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ENVIRONMENT
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE. The Tucson/Pima County hazardous
waste disposal site, 2440 W. Sweetwater Drive, is open from 8
a.m. to noon every Friday and Saturday for household waste disposal,
and offers a "Drop and Swap" table where you can drop-off
your left-over soaps, paints, waxes, etc. for someone else to
use. Outreach centers are open from 8 a.m. to noon the first Saturday
of the month at the following locations: Eastside City Hall, 7575
E. Speedway; TFD Fire Academy, 797 E. Ajo Way; and the Park and
Ride parking lot located on Ina Road one block west of Oracle
Road (at Via Ponte). For more information call 740-3340.
RECYCLING CENTERS. The following neighborhood drop-off
centers are open 24 hours daily: Booth-Fickett Magnet School,
7240 E. Calle Arturo, and Morrow Education Center, 1010 E. 10th
St. Some city and county landfills also have recycling centers.
Call 791-5000 for hours and locations. Multi-material recycling
facilities are located at Freedom Recycling, 1825 W. Price Road,
near Roger and Romero roads. Call 696-0660 for hours.
WOMEN BUILD HOUSES. Be informed, independent and environmentally
friendly with help from Women Build Houses, a non-profit network
dedicated to increasing women's access to building skills. They
offer a host of sliding-scale classes, including greywater irrigation
(household drainwater from sinks and showers), straw bale technology,
eco-friendly household chemicals and cleaners, and passive solar
design. Childcare is available. Call 882-0985 for registration
and a class schedule.
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