LONGVIEW — Cowlitz County Public Works is collecting materials like old paint, pesticides and aerosol cans Oct. 28 in the Woodland Safeway parking lot to help keep homes free of hazardous products.

Recycling paint through regular drop-off programs for household hazardous waste is expensive, but residents wanting to discard paint have a lower-cost option. Drop-offs at paint stores participating ...

A peek at the basement or garage inside most homes often reveals the sight of old metallic paint cans in an array of pint-to-gallon sizes. This is certainly the case in my own house, where I’ve been ...