Talking Trash

Thursday, February 19, 2009

How do we dispose of spray paint - latex & oil based?

From our mailbag:

How do we dispose of spray paint - latex & oil based?

Thanks for asking, B. We have information for oil-based paint and latex- or water-based paint on our website. But, that applies for products applied with brushes or rollers. For advice specific to spray paint cans, I put your question to our Hazardous Waste program manager.

Here is what I learned:

• Use up the spray paint product. Make sure the can no longer has pressure in it by holding down the valve until it is empty. Then, put the empty can in the trash.
• Or, bring the can to us at a Household Hazardous Waste drop-off site, and we'll extract any remaining product and depressurize it.

In addition to this advice... if there's an appreciable amount of product left in the can, and you no longer have a use for it, consider offering the can to your neighbors through your local Freecycle Network group.

-- posted by Susanne

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CATEGORIES: Hazardous Waste , Mailbag
POSTED: 9:54:00 AM |

Friday, February 13, 2009

Presidents' Day Holiday, February 16, 2009 - normal collection schedule

Monday, February 16, 2009 - Presidents' Day - is a regular recycling and trash collection day. All County-provided recycling and trash collections will be made on their normal schedule.  Our Solid Waste Transfer Station will have its regular hours of operation.

If you have any questions or concerns about your County-provided collection, please contact our Customer Service staff online or call 240-777-6410.

If you (or your community) have a private contract for your trash collection, or if you live in a municipality, these schedule announcements may not apply to your trash service -- check with your hauler or community manager.

-- posted by Susanne

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CATEGORIES: Holidays , News
POSTED: 9:51:00 AM |

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

New compost bin pickup site... with weekend hours!

Given the snow that swirled around this morning, your thoughts may not yet have returned to gardening and composting.  But, when they do, we're ready with a new pickup point for compost bins.

We just added the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Gaithersburg to our list of distribution sites.  What's more, the ReStore is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.!  

Our compost bins are available to County residents and businesses at no charge.

Compost bin pickup locations, and bin details

--posted by Susanne

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CATEGORIES: Composting , News , Yard Trim
POSTED: 7:44:00 PM |