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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.
MAPPING A WILDERNESS. Survey a roadless area by foot or
mountain bike while contributing to regional habitat conservation
proposals. This event is sponsored by the Sky Island Alliance
and the Southwestern Forest Alliance and takes place Friday through
Sunday, December 11 through 13. There's an introductory training
session at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, December 10, at the Water Resources
Research Center, 350 N. Campbell Ave. Call 326-4874 for information.
PERMACULTURE BREAKFAST. The Permaculture Drylands Institute
has a monthly, fun-filled discussion of sustainable living in
drylands. They meet the second Tuesday of each month for a community
breakfast at 7 a.m. at the Grill, 100 E. Congress St. Call 572-1672
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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