Many of the products in this game can be dangerous to your health and must be handled properly. This game helps teach us about hazardous wastes and safer alternatives. Be sure to talk with your family before looking for hazardous products in your home.
DISPOSAL INFORMATION
| • | Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) should never be dumped into a storm drain. Storm sewers flow directly into streams and rivers and never pass through a water treatment facility. |
| • | Never pour HHW down a sanitary sewer (toilet, sink, etc.) unless you are sure it is the correct disposal method. Contact the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency Pollution Prevention Center for more information. |
| • | If your home is connected to a septic tank instead of a municipal water treatment plant, use extra caution when disposing of HHW through a toilet or sink. HHW can be harmful to the bacteria in a septic tank that are necessary for the proper treatment of waste. Contact the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency Pollution Prevention Center for more information. |
| • | Never dump HHW into a ditch or stream and never pour HHW directly onto the ground. This may pollute ground and surface water supplies.
For more information on how you can help educate others by labeling storm sewers, please call the East Central Iowa Council of Governments, 365-9941 ext. 26. |
