Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Put them in your neighbors trash, just in case
Originally posted by: BoomerD
Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Put them in your neighbors trash, just in case
Paint is now considered to be hazardous waste, and has to be disposed of properly. Most likely, your county has a special facility for handling this. When in doubt, contact whatever agency that deals with refuse and ask...
Originally posted by: biggestmuff
Originally posted by: BoomerD
Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Put them in your neighbors trash, just in case
Paint is now considered to be hazardous waste, and has to be disposed of properly. Most likely, your county has a special facility for handling this. When in doubt, contact whatever agency that deals with refuse and ask...
I thought this as well. I loaded my car up with about a dozen cans of paint and stain, left by the previous home owner, and took them to the landfill. The gentleman at the landfill told me to throw them in the regular household items dumpsters; no special place for them.
Originally posted by: BoomerD
Originally posted by: biggestmuff
Originally posted by: BoomerD
Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Put them in your neighbors trash, just in case
Paint is now considered to be hazardous waste, and has to be disposed of properly. Most likely, your county has a special facility for handling this. When in doubt, contact whatever agency that deals with refuse and ask...
I thought this as well. I loaded my car up with about a dozen cans of paint and stain, left by the previous home owner, and took them to the landfill. The gentleman at the landfill told me to throw them in the regular household items dumpsters; no special place for them.
Mostly, it will be a county or state regulation. AFAIK, the Feds haven't made a stand on this issue.
I'm surprised they allow it in the "regular" landfill where you're at. MOST places are finally coming around to the idea of keeping things like paint OUT of the landfill.
One note...water-based paints and stains (like latex paint) CAN be disposed of in landfills, as long as it's done properly. It's OLDER paint and oil-based paint & stain that poses the most hazard to our environment if disposed of improperly.
Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
i just let the remainder dry out then toss it like normal trash