First, consider whether lead paint may be present, most likely in homes built before 1978, when lead in paint was banned. If you have an old home, be sure and visit the EPA's Web site to learn ...

– Acrylic-latex paint can be used over alkyd or solvent paint, and vice versa, as long as the old paint is clean and sound, Gozdan said. ”There`s one caveat.

As you take inventory of the space, consider this list of items you shouldn't throw away. It includes items that need to be ...

Some 1,800 vehicles inched their way through the school’s parking lot so the drivers could dispose of their cargo — solvents, paint thinner, pesticides and the like, materials that are too ...

Oil-based paint and solvents such as mineral spirits are especially toxic and are considered hazardous-waste materials. These must be taken to a designated site for proper disposal.

How Best to Recycle Old Paint. Americans dump 10 percent of the paint they purchase, which could be recycled. ... Oil-based paints, as well as paint thinners and other paint solvents, ...

Skoda invested 214.5 million euros in the paint shop in Mladá Boleslav in August 2019. Its technologies and processes earned the 'Special Award – Excellent Start-up of a New Paint Shop' in 2021.

Chipping paint has, in essence, served as a torturous form of labor since the Navy made the switch from wood to metal ships. “The average ship requires enough chipping and painting annually to ...