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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.
Stop by the "Drop and Swap" table, where you can leave
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.
PUBLIC MEETING. Randolph Center Building, Room No. 4. 200
S. Alvernon Way. The National Park Service conducts a public service
meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, May 15, to discuss issues such
as the speed limit, recreational use and other topics related
to the 22 miles of Highway 85 which run through Organ Pipe National
Monument. Call (520) 387-6849 for information.
RECYCLING CENTERS. The following neighborhood drop-off
centers are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily: Joaquin Murrieta
Park, Mansfield Park, McCormick Park, Morris K. Udall Park, Golf
Links Sports Park, Rodeo Park, Kennedy Park, Randolph Park and
the Los Reales Landfill. Hours at Los Reales are 7 a.m. to
5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For
directions and holiday hours, call 791-5085. Multi-material recycling
facilities are located at Freidman Recycling, 1825 W. Price Road,
near Roger and Romero roads, 696-0660; and Weyerhaeuser Recycling,
5455 Old Nogales Highway, 294-6944. Call the ReThink-It line at
791-5000 for information.
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