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Originally Posted by KittenSparkles
I have a few old bottles that are half-filled with various laundry detergents. These are all many years old and unusable. I'm trying to decide which is the best choice for the environment -
1. dump the stuff down the drain, rinse the plastic bottles, and toss those in recycling
or
2. Dump the bottles, with the liquid inside, in the trash where it will sit in the landfill
Which choice is less bad, do you think?
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I've got the same problem. I have two and a half gallons of antibacterial detergent that is about six years old. Shortly after I bought it, I became aware of the potential hazards of the triclosan in the detergent and decided to never use anti-bacterial soaps again. I use a spray bottle with distilled white vinegar, as a disinfectant instead. No more harsh disinfectant sprays, either. That vinegar also cured my chronic athlete's foot, that no other concoction could eliminate.
So do I dump the detergent in the toilet, put it in a landfill or what? Maybe it will stay on my shelf long enough and the manager who handles my estate will have to deal with it. But I think there's another option. Every year, for one day, the local waste-disposal agency offers to accept hazardous liquids, that are brought in to their collection center. Many such places around the country may hold an annual toxic roundup like this.
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