CLEANING CAMPAIGN SET TO START.Byline: Cynthia Teed Daily News Staff Writer Conscious of its image as a model city, Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, has scheduled its annual Pride Week to begin Monday, culminating with a community cleanup and hazardous materials disposal Saturday. Residents - young and old alike - are invited to stop by City Hall at 8 a.m. Saturday to partake in Verb 1. partake in - be active in participate, take part - share in something 2. partake in - have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" partake, share a complimentary continental breakfast and receive a free T-shirt. The rest of the day will be devoted to a citywide spring cleaning, with a special program created for local teens. ``The more we take pride in our city, the cleaner it's going to remain,'' said Cynthia Boyd, the Pride Week coordinator. Local residents have set aside a Pride Week for more than two decades - long before Santa Clarita incorporated in 1987, said city spokeswoman Gail Ortiz. Since then, officials have organized an annual cleanup to help the city retain its spiffy spiffy - /spi'fee/ 1. Said of programs having a pretty, clever, or exceptionally well-designed interface. "Have you seen the spiffy X version of empire yet?" This was common mainstream slang during the 1940s. 2. image. The week's two main activities are a 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 planned at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. and a community cleanup day to be at locations throughout the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . During the 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. roundup, residents can discard used motor oil and antifreeze antifreeze, substance added to a solvent to lower its freezing point. The solution formed is called an antifreeze mixture. Antifreeze is typically added to water in the cooling system of an internal-combustion engine so that it may be cooled below the freezing point , herbicides, pesticides and batteries from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Parking Lot 7 at College of the Canyons. Tires, explosives and radioactive waste will not be accepted. Nontoxic trash, scrap metal and scrap lumber can be discarded from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at bins in Canyon Country, Saugus, Newhall and Valencia. The disposal services will be offered free to Santa Clarita residents only, officials said. ``We'll check to identify those from Santa Clarita and offer them free disposal service,'' Boyd said. ``For those who live outside the area and want to discard trash, we'll give them the option of using the Chiquita Canyon Landfill or other sites.'' Santa Clarita residents also can use Chiquita Canyon Landfill, but must prove they live in the city in order to receive free service. ``People wanting to dump trash at the sites need to bring their driver's license and one utility bill showing their service address. If both addresses match - that of the driver's license and the service address on the bill - then we allow them to dump their trash for free,'' said Ryan Wurgler, district manager for Republic Waste Services. CLEANUP Hazardous household waste can be discarded between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. April 24 in Parking Lot 7 at College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita. Used oil, antifreeze, herbicides, batteries and pesticides will be accepted. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: CLEANUP (See text) |
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