To begin my story, let me first tell you how I came to have these "household hazardous waste" items. I listed a house of a senior couple who were moving into an assisted-living community. I sold the house and they moved into their new apartment prior to the closing. The day before the closing, we did the usual "pre-closing" walk-through with the buyers and they objected to 4 cans left in the garage. They were a can of varnish, a can of oil-base paint and a couple of cans of cuprinol and wood perservatives for the deck.
Because the sellers had already moved and were not going to be able to remove these 4 cans before the closing the next day, I said to the buyers and their agent, "I will take care of removing them." So I picked them up and took them home to my place.
Like a good person who is concerned about his environment, I did not simply throw them into the trash can, but thought I would take them to the Center for Environmental Contaminants. What I didn't know was how difficult it is to do that.
I first put them in the trunk of my car and drove to the place where I knew they handled these types of liquids. But when I arrived, I was informed that I could not just drive up and drop them off, I need to go online and make an appointment for a specific day and time.
I said to the gentleman, but I am here with them now and you are here, "Why can't I give them to you to take care of?" "Nope, you need to make an appointment," he said. So I put them back into my car and drove back home. Arriving back home, I took them out of my trunk and put them in the garage.
Now what? Do I go online and make an appointment on the specific days they are open for collecting or do I do what most people do and just throw them into the garbage?
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