How do you know if a product is hazardous?
The label will give you enough information to decide whether the product is hazardous or not.
Look for these signal words:                                  

Danger:		Means the substance is extremely flammable, corrosive, or highly toxic.
Poison:		Means the substance is highly toxic.
Warning:		Means the substance is moderately toxic.
Caution:		Means the substance may be mildly hazardous.

 Also look for a description of the hazard advice on what to do to avoid the hazard, instructions for safe handling and storage, first aid instructions, and directions for disposal. 

Examples of Household Hazardous waste are:
Drain Openers	Corrosive
Oven Cleaners	Corrosive
Toilet Bowl Cleaners	Corrosive
Lye	Corrosive
Pool Acids	Corrosive
Photographic Chemicals	Corrosive
Floor and Furniture Polish	Corrosive
Gas	Flammable
Adhesives	Flammable
Aerosols	Flammable
Roofing Tar	Flammable
Brake Fluid	Flammable
Transmission Fluid	Flammable
Diesel Fuel	Flammable
Oil Base Paints	Flammable
Paint Solvents or Thinners	Flammable
Mercury Products	Poisonous
Latex or Water Base Paints	Poisonous
Rechargeable Batteries	Poisonous
Anti Freeze	Poisonous
Pesticides	Poisonous
Herbicides	Poisonous
Fungicides	Poisonous

 
What to Bring

If you have leftover products - Keep it in the original container and make sure it is labeled. Store as directed on label, in an area safe from children & pets. Give leftover product (except pesticides) to someone else who can use it up. If none of these options work, be safe and bring the leftover product to a household hazardous waste collection, or the Olmsted County HHW Facility.

Collection
Dodge County has a cooperative HHW program with Olmsted, Wabasha, and Goodhue Counties. There is no fee for households to bring waste to a Mobile HHW Collection Event. Due to budget restraints, Dodge County will not be hosting a mobile collection of HHW in 2015. If you are unable to make it to any of these collections you can bring hazardous waste to the Olmsted County Regional Facility located in Rochester at 305 Silver Creek Road NE near the County's Waste-to-Energy Facility. Hours of operation are Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

ATTENTION BUSINESSES AND FARMERS: We CAN NOT accept your business-generated hazardous waste at our mobile household hazardous collections. However, we are able to provide you service through other programs. Please call for more information.