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. LEMMON UPDATE. Bear Canyon Library. 8959 E. Tanque Verde Road. Meet with the folks from the Coronado National Forest, and share feedback and concerns over the Corridor Management Plan (CMP) for the Mount Lemmon Highway. The open-house meeting is from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 12. The CMP will reflect community values about important features to be protected. Call Debby Kriegel at 670-4530 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 Los Reales Landfill. Some city and county landfills also have recycling centers. Call 791-5000 for hours and locations. Multi-material recycling facilities are located at Freidman Recycling, 1825 W. Price Road, near Roger and Romero roads. Call 696-0660 for hours.

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