Everyone should have a hobby, and the world is filled without countless ones, especially those to create amazing works of art, engineering, and entertainment. However, many of these hobbies make use of niche products and chemicals that can be hazardous, especially when it comes to disposal. If you’ve got hobbyist chemicals at home, either as waste from a hobby or the remains of a previous passion, it’s time to deal with them to make your current hobbies—and home—safer. [Read more…]
Discovering and Disposing of Old Household Chemicals
Finally getting around to clearing out the box in the garage or crawlspace in the attic only to find dusty old bottles of dangerous chemicals? At NEDT, we’ve seen our fair share of old household chemicals passed down the generations or from old (very old) hobbies. Today, we’d like to show you some of the kinds of products that pass through our centers, how to locate these products at home, and your disposal options. Enjoy the gallery! [Read more…]
Photography Chemicals: Developing Better Disposal Options
While the average consumer has moved onto digital photography, hobbyists of all ages still enjoy taking pictures with film cameras and developing photography at home. But like with many hobbies, you can build up a large stock of hobby products that can be hard to dispose of once they are used, expired, or if you’re putting your hobby down. Photography chemicals, in particular, contain certain types of hazardous materials that need to be handled with care. Let’s go over the specifics below. [Read more…]
