National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health: Household Products Database
Everything you ever wanted to know about every household product available, from battery disposal to detergent and glue.
Other
E Jnet: The Basics of Landfills
This website answers most questions reguarding landfills. Learn what landfills are and how they are constructed. In addition to providing responses to several simple uestions, this website includes links to several related resources.
Other
Waste Age: Computing the Damage
This article chronicles the problems of disposing obsolete computers and other electronics, the harmful substances they add to landfills here and abroad, and projections for the future.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Atsdr: Superfund Hazardous Waste Sites
Extremely detailed look at the dangers associated with the hazardous and solid waste sites in the U.S.
Other
King County: Household Hazardous Waste
Characteristics of hazardous waste products are provided on this site. Alternatives to use which will not harm the environment are also explained.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Garbage: Hazardous Waste Solutions
This concise article explores possible solutions to the hazardous waste problem.