How do you get rid of acrylic paint safely (environmentally safely that is)? I have a septic tank system, and I'm in the process of putting on a primer coat for the bedroom. The leftover stuff, very little is acrylic primer. So far I have taken the can, the roller tray, and the implements of destruction and put them on the patio where they should dry fairly quickly. I washed the brushes and rollers in a 5 gallon bucket, but what do I do with the water that is in the bucket now? Let it dry? When I looked up this matter in my county website, all I saw was references to latex paint but nothing about acrylic paint. Does acrylic=latex?
By the way, let me just mention this again, I'm on a septic system. It's my understanding that latex paint + septic system = quick death to the drain field.