DUMP CELLS ON BUSES, NOT LANDFILLS.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Old cell phones can be recycled and kept out of landfills by giving them to local bus drivers. The Antelope Valley Transit Authority Antelope Valley Transit Authority is the transit agency serving the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster and their suburbs. Antelope Valley Transit Authority is operated under contract by Veolia Transport, and is affiliated and offers connecting services with Metro and Metrolink. is cooperating with the 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 Illegal Dumping Task Force in the cell-phone recycling project. Deactivated cell phones can be handed to drivers of any of the AVTA's 61 vehicles, or taken to the transit agency's administration office at 42210 Sixth St. W. Officials say cell phones contain hazardous wastes that can create complex environmental problems if they are disposed of in landfills or by incineration incineration the act of burning to ashes. . Phones collected by the transit agency will be delivered to the Illegal Dumping Task Force, then shipped to an organization called Recycle for California, which will sort them for reuse or recycling. Cell phones can be reconditioned re·con·di·tion tr.v. re·con·di·tioned, re·con·di·tion·ing, re·con·di·tions To restore to good condition, especially by repairing, renovating, or rebuilding. and donated to shelters and law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). for emergency communications, officials said. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Antelope Valley Transit officials and the Illegal Dumping Task Force have teamed up to promote cell-phone recycling. Jeff Goldwater/Daily News |
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