Officials with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says that the fall season can be a great time to go through our homes and dispose of unwanted or no longer needed hazardous waste materials.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency household hazardous waste expert Teresa Gilbertson says there are lots of household items people might not be aware of…
“Just imagine your own home. You have pesticides or herbicides. The petroleum products, strong acids and bases like your Draino. All the chemical cleaners that you use in your home. It all adds up and has the potential to get into our groundwater.”
Click the link on this story on the KRWC website for more tips from the MPCA on how to dispose of household hazardous waste.
