CALABASAS : Free Toxic Wastes Roundup Is Offered
Sanitation officials are urging Conejo Valley area residents to rid their homes of hazardous waste in the wake of the earthquake at a free roundup March 5.
“A lot of household hazardous materials are subject to spilling or having their containers broken during another earthquake, or as people clean up and reorganize their homes after the last one,” said Brian Hooper, manager of the Los Angeles County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program.
“While people’s attention is focused on making their homes as safe as can be, we want to get them to bring in their hazardous household waste,” Hooper said.
A hazardous waste roundup sponsored by the county and cities of Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Hidden Hills, Malibu and Westlake Village will be held March 5 at Calabasas Park Centre, on Park Sorrento between Park Granada and Parkway Calabasas.
Residents may drop off toxic items such as paint, turpentine, batteries, motor oil, cleaners with acids or lye and pesticides between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., free of charge, Hooper said.
Products should be brought unmixed in their original containers, if at all possible.
No explosives, ammunition, radioactive materials or waste from businesses will be accepted during the roundup, Hooper said.
More information on hazardous waste disposal is available at (800) 552-5218.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
