Each and every city has to deal with the waste
that comes out in a much larger quantity from a number of households. All of
them have some specialized plans designed for combating with waste. When it
comes to city like Los Angeles they have a special program designed to combat waste
known as Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program. This program is well
planned and designed by The City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation. It is
designed with the help of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.
This particular program aims to combat the
daily household waste by opting safe and legally approved disposal ways. It helps the local residents to dispose of
the unwanted waste in the most appropriate way. As per the scheme, the local
residents can dispose off the household hazardous waste to the HHW collection
events, This facility is provided absolutely free of cost. These collection events exists in the areas
which are not served by the by the S.A.F.E. Collection Centers. The events are
generally kept on Saturdays and Sundays. The timing of the event stays from 9:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. Whenever such events are
planned at that time the information is provided to the local residents through
flyers. Also the details of the event are published on the on the Bureau's
website. The event is open to all the local residents and it doesn’t demands
any kind of reservation or appointment. The schedule of events is always
available on the website. There are dedicated numbers on which the residents
can call and can get the required information.
Although the HHW event is meant to dispose of
all the household wastes but still it has restrictions to what can be disposed
off and what products can’t be. The items or the waste products allowed in the HHW
Collection Event includes electronic wastes like children toys, microwaves, mobile
phones, TV sets, cables etc. The residents can bring other items like household
cleaning products, unused pool chemicals, then other kind of garden chemicals, car
batteries and many others. The items that do not fall under this category are
heavy household items like furniture, refrigerators, computer software and
alike. Then it also excludes harmful products like ammunition and explosives,
medical waste, and many others. The details of the items are available on the
website and it is always wise to check the list before you actually go at the
event to dispose off the HHW.
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