aspasia wrote:

???

What do you think HAPPENS to the paint-infused roller
when you "throw it away"?

It goes into a landfill, instead of contaminating the water.

And what do you think the toxic stuff in the landfill does?
Just sit there? Or leach into ground water? Those plastic
liners are good for exactly zilch in the long haul.

Furthermore, in most cases, landfills either devour areas
near to municipalities, which is not exactly the "highest and best
use". (Beautiful canyons near my city filled up with trash!)
Or they have to be trucked far away, at great cost, not
to mention the fuel consumed in those long trips.

Better to do as some have suggested -- and which happens to be
my own practice -- wrap them tightly in plastic so they can be used
again on the same job.

When it comes time to dispose of rollers,take them to a toxic
substances disposal site, which many municipalities now maintain. If
yours doesn't have one,take charge and see that they start one.


Why can't you wrap the "toxic" paint roller in a plastic trash bag and THEN
put it in the landfill? Since plastic NEVER breaks down, you're golden
forever.

As to landfills "devouring" prime land, nonsense. When the dump fills, you
cover the area with topsoil and build low-cost housing on the site. The kids
that live there will look a little funny (three ears, etc.), but you'll put
the land to good use.