Dispose of pollutants

Procedure

The criterion for assessment is usually the hazard mark on the packaging (e.g. flame, skull and crossbones). Waste marked in this way belongs in the pollutant collection.

You can hand in pollutants at the permanent pollutant collection points at the Blockland and Hastedt recycling stations.

More information

These are pollutants:

Paints and varnishes:

• Solvent-based paints and varnishes, lead red lead.

Photo chemicals:

• Developers, fixers

Household cleaners and cosmetics:

• Solvent-based floor cleaners, acetone-based nail polish removers, and solvent-based flammable or caustic household chemicals

Glues and adhesives:

• Solvent-based glue and solvent-based adhesives.

Solvents:

• Nitro and universal exterminators, turpentine substitutes, paint thinners.

Plant, pest control and wood preservatives:

• Rat poison, weed killers, rot preventatives.

Mercury residues:

• Mercury thermometer

These are not pollutants:

Paints and varnishes:

• Dispensing paints (binder paints, latex paints, wall paints), tinting paints, school paints, hair dyes, paint buckets emptied of residue, paint and spray cans

Photo Chemicals:

• Residue-empty containers

Household cleaners and cosmetics:

• Leftover laundry detergent and dishwashing liquid, scouring powder, hair, carpet and car shampoos, as well as makeup, skin creams and other cosmetics, plastic bottles, tubes, aerosol cans and other plastic and metal containers that have been emptied of their residue

Glues and adhesives:

• Office glue, wallpaper paste, residue-empty glue tubes, bottles and cans

Tip:

Keep receipts of purchased mineral oils in a safe place and show them when returning used oil to retailers. The disposal costs are already included in the purchase price.