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Saturday, November 10, 2007

How to get rid of toxic stuff

No, I'm not talking about your mother in law.

This post is for people who are too busy to read the little yellow insert that arrived inside the water bill from Gwinnett County Public Utilities. You see it as extra junk in your bill, I see it as "Yee-haw! Blog content!!!"

The timing is perfect, because the weekend in the Fall is a popular time for cleaning out of garages, where we store most of this dangerous stuff.

Examples of hazardous household wastes are:
  • paints
  • solvents
  • batteries
  • automobile fluids
  • herbicides and pesticides
Do NOT:
  • pour these things down the household drain
  • throw in the garbage
  • pour into ditches, storm drains, or gutters
  • dump or bury
  • burn
DO:
  • use it up
  • give the product to someone else who can use it (I'd use Freecycle.org)
  • avoid buying hazardous products in the future
To report the illicit discharge of Household Hazardous Wastes, or any other pollutants to the storm sewer system, please call Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources 24/7 at 678-376-7000.

For information about reducing, recycling, and disposing of Household Hazardous Wastes in Gwinnett County, contact Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful at 770-822-5187 or visit the website at www.gwinnettcb.org - they can provide helpful tips and disposal locations

For general information about the disposal of HHW, consult the Guide to Best Management Practices for Household Hazardous Waste and Radon by visiting the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division (P2AD) website at www.p2ad.org

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