DISPOSAL OFFERED FOR HOME-USE TOXICS.Byline: Daily News 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, - Residents can dispose of 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. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 8 in the south parking lot of 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. , 26455 N. Rockwell Canyon Road. Crews will collect up to 15 gallons or 125 pounds of household toxics per vehicle - items such as 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 , car batteries, used motor oil, paint, pesticides, household batteries, fluorescent light bulbs and electronic waste such as TVs and monitors, computers, VCRs, stereos and cell phones at the free drop-off. Other waste that will be included paint thinner A paint thinner is a solvent used to thin oil-based paints, or as a cleaning agent. Paint thinners include:
brake fluid n → Bremsflüssigkeit f , transmission fluid and pool chemicals. Since the first household hazardous waste roundup in 1988, more than 708,000 households have participated in the weekly roundups. Residents have dropped off more than 3.7 million gallons of paint, 875,000 gallons of used motor oil, 150 tons of dry-cell batteries, 61 tons of used oil filters and thousands of pounds of other miscellaneous household hazardous waste items. More than 80 percent of the household hazardous waste and 100 percent of the electronic waste collected by the program is recycled. The Countywide Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Roundup Program is brought to you by the County of Los Angeles and presented by the Department of Public Works and the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County in cooperation with the City of Santa Clarita and the neighboring cities of Lancaster and Palmdale. For information, contact the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works at (888) CLEAN LA or www.888CleanLA.com or the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County at (800) 238-0172 or www.lacsd.org. |
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