Household Hazardous Waste Household Disposal Locations Wastemobile Business Hazardous Waste Waste Directory "Yellow Book" Industrial Materials Exchange (IMEX) Product Stewardship Report a Violator
Chemicals, Pesticides, and Toxic Waste Environment Environmental Justice Network EnviroStars Green Purchasing Health Less Toxic Alternatives Resources for Schools
Library Publications Translated Materials
About Us Staff Directory Governance and Program Structure Funding and Fees The Program's Work

GROW SMART, GROW SAFE

Home >> Grow Smart, Grow Safe >> About

   About >> Storing old pesticides 

Storing old pesticidesThe pesticides listed below have been canceled or restricted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA took these actions because of concerns about their effects on human health or the environment.

If you have any products containing these ingredients in your home, don't use them. Take them to a hazardous waste collection site.

2,4,5-T
Aldrin
Clopyralid
Chlordane
Chlorpyrifos
Diazinon
DDT
Dieldrin
Heptachlor
Kepone
Lead arsenate
Lindane (a few uses remain, such as lice shampoo)
Mirex
Pentachlorophenol
Silvex
Toxaphene

 

 

Help
  King County - Garden Hotline
206-633-0224
Portland, Oregon Metro Recycling
503-234-3000
Thurston County - Common
Sense Gardening

360-867-2674
Help
  Report violations

Poisoning emergencies
Help
  Portland, Oregon Metro

Local Hazardous Waste Management Program

Thurston County