Small chemical waste (SCW) is household waste containing hazardous or chemical substances. These are harmful to health and the environment. Think of chemical substances that are toxic, flammable, or corrosive. You can recognize hazardous waste by a hazard symbol on the packaging.
Where do you hand in hazardous waste?
Always hand in hazardous waste separately at:
- one of the recycling centers
- the Kringloopplein in Nieuw-Lekkerland
Never dispose of hazardous waste with residual waste. This way, together we ensure that hazardous waste can be processed safely.
Please note: explosives, such as fireworks or ammunition, are not allowed at the recycling center. If you come across them, always call the police.
This is how you recognize KCA
Do you see a hazard symbol on the packaging? Then it belongs with small chemical waste.
Hazard symbols on packaging
The following hazard symbols belong to KCA:
- Explosives
- Flammable substances
- Oxidizing agents
- Gases under pressure
- Corrosive substances
- Toxic substances
- Health hazard
- Serious health hazard
- Danger to the environment
Old hazard symbols (sometimes still visible)
These symbols are sometimes still found on older products:
- Explosives
- Flammable substances
- Oxidizing agents
- Corrosive substances
- Toxic substances
- Harmful substance
- Environmentally hazardous substance
You do not need to know what every symbol means. Do you see a hazard symbol? Hand it in as hazardous waste.
What belongs to kca?
These are examples of kca:
- batteries
- Batteries
- stain
- gasoline
- pesticides and insecticides
- etching fluids, such as nitric acid and sulfuric acid
- bicycle batteries
- photo fixer, photo developer
- wood preservatives
- injection needles
- brush softener, brush cleaner
- mercury switches and mercury thermometer
- paint
- lamp oil
- glue
- medicines (old and surplus)
- oil products, such as used oil, lamp oil, motor oil, kerosene and brake fluid
- oil filters
- energy-saving lamps and energy-efficient (LED) lamps
- fluorescent lamps
- paint products, such as paint stripper, brush cleaner, brush softener, turpentine, thinner, paint, paint thinner and white spirit
- liquid drain unblocker
- white spirit
- hydrochloric acid
Offer terms and tips
- Hand in hazardous waste to the manager of the recycling center.
- Leave products in their original packaging.
- Jars or other packaging must be tightly closed. They must also have a sticker indicating which substance is in the jar.
Good to Know
- You can also hand in batteries at all shops and companies that sell (products containing) batteries.
- You can also hand in energy-saving bulbs, LED bulbs, and fluorescent bulbs in special bins at various shops and hardware stores.
- You can also return medicines to the pharmacy.