Editing Smoke detector (section)

==== Disposal ====
Disposal regulations and recommendations for ionization smoke detectors vary from region to region. The government of New South Wales, Australia considers it safe to discard up to 10 ionization smoke detectors in a batch with domestic rubbish.<ref name="FireRescueNSWDisposal">{{cite web |date=26 November 2012 |title=Safe disposal of smoke alarms – Fire and Rescue NSW |url=http://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=704 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420103030/https://fire.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=704 |archive-date=20 April 2013 |access-date=2013-06-26 |publisher=New South Wales Government |language=en |publication-place=Australia}}</ref> The U.S. [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] considers ionizing smoke detectors safe to dispose with household trash.<ref>{{cite web |title=Americium in Ionization Smoke Detectors |url=https://www.epa.gov/radtown/americium-ionization-smoke-detectors |website=RadTown |date=27 November 2018 |publisher=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] |access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref> Alternatively, smoke detectors can be returned to the manufacturer.<ref name="EPADisposal">{{cite web |url=http://www.epa.gov/radiation/sources/smoke_dispose.html |title=Disposing of Smoke Detectors &#124; Radiation Protection &#124; US EPA |date=27 June 2012 |publisher=[[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] |access-date=2013-06-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602015411/http://www.epa.gov/radiation/sources/smoke_dispose.html |archive-date=2 June 2013 }}</ref>