Thursday, May 24, 2012
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What You Can Do

What You Can Do - Stormwater

What You Can Do

In Your Community

  •  Help educate your neighbors, Get a group together to mark drainage inlets in your neighborhood with the "No Dumping - Drains to River" message.  Learn more...
  •  Reduce automobile use by car-pooling, riding the bus, riding your bike or walking.
  •  Wash your car at a commercial car wash, not on the street or driveway.
  •  Support businesses in your community who offer or use least toxic alternative and practice pollution prevention.
  •  Encourage others to reduce, reuse, and recycle whenever they can.
  •  Participate in local events such as neighborhood cleanups and Tox-Away Day.

In Your Home

  • When using chemicals, detergents and pesticides, use only the amount recommended by the manufacturerer and use them according to the directions.
  • Purchase household and garden products and are "least toxic" to the environment.
  • Avoid purchasing oil-based paint.
  • Rinse out water-based (latex) paint brushes in the sink or dispose of them in the trash.
  • Properly dispose of household hazardous wastes.

In Your Garden

  • Purchase household and garden products that are "least toxic" to the environment.
  • Sweep sidewalks and patios rather than hose debris into gutters.
  • Avoid using pesticides or herbicides on your yard and garden.
  • Garden organically or use alternatives to chemicals when possible.
  • Do not over-water lawns and gardens.  Over-watering can flush large quantities of pesticides and fertilizer directly into storm drains.
  • Take care of your lawn in an environmentally friendly way.  Donwload our booklet
  • Green Landscaping (a large PDF file).

In Your Garage

  • Have your car tuned-up regularly to make sure it is operating as cleanly as possible with no leaks of oil or other fluids.
  • Find a location near you to recycle motor oil, antifreeze and other automotive fluids.
  • Fix car leaks right away.  Use dry methods to clean up any fluids that have leaked.

Pesticides

200 East Berry Street ,Room 130
Fort Wayne IN 46802
260-427-1234


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7:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. M-F 


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Payments by Phone

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