- Household Hazardous Products
- Choose Safer Household Products
- Which Household Products Are Hazardous?
- Household Products Can Harm You or the Environment
- Kids and Chemicals Don't Mix
- Dispose, Recycle and Donate Household Stuff
- Household Hazardous Products List
- Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Locations
Choose Safer Household Products
In the store
- Read the label before you buy and buy the least-hazardous product available to do the job.
- Buy fragrance-free when possible. Perfumes and fragrances can contain hazardous chemicals and trigger an asthma attack or affect those with sensitive skin.
- Buy the least harmful garden product in Grow Smart Grow Safe: A Gardener’s Guide (external link).
- Choose products that carry the Design for the Environment label (external link), which identifies safer products.
- Choose safer art supplies.
- Choose safer toys.
- Choose safer plastics.
- Avoid products that contain mercury.
- Choose safer fruits and vegetables and safer fish (external link).
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When using products at home
- Follow product label instructions.
- Never mix household cleaning products. Some mixtures make a poisonous gas.
- Use safer methods for six common household jobs (PDF): Hand washing, laundry, drain opening, painting and more.
- Avoid using chemical air fresheners (PDF) and deodorizers.
More information for professional house cleaners and janitors
- Attend safer cleaning workshops.
- Find how to get rid of old cleaning chemicals.
