Bellflower Plays Host to Regional Household Hazardous Waste Roundup.Assignment Desks/City Desks/Environment Writers BELLFLOWER bellflower, in botany bellflower or bluebell, name commonly used as a comprehensive term for members of the Campanulaceae, a family of chiefly herbaceous annuals or perennials of wide distribution, characteristically found on dry , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2002 Items Such as Paint, Used Motor Oil, Automobile Fluids, Household Cleaning Products, Old Television Sets and Computer Monitors Accepted; Saturday, November 2, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The City of Bellflower, in conjunction with the County of 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. , will present a regional Household Hazardous Waste 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. Roundup on Saturday, November 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Simms Park, 16614 S. Clark Avenue, in Bellflower. Items such as paint, used motor oil, automobile fluids and household cleaning products are accepted, in addition to old television sets and computer monitors, which are also considered hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. . The event is a joint program sponsored by the City of Bellflower and the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. . For more information, contact Bernardo Iniguez at (562) 804-1424, extension 2233, or log onto www.bellflower.org. |
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