The average home stores nearly 100 pounds of hazardous materials, including cleaning supplies, oil-based paints*, lawn care products, automobile fluids and pesticides. Improper disposal of these products — pouring down a drain, tossing in unacceptable trash receptacles, emptying into storm sewers or dumping on the ground — poses a health risk to our community.
*Please note that latex paints are not accepted. Water based and latex paint is non-hazardous when solidified. Open the paint can and add kitty litter or waste paint hardener (available at home improvement stores). Thoroughly mix the paint and leave the paint can open to dry, somewhere away from children and pets. When the paint has solidified, close the paint can and dispose with your household trash.