Hazardous Waste Roundups Scheduled

Valley residents can get rid of paint, motor oil, pesticides and other toxic materials at two hazardous waste roundups scheduled this weekend in Calabasas and Granada Hills.

On Saturday, the city of Los Angeles will sponsor a hazardous materials collection at Coast Federal Bank, 18000 Chatsworth St. in Granada Hills, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Los Angeles County plans to hold a roundup on Sunday at the Calabasas Landfill, 5300 Lost Hills Road, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A third collection will be held Oct. 17, also at the Calabasas Landfill.

The free-of-charge collections “offer residents a legal and proper method to dispose of the hazardous materials found in nearly every residential garage in the county,” said Supervisor Ed Edelman. Toxins illegally poured down drains or dumped in trash containers “pollute our ground water and endanger the environment,” he said.

Materials accepted include car batteries, cleaners and other household products with warning labels such as “flammable,” “poison” or “corrosive.”

Products should be kept separate and limited to five gallons or 50 pounds per carload. Explosives, ammunition and radioactive materials will not be accepted.