Did you know the average US household generates more than 20 pounds of household hazardous waste (HHW) a year with as much as 100 pounds accumulating in the home?

Hazardous waste is a form of waste with properties that make it dangerous or capable of having a harmful effect on our health or the environment. It is waste that can catch fire, react or explode under certain circumstances or that is corrosive or toxic. Many of us have HHW in our homes and don’t know how to manage it. Proper and safe disposal of HHW is not only important for our environment, but also for our own health and safety.

Did you know the average US household generates more than 20 pounds of household hazardous waste (HHW) a year with as much as 100 pounds accumulating in the home? Hazardous waste is a form of waste with properties that make it dangerous or capable of having a harmful effect on our health or the environment. It is waste that can catch fire, react or explode under certain circumstances or that is corrosive or toxic. Many of us have HHW in our homes and don’t know how to manage it. Proper and safe disposal of HHW is not only important for our environment, but also for our own health and safety

Hosting a coordinated HHW clean up event for your team members is a great way to encourage safe disposal of potentially hazardous materials.

Depending upon your location, your municipal waste provider may not offer household hazardous waste (HHW) services in your area. Managing HHW can be expensive for waste providers, and some HHW can be safely disposed of by residents if proper steps are taken first.

One of the most common forms of HHW is paint. Fortunately, this is also one of the easiest ones to safely dispose of yourself.

Many of the toxic products in our homes can be safely made ourselves, with ingredients we already have in our homes. In addition to being eco-friendly, they are also wallet friendly.  

As part of your annual spring cleaning, we encourage you to consider ridding yourself of hazardous waste in your home. Doing so will not only help keep your family safer, you will also be helping the environment AND you could win fun #FirstServeOthers merchandise!

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has displaced millions of Ukrainians, creating a global humanitarian crisis. There are many ways to help those impacted by the conflict in Ukraine. Paul Davis is helping by promoting several ways to help those impacted,

We are excited to launch a summer-long organization-wide Social Purpose initiative — our First Summer of Service. From June – September we are challenging all of our team members to participate in an activity of their choice that fulfills our collective mission to #FirstServeOthers.