Help from Homehelp prevent stormwater pollution

Here are a few tips for preventing stormwater pollution from your home:

• Never pour household products such as cleansers, beauty products, medicine, used motor oil and other auto fluids, paint, lawn care, or household chemicals on the ground or in a storm drain.
• Don’t pour any of the products listed above down the sink or flush them down the toilet.
• Try using non-toxic alternatives to home cleaning chemicals.
• Don’t buy more household cleaner or other chemicals than you need for a particular job.
• Read and follow directions on the use of household chemicals and disposal of containers.
• Sweep driveways and patios clean instead of hosing them down.
• Check for leaky faucets and turn off the water when brushing teeth to conserve water.
• Buy products with less packaging whenever possible.