CITY SEEKING FUNDS TO AVERT ILLICIT DUMPING.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Lancaster is applying for a $300,000 state grant to encourage proper disposal of 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. and discourage desert dumping, city officials said Tuesday. The grant will give residents in Lancaster and surrounding communities two to four days a month 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 hazardous waste at a designated site rather than just twice a year at 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 waste roundups. ``This is an opportunity to dispose of hazardous waste in a proper way,'' said Mayor Frank Roberts Frank Roberts may refer to:
"Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what will.'' Partnering with Butler Oil, an oil and fuel wholesaler, Lancaster is applying for the grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board. That state agency has a pool of $1.5 million available for hazardous waste disposal programs. City officials expect to hear in May whether they will receive the grant. 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. director Jeff Long said it was highly likely the city will get the grant. The grant money would be used to purchase additional storage and safety equipment at Butler's site at 33rd Street East and Avenue I. The company already accepts used motor oil, but under the program the company also would begin to accept old batteries, used oil filters and latex paints. ``This is a win-win situation,'' Roberts said. ``Through the award of this grant, the city will add this service and no city funds, land or personnel are required for the waste management, collection or disposal.'' |
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