A paint booth should be used when painting vehicles or other equipment. Some booths are structured to collect excess paint and spray gun cleaners for later disposal with a solvent recycler. Note that filters used with a paint booth are considered hazardous waste when discarded. The design and location of the equipment maintenance area is important. This area should be at least 100 feet from drinking water wells or springs.
Some individuals use a grease pit.
Others allow drips and spills to collect on the floor. If flushing is used for floor cleaning, a system is needed to contain waste liquids so that they will not be flushed onto soil. Using sawdust to soak up drips and spills is another common practice. Afterwards, soaked chemicals should be evaporated in a protected outdoor area with good ventilation and then the sawdust should be taken to a licensed landfill. Burning any of the sawdust can produce material with the potential for groundwater and air contamination.