and are ready for recycling or disposal, including cathode ray tube (CRT), liquid crystal diode (LCD), and plasma monitors.Also lead-acid batteries such as car batteries. Batteries. Includes all batteries, AAA, AA, C, D, button cell, 9-volt, and all others, both rechargeable and single use.For more information on LED lights, visit DTSC’s Regulatory Assistance webpage. LED lights should not be placed in the trash because they often contain metals in amounts that exceed threshold limits. Fluorescent lamps and tubes. Includes fluorescent tubes, compact fluorescent lamps, metal halide lamps, and sodium vapor lamps.Check with your local waste management agency to find out where to take these items in your area. The bottom line is that we must keep hazardous materials out of the trash by bringing them somewhere to be recycled or safely disposed such as a household hazardous waste collection facility. ![]() For additional information on u-waste, please check the Department of Toxics Substances Control (DTSC) Web site. As of February 9, 2006, all “u-waste” items are banned from the trash. These common items are referred to as hazardous waste, and some of them as “ universal waste” (u-waste). Regulations to protect public health and the environment have been changing. This is because we now know that some common items that have traditionally been thrown in your household’s or small business’ trash cannot be safely disposed in landfills. And by throwing hazardous waste in the garbage, you can cause additional hazards to your garbage handler. Chemicals in illegally disposed hazardous waste can be released into the environment and contaminate our air, water, and possibly the food we eat. It is illegal to dispose of hazardous waste in the garbage, down storm drains, or onto the ground. Many common products that we use in our daily lives contain potentially hazardous materials and require special care when disposed of.
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