Wastewater treatment plants clean more than 99% of biological wastes from wastewater, but they aren’t designed to remove hazardous and other toxic wastes.
Never dispose of unused medicines, pesticides, household cleaners, pool chemicals, paint, or other hazardous wastes down sinks or toilets. Instead, bring them to a household hazardous waste collection event in your area:
Check out: How to recycle, reduce, and reuse almost anything
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Never dispose of oil, pesticides, or hazardous wastes down a gutter. Storm drains will carry these pollutants directly to creeks and the Bay without treatment, harming wildlife and degrading water quality.