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A GUIDE TO Aerosol Can ManagementPlunger cap Hazardous or ? Non-Hazardous Waste Aerosol cans may be hazardous due to propellant’s reactivity and/or hazardous contents. AEROSOL Mist

Oct 12, 2020

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Page 1: A GUIDE TO Aerosol Can ManagementPlunger cap Hazardous or ? Non-Hazardous Waste Aerosol cans may be hazardous due to propellant’s reactivity and/or hazardous contents. AEROSOL Mist

Aerosol Can Management

A GUIDE TO

BU S I N ESS WA S T E A SS ESS M EN T S

S M A L L Q U A N T I T Y G E N E R AT O R P R O G R A M

Page 2: A GUIDE TO Aerosol Can ManagementPlunger cap Hazardous or ? Non-Hazardous Waste Aerosol cans may be hazardous due to propellant’s reactivity and/or hazardous contents. AEROSOL Mist

AEROSOL

Mist

SpringPressurized-gas

(propellant)

Liquid andpropellant

mixturePlastic tube

Inlet

Plunger cap

?Hazardous or Non-Hazardous Waste

Aerosol cans may be hazardous due to propellant’s reactivity and/or hazardous contents.

AEROSOL

Mist

SpringPressurized-gas

(propellant)

Liquid andpropellant

mixturePlastic tube

Inlet

Plunger cap

Recycle or

trash

Is can empty of both product and propellant?

Recycle

Puncture can using proper equipment

following mfr.’s directions

AEROSOL

Mist

SpringPressurized-gas

(propellant)

Liquid andpropellant

mixturePlastic tube

Inlet

Plunger cap

Option #2

No

Yes*

AEROSOL

Pressurized gas (propellant)

Product and propellant mixture

Empty can

Pinellas County complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. To obtain accessible formats of this document, please call (727) 464-4062 (V/TDD). Produced in cooperation with Pinellas County Marketing & Communications. Funding provided by Pinellas County Solid Waste. 3,000 cards were printed at a cost of $240.00 or $0.08 each. Printed on recycled paper. 10/17

*Contents

of can

NoYes

Are contents hazardous?

NON-HAZARDOUS

WASTE

Small Quantity Generator Program (727) 464-7500

www.pinellascounty.org/solidwaste/sqg.htm

AEROSOL

Mist

SpringPressurized-gas

(propellant)

Liquid andpropellant

mixturePlastic tube

Inlet

Plunger cap

Option #1Manage can as a hazardous waste

Empty can

HAZARDOUS WASTE

SCRAP METAL

SCRAP METAL

HAZARDOUS WASTE