6 Things you can do to If you dump waste products in a DisposeDispose ofof constructionconstruction street grate, it does not go to a prevent water wastewaste andand industrialindustrial water treatment plant to be pollution chemicals properly cleaned. Instead, the untreated chemicals properly waste is discharged directly into 1. Never dump any liquid waste the environment and our local products into a storm drain or street streams from a storm sewer grate. outfall 2. Take waste products to an appropriate disposal facility. 3. Secure chemicals or cleaners during Alexandria’s S.T.O.P Program transport to avoid spillage. 4. Dispense chemicals or cleaners over Improper disposal of many common-place a protective surface and away from products can pollute our environment. The City of Alexandria has developed the Stop storm drains or water bodies. Throwing Out Pollutants (S.T.O.P.) 5. Use tarps to catch waste and residue program to prevent illegal dumping. City when working outside on vehicles or residents can take waste products to a site in Alexandria for environmentally-safe painting. disposal by a licensed hazardous waste 6. If a spill does occur, contact The City disposal firm. The site is located at 3600 of Alexandria’s Fire Department and Wheeler Avenue and is open every notify them of the accident. Monday (except for holidays), from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Please bring products in the originally labeled containers only. Containers should be sealed and properly packaged for safe transportation. Proof of residency is required. Waste from Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators will be accepted by City of Alexandria Transportation & Environmental Services appointment only. For more information, Division of Environmental Quality call the Office of Recycling at (703) 751- 301 King Street 5872. City Hall, room 3900 http://ci.alexandria.va.us/tes/sw/stop_pgm.html Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703-838-4334 Fax: 703-519-5941 http://alexandriava.gov/tes/eq/overview.html City of Alexandria Stormwater Management Program AlternativesAlternatives toto DumpingDumping IndustrialIndustrial WastesWastes

Illegal dumping onto any property, water, Construction Waste Products The following items are accepted at sanitary or storm sewer system is 3600 Wheeler Avenue: prohibited in the City of Alexandria (City Construction waste can increase Code Section 11-13-2). If you dump into sedimentation in streams and reservoirs, • Antifreeze • Propane Tanks a storm drain, gutter, or street grate, the making the water cloudy and filling in • Battery Acid • Pet Supplies waste product does not go to a water available drinking water capacity. Never • Gasoline • Photographic quality treatment plant to be cleaned. dispose of excess concrete, cement, or • Motor Oil Chemicals Instead, it is discharged into the City’s mortar in a storm • Auto Cleaning • Developers streams and rivers, which eventually drain. Never wash Products • Fixers drain into the Chesapeake Bay. cement troughs or • Car Batteries • Lawn Care truck tires directly • Oil-Based Paints Products Carpet Cleaner into streams or storm • Flammable • Garden Products sewer drains. Caulks & • Herbicides Carpets are cleaned in Always follow proper Adhesives • Pesticides many homes and Erosion and • Lacquers • Ant Bait or Traps businesses to prolong Sediment Control • Spray Can Paint the life of the carpet. procedures. • Rodent Control Unfortunately, carpet • Varnishes Products Automobile Waste • Thinners • Insect Spray Cans cleaners can damage • Mineral Spirits • Computers the environment if they Automobiles produce many different waste are dumped into a products, such as antifreeze, battery acid, • Fire Extinguishers • Televisions stream. Most carpet gasoline, and used motor oil. These • Household • VCRs cleaners contain detergents and other products can be harmful to the Cleaning Products • Printers potentially harmful chemicals. They can environment. Always take these waste • Flammable • Cellular phones be toxic to aquatic life or promote rapid products to a Waxes & • Other type of growth of aquatic vegetation, which has certified Abrasives electronics a negative impact on the environment. automobile shop • Driveway Sealer Never dispose of carpet cleaners by for disposal, or to • Household dumping them down a storm drain. the City’s waste Batteries Always take carpet cleaner waste to the disposal site at • Drain Cleaners City’s waste disposal site at 3600 3600 Wheeler Wheeler Avenue. Avenue.