Safety - Hazardous Material
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The beautiful and cascading natural lands can be eye catchers
for illegal hazardous waste dumpers. These dumpers often leave materials
which range in type from syringes and materials used to make or
use illegal drugs, to hazardous chemicals. Our employees and national
forest and grassland visitors could easily be exposed to these substances.
Dump sites can cause many problematic areas. Disease-carrying rodents
and insects are attracted to these sites. Injury from accidental
contact with sharp objects or chemical inhalation are possible threats
to employees and visitors. These materials, which are often combustible,
also pose increase risk for forest fires.
Visitors to our National Forests and Grasslands are encouraged
to use pubic trash receptacles for household trash. Visitors should
dispose hazard waste, at a commercial facility. Some examples of
hazardous waste include automotive trash such as antifreeze, batteries,
used oil, and empty propane cylinders.
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