Metro notes
Providence Journal - The Eco-Depot will accept poisonous and flammable items such as propane tanks, cleaners, pesticides, automotive lubricants, paints, thinners, stains, fertilizer, weed killers and pool chemicals. The service is available by appointment only by

Swimming pool water subject of myths
Herald Tribune - Pool chemicals are similar to those used in treating city water. Myth 2 — “It is raining; drain the pool before it overflows and comes into the house.” Wrong! The normal pool top is 6 inches below the floor of the house. The yard is below the top of

Hazardous Waste Collection Days slated in Bridgewater, New Milford
New Milford Spectrum - and Roxbury residents are invited to drop off oil- and lead-based paint, stains and varnishes, paint thinners and strippers, wood preservatives, waste fuels, pesticides, herbicides and insecticides, moth balls, polishes, swimming pool chemicals

Lake Forest pool reopens after chemical scare
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Federal documents the pool is required to keep on file, as well as Pulsar s packaging, warn against mixing pool chemicals with each other or with other incompatible chemicals or with liquids other than water, said Dale Walter, a spokesman for

Collection effort targets household hazards
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - For $2 per gallon, residents can safely get rid of items ranging from out-dated pool chemicals and pesticides to half-empty paint cans and acid-filled car batteries. “There are a lot of dangers associated with improper disposal of these materials,” Mr