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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program
Help Keep Hazardous Waste Out of Rivers and Lakes
Improper Disposal of Hazardous Waste Impacts Everyone
Give Your Household Hazardous Waste A New Home
Dangers of Dumping
Recipes for a Non-Toxic Home
Recipes for a Non-Toxic Home
You can precycle by using the following alternatives instead of your usual household cleaners. Household
cleaners like oven cleaners and furniture polishes have toxic chemicals in them that can get into our
drinking water when they are not properly disposed of. These same chemicals can be dangerous to our
health, too. These recipes work just as well and they're cheaper too!
All Purpose Cleaner
3 tsp. Liquid soap, or
1/4 cup vinegar, or
1/4 cup lemon juice, or
1/4 cup Borax (per gallon of water)
Use in a spray bottle or bucket and adjust the proportions depending on the job. Borax and soap act
as disinfectants.
Oven Cleaner
Sprinkle salt on spills immediately
Baking soda
Vinegar
Salt
#000 steel wool
Clean grease with rag and vinegar. Sprinkle salt on spills; let it sit for a few minutes, then
scrape the spill and wash the area clean. For stubborn spots, use baking soda and steel wool.
Destroying Cockroaches and Ants
Powdered Sugar
Borax
Combine in equal parts and sprinkle in traffic areas and places where they crawl.
Mildew & Lime Deposit Remover
1/2 cup white vinegar
Warm water
1/2 cup Borax
Dissolve Borax in water, add vinegar. Make a fresh batch for each use.
Disinfectant
1/4 cup Borax
1/2 gallon water
Silver Polish
1 tsp. salt
Sheet of aluminum foil
1 tsp. baking soda
Put foil in the bottom of a pan. Add 2-3 inches of water, then the baking soda and
salt. Bring to a boil; add silver pieces making sure the water covers the silver.
Boil 2-3 minutes; remove from pan and rinse and dry. For larger items, run hot
water into the kitchen sink; add foil and salt; let item sit for 2-3 minutes;
rinse and dry.
Brass/Copper Cleaner
Equal parts of vinegar and lemon juice
Salt
Add enough to make a paste. Apply with a soft cloth; rinse and dry. Rub with
olive oil to maintain.
Drain Cleaners
1/4 cup baking soda
1/2 cup vinegar
Pour baking soda, then vinegar down drain. Close drain until boiling stops. Pour
boiling water. Use a plunger or snake. Take the elbow off the pipe.
Window Cleaner
1/2 cup vinegar
1 gallon warm water
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