Household Waste

ECOFLO® has been involved with the collection of household hazardous waste since the early 90's when it began offering free drop-off service for used motor oil to the local community.  In addition, ECOFLO® has managed numerous one-day events for municipalities, as well as private companies conducting events for their employees and/or their local community.

Proper management of all hazardous wastes, not just those generated by households, includes finding the most cost-effective, regulatory-complaint and environmentally-sound means disposition, including recycling, reuse, treatment, incineration, or landfill.  ECOFLO® is in the business of managing these wastes on a day-to-day basis and we are continually investigating new outlets and uses for waste.  Our Technical Services Group located in Greensboro conducts this on-going search.  All approved options are documented and all wastes shipped to these outlets are tracked, both electronically and by a carefully monitored paper trail.

There is no standard solution for managing HHW that suits every community.  Programs are tailored to suit a community's population size, geographic dispersion and financial resources.  ECOFLO® is fully prepared to work closely with the client to make its HHW program successful.

Waste Acceptance
ECOFLO® will accept, at a minimum, the following categories:

*Household Cleaners, including drain openers, toilet bowl cleaners, oven cleaners, disinfectants, pine cleaners;

*Paint Products, such as latex and oil-based paints, solvents, thinners, shellacs, varnishes, wood preservatives, and sealers;

*Automotive products including lead-acid batteries, used motor oil, antifreeze, brake fluid, and auto starter fluid;

*Pesticides and insecticides including poisons, aerosols, and weed killers; and

*Miscellaneous materials such as acids, bases, kerosene, household batteries, photographic chemicals, aerosol cans, pool chemicals, propane gas cylinders and metallic mercury.