Chances are, you’ve got some petroleum-based products in your home that are taking up room and gathering dust. Maybe this is used motor oil from a quick tune-up or oil-based paints you no longer need. With these and many more products, these oil-derived chemicals make them hard to dispose of at home and pose health and safety risks when handled or stored improperly. It’s time to take inventory of what you’ve got at home and plan for their disposal with help from this blog. [Read more…]
Why Are Wood Stains Hazardous Waste?
Are you done with a wood stain and looking to throw it away? Stop! That stain’s hazardous waste. Just like with paints, stains consist of three major parts—the pigment that colors the stain, the binder that causes the pigment to stick to painted surfaces, and the solvent that keeps everything a liquid until drying. Let’s go over the important components below to better understand how they create a product that is hazardous waste and can’t be disposed of at home. [Read more…]
