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title: "What goes to hazardous waste collection"
description: "8 things that belong in hazardous waste collection, with why each one goes there and what happens if it goes elsewhere."
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# What goes to hazardous waste collection

8 things that belong in hazardous waste collection.

| Item | Answer |
| --- | --- |
| Paint thinner, white spirit and turpentine | Hazardous waste collection. Flammable, and lethal to a septic tank or a river. |
| Pesticides, weedkiller and insecticide | Hazardous waste collection, in the original container with the label intact. |
| Asbestos | Do not break it, do not drill it, do not sweep it. It needs a licensed route, and most household waste centres take it only by prior arrangement. |
| Old petrol and diesel | Hazardous waste collection. Stale fuel is still fully flammable. |
| Bleach, drain cleaner and household chemicals | Use them up as directed if you can. Anything left over goes to hazardous waste, in its own container. |
| Mercury thermometers and thermostats | Hazardous waste. Never in a bin, and never vacuum a spill. |
| Antifreeze and screenwash | Hazardous waste. Ethylene glycol tastes sweet and kills cats, dogs and children. |
| Fertiliser, lawn feed and pool chemicals | Hazardous waste. Oxidisers and concentrated fertiliser are reactive, not just polluting. |

- [Paint thinner, white spirit and turpentine](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/paint-thinner/) — Hazardous waste collection. Flammable, and lethal to a septic tank or a river.
- [Pesticides, weedkiller and insecticide](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/pesticides/) — Hazardous waste collection, in the original container with the label intact.
- [Asbestos](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/asbestos/) — Do not break it, do not drill it, do not sweep it. It needs a licensed route, and most household waste centres take it only by prior arrangement.
- [Old petrol and diesel](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/petrol/) — Hazardous waste collection. Stale fuel is still fully flammable.
- [Bleach, drain cleaner and household chemicals](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/household-cleaners/) — Use them up as directed if you can. Anything left over goes to hazardous waste, in its own container.
- [Mercury thermometers and thermostats](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/mercury-thermometers/) — Hazardous waste. Never in a bin, and never vacuum a spill.
- [Antifreeze and screenwash](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/antifreeze/) — Hazardous waste. Ethylene glycol tastes sweet and kills cats, dogs and children.
- [Fertiliser, lawn feed and pool chemicals](https://atoneplace.net/where-does-it-go/garden-chemicals/) — Hazardous waste. Oxidisers and concentrated fertiliser are reactive, not just polluting.