In a message dated 10/29/2009 11:38:10 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
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You said the three gallons should be "Disposed as toxic waste."
In California the cost to transport and dispose of 3 gallons of
toxic waste to a Class 1 hazardous waste dump site such as
the one in Kettleman City would run into the hundreds of dollars.
OK, so you say these chemicals aren't a problem, but it costs hundreds of
dollars to dispose of them, so better to put them back in to the environment
rather than pay the fee. Interesting argument.
Paul, I'm sorry to say, California isn't the center of the universe. Just
because it may cost you a lot to dispose of small amounts toxic waste,
doesn't mean that's true everywhere. And yes, whenever we engage in a
project nowadays, we have to consider whether we're going to generate toxic
waste, and depending on the kinds and amounts, it can get costly.
However, regarding some cans of creosote and PCP, in my town in MT, they
have an annual roundup of small amounts of toxic/hazmat wastes (up to a few
gallons) - just bring them to the drop center, and they will be disposed
of, reprocessed, recycled etc.; usually at no cost. There is a small fee
(few dollars) for some solvents, etc.
Our Health Dept would rather see these things properly disposed of or
reprocessed, rather than go in to our aquifer that we get our drinking water
from. As such, they work hard to make it easy for everyone to clean out the
garage, get rid of the left over chemicals. They want to make sure that
people don't use excuses to avoid proper handling and
disposal/reprocess/recycle.
I'm sure many, if not all of us, on this list, who do our own vehicle
maintenance, used to change oil and then pour the old oil on the driveway,
spread it out to stop dust on a farm road, spread it in the alley. Try that
in my town these days, and you may get a very expensive bill from the city.
Now, those who do this and get caught may and have argued, but it was only
a couple of quarts; and besides the county used to oil hundreds of miles
of roads to keep dust down -- but that won't cut it with the judge.
Jerry
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