This is the last bit of old paint cans that came with the house. It was in the basement and I stashed it in the crawl space under the house to make room in the basement for our stuff when we moved in. I decided to advance another step to getting rid of these old paint cans when I was under the house replacing the dryer duct.
The city will pick up the stuff if you pull off the tops and stabilize the paint material with an absorbent like kitty litter. The pick up day is Wednesday. This being Wednesday and having the need to get rid of some ivy we had pruned, I hastened to prepare and put out the stuff for pick up.
You can tell by the pictures that I put a light above where I was working so I could see. It is a small halogen work lamp. Then I dumped the kitty litter into a bin for ease of access. Next I sorted the containers and opened them up. I poured off the fuller cans into the empty cans to even them up. It averaged out that all the cans were about half full.
Then I scooped in a generous amount of litter into each can and stirred to blend. I had to add more litter into the cans until the contents were solid.
When I was satisfied I had a done good jobbie I took them out to the street. I was happy to finally have this mess cleared out. All the old paint cans in the house are gone and legally disposed of. It is something worth celebrating!
This is the last bit of old paint cans that came with the house. It was in the basement and I stashed it in the crawl space under the house to make room in the basement for our stuff when we moved in. I decided to advance another step to getting rid of these old paint cans when I was under the house replacing the dryer duct.
The city will pick up the stuff if you pull off the tops and stabilize the paint material with an absorbent like kitty litter. The pick up day is Wednesday. This being Wednesday and having the need to get rid of some ivy we had pruned, I hastened to prepare and put out the stuff for pick up.
You can tell by the pictures that I put a light above where I was working so I could see. It is a small halogen work lamp. Then I dumped the kitty litter into a bin for ease of access. Next I sorted the containers and opened them up. I poured off the fuller cans into the empty cans to even them up. It averaged out that all the cans were about half full.
Then I scooped in a generous amount of litter into each can and stirred to blend. I had to add more litter into the cans until the contents were solid.
When I was satisfied I had a done good jobbie I took them out to the street. I was happy to finally have this mess cleared out. All the old paint cans in the house are gone and legally disposed of. It is something worth celebrating!
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