In preparation for moving you help your parents clean out their garage, where you find several cans of leftover paint. How should you dispose of this paint?
Pour it down the storm sewers. Take it to a household hazardous waste collection center. Burn it. Pour it down the drain. Throw it in the trash.
The best way to dispose of leftover paint is to take it to a household hazardous waste collection center. This ensures that the paint is handled safely and disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner. Pouring it down storm sewers, down the drain, burning it, or throwing it in the trash can be harmful to the environment and may be illegal in many areas.