What do I do with all these household chemicals that I don't want anymore? Read below for some tips:
Here are some general tips from Wasteless.org:
What Can Go Down the Drain
What Can Go in the Garbage
What Can Not Go Down the Drain or in the Garbage
Some tips from Metro in Oregon:
Practice safe disposal
There are several forms of safe and proper disposal for hazardous waste. The most common are:
A lot of scientists are working on better and safer ways to dispose of hazardous waste, including experiments with bacteria that 'eat' the wastes. But we can never forget that the waste is hazardous. So we must take every precaution to assure that our disposal methods don't cause a fire or other accident or create a risk to the environment or to human health.
Poison Control (national number): 1-800-222-1222
For disposal info in Oregon, call your garbage hauler, local government solid waste department or the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality at (503) 229-5913 or toll-free at 1-800-452-401. In Portland, call Metro Recycling Information
Outside of Oregon, call your garbage hauler, local government solid waste department or your state Department of Environmental Quality.
I haven't been able to find a national waste disposal help number, let me know if anyone finds one!