Safely

 Washington Post: These everyday items endanger the environment. Here’s how to handle them. How to safely dispose of paint, batteries, light bulbs and other potentially risky products cluttering up your cabinets. By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

For many items, proper disposal is as easy as dropping them off at your city or county transfer station. If that’s not convenient, keep in mind that batteries and lightbulbs can often be recycled at stores that sell them.