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<br />Disposal of HHW is costly! <br />Bringing HHW products to the drop-off facility is better than putting them in the trash~ <br />but disposal of these products is costly. <br /> <br />For example~ consider the fol1owing collection and disposal costs for: <br /> <br />Latex paint <br />Oil-based paints <br /> <br />$18.00 per gallon <br />$12.00 per gallon <br /> <br />Gasoline/paint thinners <br />Household chemicals <br />(blacktop sealer~ rat poison~ <br />insecticides~ pool chlorine~ <br />drain cleaners, etc.) <br /> <br />$8.80 per gallon <br /> <br />$7.00 per lb. to $85.00 per gallon <br /> <br />Everytime you Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rethink your <br />household hazardous waste, you are helping lower these costs. <br /> <br />For more infonnation, call: <br /> <br />633-EASY, for ways to safely handle leftover HHW. <br /> <br />221-2118, Ramsey County Poison Control, in case of accidental exposure. <br /> <br />292-7608, for a 24-hour recorded message on hours and location of the <br />Ramsey County HHW drop-off facility. <br /> <br />777 -8156, Ramsey County Extension Service, for proper use of garden pesticides. <br /> <br />292-7900, Ramsey County Solid Waste Division, for information on the HHW <br />management program. <br /> <br />Reduce, Reuse, Recycle <br />Rethink <br /> <br />Published by t.he Ramøey County Board oCCommi..ionen <br />Hal Norgard, Chair, Di.trict 7 <br />Diane Ahrens, District 4 Duane McCarty, District 1 <br />John Finley, Dietrict 3 Don Salvarda, District 2 <br />Ruby Hunt, Diatrict 5 Wa1Tell Schaber, Diatrict 6 <br />TetT)' Schutten, Executive Direc:tDr <br /> <br />printed on TeCycled paper <br />