Jim writes:

>This may be the MINIMUM requirement, but the next line is the ominous hollow thunk of the other shoe dropping:
>> You cannot know where they go next.
>If you don't know where it goes, how can you send it there? Everything has to go somewhere, after all.  "Somewhere" is often near birds, fish, et al.

and he provides this link:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/househld/hhw.htm

there you find:

>Safe Management Methods
>
>                   Tip #3
>                    Follow any instructions for disposal and use provided on the label.
>
>                   Tip #4
>                   Take household hazardous waste to a local collection program,  if available.


My one and only point was
*** Follow the label instructions! ***
Many people assume that they know better than the people that wrote the label, hence all sorts of ABUSES.

Jim's point , that one can do better, is well taken, -- provided it is better, and within the law. If there is a local hazardous waste collection program one would be wise to use it. If not, then follow the label, which is the law.

>The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) provides penalties for pesticide use “inconsistent with the labeling of the pesticide” and makes it illegal to store or dispose of pesticides or containers other than as directed by regulations. Pesticide containers must be stored and disposed of according to label directions.



pb