If “halon” or “halogenated hydrocarbon” is the main ingredient, find a hazardous waste center at which to recycle it or call your local fire department for instructions on how to dispose of it. Replace it with a model without this harmful ozone-depleting chemical. Although CFCs have been banned or reduced in many applications, the only way to be sure is to check the label on all your hairsprays, deodorants and household chemicals. Opt for pump spray products over pressurized cans, to further reduce your chance of buying CFCs. These devices use chlorofluorocarbons to function, so leaks release the chemical into the atmosphere.  Call your local utility company to see if there is a bounty program in your area that your appliance qualifies for.  If not, contact your municipal department of public works to ask how to dispose of refrigerated appliances in your neighborhood. Wood treated with this pesticide will “off gas” elemental bromine that depletes the ozone layer. All pallets or crates carry a stamp that shows how they were treated: HT indicates they were heat treated while MB means methyl bromide was used. For other woods, ask the person who is selling to you how the wood was treated. Researching and choosing construction products that don’t employ bromomethane could be just as important as stopping the use of CFCs at home, since elemental bromine has been found to be more toxic to the ozone layer.
تحقق من طفايات الحريق خاصتك للعثور على أي مكونات نشطة. لا تشترِ منتجات عبوات الضغط التي تحتوي على مركبات الكلوروفلوروكربون. تخلص من الثلاجات والمجمدات ووحدات تكييف الهواء المُصنعة قبل عام 1995 بشكل صحيح. اشترِ الأخشاب والمنتجات الخشبية والخشب الرقائقي الذي لم يُعالج ببروميد الميثيل.