A.V. TO GET HAZARDOUS-WASTE CENTER.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer PALMDALE - Looking to make it easier for Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley residents to dispose of To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of control over; to fix the condition, application, employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use. See also: Dispose motor oil, old paint and other household hazardous wastes Household hazardous waste (HHW) is the term for common household chemicals and substances for which the owner no longer has a use. Exhibiting many of the same dangerous characteristics as fully regulated hazardous waste, HHW is not regulated by the EPA. , the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County, and Waste Management are joining together to create a household hazardous waste collection center. Officials marked the start of construction Thursday of the nearly $1 million household hazardous waste collection center at the Antelope Valley Landfill in Palmdale. The center, expected to be open in the spring, will let residents dispose of such waste year-round instead of waiting for periodic collection events. ``This is a great facility that will help the residents and the quality of life of the Antelope Valley,'' said county Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San . Construction of the 38,000-square-foot center is primarily being financed by a nearly $700,000 grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board's Used Oil Recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. Fund. The fund is paid out of the 4-cent fee the state receives on each quart of new motor oil sold in California. A portion of the fund is set aside to help local governments start up used-oil collection centers. The cities of Palmdale and Lancaster and Los Angeles County are splitting the rest of the cost of the facility. The county and Waste Management will each contribute $180,000 to $210,000 a year for the center's operation during a three-year pilot program. Plans call for the center to be open at least twice a month to collect such waste as paint, used motor oil, and pesticides. During one Saturday every three months, the center will collect electronic waste such as old TVs, computers and cell phones. Officials said they expect to be able to recycle nearly all of the electronic waste and about 80 percent of the household waste. At present, Antelope Valley residents have to wait for one of the semiannual Semiannual An event that occurs twice in a calendar year. Notes: A bond with semiannual coupons would issue payment once every six months. See also: Annual, Bond, Coupon Bond waste roundups to dispose of their household wastes. ``This will allow us to do an even better job,'' said Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford. Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com |
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