Waste & Toxics

Information on toxics in the home, household hazardous waste, and litter pickup programs.

• Toxics in your community
• Toxic chemicals in your home
• Household hazardous waste
• More: Household waste & toxics information

Guidance on managing dangerous or hazardous waste.

• Manage your waste
• Reduce waste & pollution
• Reports & fees
• More: Business waste information

We’re working to keep the Hanford cleanup on track and manage radioactive wastes in Washington.

• Hanford cleanup
• Public comment periods
• Radioactive waste disposal
• Permits that direct our Nuclear Waste Program
• Natural resources protection
• More: Nuclear waste information

Learn about Washington's recycling programs, organics recycling, and find recycling resources.

• China's recycling ban
• About 1-800-RECYCLE
• Electronics
• Organic materials
• Mercury lights
• More: Reducing & recycling waste information

We enforce regulations and develop policies to reduce toxic chemicals in consumer products and the environment.

• Better Brakes Law
• Addressing priority toxic chemicals
• Green chemistry
• Children's Safe Products Act
• Washington’s toxics in products laws
• More: Reducing toxic chemicals information

We assist local governments in regulating solid waste collection and disposal, and support litter pickup programs.

• Solid waste
• Litter
• More: Solid waste & litter information