Got too much paint
left over in the garage?
Join the club. Many of us have more
paint and coatings (stains, waterproofing products etc.) stored than we know what to do with.
How do you properly dispose of these materials? The best
way is to use them up or give them to someone who can use them. If you
can't use them or give them away, take them to San Joaquin County's
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility.
There is NO COST for San
Joaquin County residents to drop off these materials at the HHW Facility for proper
disposal.
Why can't I throw it in the garbage?
Paints contain
resins, solvents, pigments, and additives that are toxic
and/or flammable. Although water-based latex paint is less hazardous than
oil-based paint, its ingredients are hazardous to human health and the
environment and it must be managed as a hazardous waste at time of disposal.
HHW ReUse Room
If the products or items dropped off at the HHW are:
1) useable, 2) not a banned product and 3) are full enough to make it
worthwhile, our hazardous
materials specialists will place them
in the HHW Re-Use Room, where other county residents who can use these
products can take them home FREE of charge. Why waste a
perfectly good product by placing it in the trash when someone out there can
re-use it? You can feel good about helping the environment and helping
people save a few bucks.
PLEASE DO NOT PLACE THESE ITEMS IN THE GARBAGE!
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