IN YOUR YARD

• Never sweep or hose leaves or dirt into storm drains - use a dustpan.
• When landscaping, look for drought-resistant or native plants.
• Consider natural alternatives to pesticides. Try using insecticidal soap or importing predators such as ladybugs and lacewings.
• Compost your yard trimmings and green kitchen scraps to make an excellent, all-natural fertilizer for your yard.

IN YOUR GARAGE

• Take used oil and oil filters to a service station or auto parts store for recycling. NEVER dump oil into the ground or street.
• Choose anti-freeze with propylene glycol and not ethylene glycol.
• Wash your car on your lawn or take it to a car wash to keep soap out of storm drains.
• Batteries, anti-freeze, oil and transmission fluids are hazardous products.

Call 818-707-8800 to safely dispose of these products at a Hazardous Waste Roundup.

IN YOUR WORKSHOP

• Choose nontoxic products or alternatives whenever possible.
• Use latex or water-based paints instead of oil-based paints whenever possible. Also choose water-based wood preservers.
• If not used up, safely dispose of hazardous materials like enamel or oil paint, paint thinner and stains/varnishes and the resulting waste products such as rags and paint rollers.

Call 818-707-8800 for a Hazardous Waste Roundup near you.

IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

• Consider carpooling, taking public transit, walking or biking to work. Combine multiple trips to cut time spent driving.
• Keep dog waste, cigarette butts and litter out of the street and away from storm drains.
• Participate in community clean up days - you'll beautify your neighborhood and maybe even make
  new friends!

WASTE-LESS SHOPPING

• Buy your favorite products in larger containers - less waste is created by one large container than many small ones.
• Choose products with less packaging, so there's less need for landfills.
• When you purchase only one or two items, don't take a new bag.
• Buy reusable containers to pack leftovers and school lunches.
• Choose durable kitchenware instead of paper or plastic cups, plates and utensils.

HEALTHY CLEANING

• Try non-toxic cleaners. Use baking soda as an all-purpose cleaner or vinegar as a glass cleaner. Choose powder bleach over liquid bleach.
• Use cloth towels or rags instead of paper towels whenever possible.

PEST FREE/PEOPLE SAFE

• Keep ants out by following trails and sealing off entry points with tape, putty or caulking. Instead of using pesticides, wipe up ants inside with soapy water.
• Boric acid is the least toxic poison available for effective, long-term cockroach control. Place in cracks, crevices and secluded places where roaches hide, but use carefully and don't breathe the dust.

SAFE DISPOSAL

•  Recycle cans, bottles, paper - in fact, almost everything - through Santa Clarita's curbside recycling program.
•  If not used up, products with the words "Toxic," "Flammable," "Corrosive" or "Reactive" on the
   label must be disposed of at a Hazardous Waste Roundup. Many cleaning products and all aerosol
   products, batteries, nail polish remover and expired medicines are hazardous.

Call (818) 707-8800 for a Roundup near you.

REPAIR AND REUSE

• Buy durable products and repair them when they break (instead of sending them to our landfills).
• Give things you don't need anymore to charity.

For more information, visit www.888cleanla.com