At some point, you’re done with gardening for the year. This could be after a summer or fall harvest, after the first big frost hits, or when it’s time to move from your current home. Regardless of the reason, while you’re putting away your tools, you should also evaluate all your gardening hazardous waste—the pesticides and chemical fertilizers commonly used. If you have empty containers, old products, or simply want to get rid of them as part of a clean-out, it’s essential to know the proper disposal method. [Read more…]
How to Safely Dispose of Gardening Chemicals
Gardening is a great hobby, bringing color to your home, outdoor living spaces, and even fruits and vegetables to the table! But like with all hobbies, you’ll accumulate your fair share of gardening products for everything from preparing the soil to managing the weeds. After a few years, you can build up quite a collection of hazardous gardening products, so today we’re going to talk about how to handle, store, and safely dispose of gardening chemicals. [Read more…]
Why Fertilizer is a Hazardous Household Product
After a long snowy winter or a dry hot summer, your lawn and garden might need some serious TLC to get back to 100%. For beautiful green lawns and bountiful gardens, fertilizers are what we commonly reach for at home. And while these products are perfectly safe to use, they need to be treated like the hazardous product they are when it comes to application, storage, and disposal to avoid becoming a danger to you and the environment. [Read more…]