How to Prepare Your HCW for Delivery

Now that you're ready to visit our facility or one of our mobile events with your household chemical waste (HCW), here's how to get it from there to here!

• Please don't smoke during your visit.
• Safety first – contain, wrap, or seal ANY leaking items before transporting.
• Keep “bases” away from “acids” to prevent any accidental reactions. NEVER MIX ANY PRODUCTS TOGETHER in an effort to save space! This is dangerous and potentially lethal!
• Exclude all non-accepted items (garbage, empty containers, latex paint, needles, EpiPens, propane tanks, lead-acid batteries, etc.) You can find the accepted and non-accepted items list here.)
• Gather disposable totes or boxes to hold your collection during transport.
• Fill totes and/or boxes with your HCW items. Try to keep similar items together if possible.
• Do NOT double-stack your items; we need to be able to see what we’re collecting by safely observing the items first.
• Do NOT use plastic bags for transport – chemicals can “bounce around” during transport and heavy bags can easily rip during loading and unloading, upping the potential for reactions, spills, and leaks (Remember, safety first!)
• Whenever possible, remove anything that is NOT designated waste from your loading area (A.K.A. trunk, backseat, truck bed).
• Put our name on the TOTE/BOX (THANK YOU SWALCO). We will ONLY remove what is labeled for disposal. By gathering and labeling your drop-off items, you will help limit any confusion about the items to be collected.  
• Remain in your vehicle throughout the collection process. Accidents can occur (a split plastic bag, for instance, or a misstep on the pavement). We must guard against any unnecessary risks.
• If you have further questions, simply let us know, but please remain in your vehicle.