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Some Things are too Toxic to Trash!
Dispose of Hazardous Waste and E-Waste the Right Way
Free Household Hazardous and E-Waste Roundup in Hawthorne
Los Angeles County residents will have the opportunity to safely dispose
of household hazardous waste and e-waste free of charge at a Countywide
Household Hazardous and E-Waste Roundup. A free Roundup will take place in
Culver City at West Los Angeles College, Parking Lot 7, 4800 Freshman Drive, on
Saturday, June 30, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Many common household products pose a hazard to the environment if disposed of improperly.
Materials such as used motor oil, paint, turpentine, acid or lye-based cleaners, household and
car batteries, pesticides and garden herbicides can damage the environment if tossed in the trash
or poured down a sink or storm drain.
Household E-Waste is consumer electronic equipment near the end of its useful life such as computer
monitors and televisions which cannot be disposed of in trash cans. Unfortunately, electronic waste
is a growing problem although many of these products can be reused, refurbished, or recycled,
including items such as VCRs, stereos, fax machines, copiers, computer keyboards and cellular
telephones.
Collect those unwanted household hazardous waste and e-waste items and bring them to a free
Roundup. We’ll recycle what we can and properly dispose of the rest. It’s easy to participate.
Leave the products in their original container, place them in a cardboard box and drive to the
Roundup site. The entire process only takes a few minutes and you never have to leave your car.
No explosive or radioactive materials, tires or waste from business will be accepted. Please
do not mix products together.
The Free Countywide Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Roundup 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 community of Florence-Firestone and
the neighboring cities of Bell, Bell Gardens, Commerce, Compton, Cudahy, Downey, Gardena,
Inglewood, Los Angeles, Lynwood, Maywood, Paramount, South Gate and Vernon.
For more information on household hazardous waste or upcoming Roundups, call the Los
Angeles County Department of Public Works at 1 (888) CLEAN LA, the Sanitation Districts
of Los Angeles County at 1 (800) 238-0172 or visit our web site at www.lacsd.org.
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