paint can disposal

[glennds]

i am getting rid of a utility shed on my property with about 12 cans of old dry paint. for environmental reasons you are not supposed to throw paint away in trash.

how do i get rid of old cans of paint? should i drop off at local landfill? are there recycle centers for paint? do you have to pay to discard?

 

[PICK3]

keep them ... they're good for huffing

 

[FISHTALES]

keep them ... they're good for huffing

for christs sake pick

 

[PICK3]

for christs sake pick

lol! always about the buzz

 

[wootoom]

glennds i liked throwing them on the fire

 

[hotzie]

call a local homedepot or lowes , they should be able to give you instructions on how to dispose of them properly.

Are they latex or enamel paint?

if they are latex , you can just throw them away, if not they need to go to a hazmat recycle center. (i work hazmat sometimes at work, so i know someshit )

 

[FISHTALES]

lol! always about the buzz

agreed

 

[glennds]

thanks hotzie, for the good info. will look. guess i could just throw them out and noone would be the wiser...but gotta be socially responsible.

as far sniffing paint, appreciate the suggestion. guess i am old but that does not look the least bit fun way to get a buzz. seems like you would just feel sick.

 

[hotzie]

thanks hotzie, for the good info. will look. guess i could just throw them out and noone would be the wiser...but gotta be socially responsible.

as far sniffing paint, appreciate the suggestion. guess i am old but that does not look the least bit fun way to get a buzz. seems like you would just feel sick.

i seriously respect the fact that you will turn them into a recylce center instead of just throwin them out. we gotta look out for our children and our childrens children and so on .

 

[Kano]

i seriously respect the fact that you will turn them into a recylce center instead of just throwin them out. we gotta look out for our children and our childrens children and so on .

Agreed

 

[glennds]

hotzie i looked, they are enamel. so gotta bring to a hazmat center. what exactly does that mean? are there companies that accept old paint cans? do you have to pay them. how do i find a local one?

 

[hotzie]

hotzie i looked, they are enamel. so gotta bring to a hazmat center. what exactly does that mean? are there companies that accept old paint cans? do you have to pay them. how do i find a local one?

yea their are companies that take them and send them to places to be disposed of ,alot of places will take them for free.


here i found this place for san diego
http://www.sandiego.gov/environmental-services/ep/disposal.shtml

 

[glennds]

thanks, perfect!!!

 

[hotzie]

thanks, perfect!!!

no prob man , thank you .

 

[GoldenDelicious]

your landfill site should have an area set aside where you can drop off hazardous goods (engine oil/car batteries/paint) and they get rid of it for you

 

[hotzie]

your landfill site should have an area set aside where you can drop off hazardous goods (engine oil/car batteries/paint) and they get rid of it for you

nah , not in america and if you went there you would prob have to pay for it at the landfill

 

[GoldenDelicious]

nah , not in america and if you went there you would prob have to pay for it at the landfill

those bastards

 

[hotzie]

those bastards

i know right ....just to be sure , we should ask needto, im sure he has family that works there ...lol

 

[glennds]

your landfill site should have an area set aside where you can drop off hazardous goods (engine oil/car batteries/paint) and they get rid of it for you

gd may be right. might encourage people to not throw out hazardous materials. most people would not pay to dispose of their trash. they dont care enough.

 

[GoldenDelicious]

gd may be right. might encourage people to not throw out hazardous materials. most people would not pay to dispose of their trash. they dont care enough.

around here its part of recycling policy

the government subsidises the recycling centre adjacent to landfill (ie the guys who sort out all the trash and pull out anything worth onselling secondhand, or to a recycling plant) but part of that is the responsibility to dispose of hazardous stuff

i always felt sorry for the guys sorting out all the trash, until i found out how much money they made. now i wouldnt feel bad if they stepped on a rusty nail. id be "mofo, that shits part of your job discription! get in your beamer and drive to the doctor!"

 

[glennds]

update: hotzie called the household hazardous waste transfer facility here in san diego. i had to make an appointment on saturday to bring paint. also gonna dump an old moniter i have had sitting around the house. thanks again for link!