EAST COUNTY : Hazardous-Material Collections Studied
Officials from Ventura County, Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks are considering initiating a one-year pilot program to collect toxic wastes from households in the eastern part of the county.
The Thousand Oaks City Council is expected to review a plan today that would pay for operating a truck to pick up hazardous products commonly used in the home.
The city plans to ask the California Integrated Waste Management Board for $120,000 to pay for the program. Thousand Oaks is expected to contribute $168,853 of the $456,500 needed, city utilities director Don Nelson said.
The items that would be picked up are solvents and poisons that may be hazardous if disposed of improperly. They include oven cleaners, drain cleaners, bleach-based cleaners, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and rat poison.
The program is expected to begin in the fall. Simi Valley has already approved its participation, Nelson said.
The Moorpark City Council rejected the idea as not being cost-effective.
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