Contact Us Concerned Citizens EPA's Office of Solid Waste provides information on solid and hazardous waste issues. Basic Facts about Waste Educate yourself about waste from households, businesses, and industrial and manufacturing processes. Learn how these wastes are managed to protect human health and the environment. Around Your Home Learn how you can reduce, reuse, and recycle materials and consequently decrease the amount and toxicity of the waste produced in and around your home. Around Your Community Learn about waste management programs and opportunities to help you get involved and make a difference in your community.
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Provides tips for preventing injury, illness, and pollution when disposing of sharp objects and contaminated materials used in administering home health care. Describes simple steps to safely dispose of needles, syringes, lancets, and other sharp objects. Explains how composting is sensible from an environmental perspective and effectively converts yard wastes into a useful soil additive or mulch. Text File Offers easy directions and illustrations on how to protect family members and waste handlers from injury, while keeping the environment clean and safe. Information about the document Describes household hazardous waste and the dangers of improper disposal.