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Article: A case for waste // Tips for discarding toxic household substances
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 7, 1988
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Is your town house or apartment a hazardous waste site? The
Wellness Letter of the University of California, Berkeley, warns that
many home activities involve chemicals that are extremely hazardous
to health.
Often we store these products in such places as medicine chests,
cabinets under sinks, closets or, if we have them, basements and
garages. And sometimes we dispose of them, but do so improperly. An
explosive substance, for example, may pose a threat to a trash
collector. Or a chemical may seep into the water system.
Take a look around your apartment or home now and make an
assessment. Most of us know that weed killer, oven cleaner,
medicines and antifreeze are dangerous. But so ...