Just had to report back on our trip to the dump today. You may recall that it was the 2011 Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Hunt Valley. It was GREAT! We filled the car with lots of old paint, lighter fluid, pesticides from who knows when and 2 empty helium tanks from birthday parties past. (My husband said that one of the boxes that we brought had been sitting in our basement for 15 years!).
The good news — we were in and out in minutes – there were friendly people at the dump to help unload the hazardous items. I was told that the helium tanks were not supposed to be dropped off today because they can be brought to the dump during the week and placed in scrap metal (but they need to be punctured first). The nice man said that he would take it for me this time…but in the future, just bring it during the week.
The bad news – NONE! My favorite part was counting the number of times my husband said HOW HAPPY he was that we went to the dump today. Now if I can get him to start letting go of his many, many stashes in the basement…..watch out world!