ENVIRONMENTHOUSEHOLD 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. 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.POLLUTION SOLUTION. El Con Mall, southwest parking lot near Broadway and Randolph Way. Learn the little things you can do that mean a lot in the long run. The Pima County Department of Environmental Quality presents a free Car Care Clinic from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 12. Your car will receive a complementary under-the-hood inspection, safety and tire checks as well as an emissions update. These services would normally cost $50. You'll also receive educational materials on what you can do to help clean up the air. Call the Clean Air Program at 740-3118 for information. 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. |
© 1995-97 Tucson Weekly . Info Booth |
||