Hazardous Waste Disposal

• Written by Zach Johnson
• Friday, January 20, 2012

One of the reasons the service that 123Junk provides is so valuable is that it's a catch-all kind of service. Electronics? Yep, we take those. Appliances? Sure. Furniture, Common Rubbish, and practically every other "junk" item you can think of. There are some limitations to the service we provide, though. The most common limitation that we face is the disposal of hazardous waste.

When you think of hazardous waste, you may conjure images of 50-gallon drums covered with biohazard signage. In reality, the hazardous waste that we encounter most often can be found in practically every basement in America—liquid paint.

While there are some exceptions, the EPA almost invariably forbids us from hauling anything classified as "hazardous waste" without an EPA Identification number and approved vehicles.

Aside from wet paint. Some of the other common hazardous materials we come across are: paint thinner and other industrial solvents, spray paint, gasoline, motor oil, detergents and other cleaning liquids, and a host of other similar products (mostly liquid).

Despite our limitations as a business, your local government waste disposal facilities typically provide hazardous waste disposal solutions in the form of a permanent hazardous waste disposal facility or several hazardous waste disposal events throughout the year. A list of resources can be found below.

For more information about what 123Junk may be able to accept, you can call us at the office (703-400-7645).

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