Finding a deadly chemical at home
Citizen Online - Some common household hazardous wastes include: mothballs, mercury, gasoline, oil, insect and rodent killers, weed killers and pool chemicals. Americans generate 1.6 million tons of household hazardous waste per year! If disposed of improperly

NEWS IN A MINUTE: Macomb County
Detroit Free Press - Residents from throughout the county can drop off household products including motor oil, pool chemicals and oil-based paint. Residents who deliver an old fluorescent tube will be given a new fluorescent tube — which is environmentally friendly

Community Briefs
Bolingbrook Sun - Waste items that will be accepted include oil-based paints/stains, paint thinners, solvents, drain cleaners, cleaning products, herbicides, pesticides, lawn chemicals, pool chemicals, mercury and mercury-containing items, used motor oil, old gasoline

Paper shredders can grab pets’ tongues, too
Dayton Daily News - And keep pool chemicals safely away from your pets. If your pet swims in the pool, make sure you rinse him off afterward so he doesn’t lick anything harmful as he tries to dry himself. And with the hot weather we have been having, remember these

From The Archives
Syracuse Post-Standard - Two benefits for injured Army solider Steven Smith, a 2005 Brookfield High School graduate, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sangerfield American Legion post, 8083 Route 20. One benefit is a reception with raffles, an auction and live music