Pollution Prevention
Recycling and Hazardous Waste Disposal
If your grandparents years ago wanted to get rid of something around the house, they would flush it down the toilet, pour it down the sink or onto the ground, or maybe into the trash. Today, we know how important it is to protect the environment through recycling, proper disposal of hazardous materials and by keeping grease and other harmful substances out of drains.
Novato Sanitary District homeowners and businesses can help protect the environment by adopting the pollution prevention techniques presented in this section.
Guide to Curbside Recycling
Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste Properly
- Examples of Common Household Hazardous Waste
- Safer Alternatives to Household Chemicals
- Where to Dispose of Electronics, Fluorescent Tubes and Medicines
Keep Fats, Oils and Grease Out of Sinks
How Businesses Can Help Prevent Pollution
Our Pollution Prevention Priorities
Pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source when feasible;
Pollution that cannot be prevented should be recycled in an environmentally safe manner;
Pollution that cannot be prevented or recycled should be treated in an environmentally safe manner; and
Disposal or other release into the environment should be employed only as a last resort and should be conducted in an environmentally safe manner.