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Would you dispose of toxic rubbish in your own backyard?
A few weeks back Treehugger posted an article entitled How To Dispose of Toxic Household Waste In Your Own Backyard? that unfortunately was no more helpful than reading the title. However, the comments (12 at the time of publishing this post) were insightful and some quite helpful.
It's an interesting question for if all our waste disposal sites were to close immediately many of us would be left with quite a few articles that we would struggle to recycle. Half-empty pails of paint, used oils, chemical bottles and the like would build up in our sheds with no obvious use in sight.
What would you do with waste that just won't go away?
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Paint is the easy one. You can leave the can open and let it dry out and harden. Or, I've heard that Home Depot (don't know if they are in Australia or not) accepts partly used cans of paint which they mix together and donate to charitable organizations.
In the U.S. certain gas stations accept used oil for recycling. Or they did when I was there. I'm in Honduras now where the toxins are deposited in the rivers and ocean. Yikes!
The best solution for the gardening chemicals is don't buy them in the first place.
If they are too hazardous for the landfill, why on earth would anyone want to put them in their garden and expose their pets and children to them? Think about that.
I haven't bought gardening chemicals for more than 15 years. You don't need them!!
Posted by: La Gringa | October 25, 2006 5:30 PM