Dr. Jimmy Bonner, specialist with the Extension Environmental Education Unit, said all hazardous wastes are a problem in the state because Mississippi doesn't have a licensed hazardous waste disposal site. The key to managing these wastes is to buy only the amount you can use over a reasonable period of time. If neighbors or friends can use a leftover product, try to give it to them, because that's better than allowing it to become a hazardous waste. Another way to prevent a household hazardous waste problem is to buy environmentally-friendly products. The Federal Hazardous Substances Act defines items with the words ignitable, corrosive, explosive, reactive, toxic or radioactive as hazardous.
Empty products are no longer a hazardous waste and can be disposed of normally.
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