Community Corner
Hazardous Waste Collection Event Scheduled At Murrieta City Hall
The free event is open to all Riverside County residents who want to drop off household hazardous waste.
MURRIETA, CA — The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources has scheduled a free household hazardous-waste collection event this weekend in Murrieta that is open to all county residents.
The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Murrieta City Hall parking lot, 1 Town Square. It's an opportunity for Riverside County residents to get rid of hazardous waste, keep it out of county landfills and ensure the rubbish is properly managed, the county reported.
The event will accept residentially generated household hazardous waste from Riverside County residents only. Waste from businesses or nonprofits will not be accepted.
Typical waste includes used motor oil, paint, antifreeze, household and automotive batteries, pesticides, cleaning products, sharps (needles/syringes or lancets) in a sharps container, unused medication (except controlled substances), fluorescent lamps, and electronic waste such as televisions, computers, VCRs and telephones, according to the county.
Residents are asked to limit the amount of waste being dropped off to no more than 15 gallons, or 125 pounds maximum per vehicle. Individual containers should be no larger than five gallons nor weigh more than 50 pounds.
The collection will not accept explosives, radioactive material, ammunition, asbestos, compressed-gas cylinders over 40 pounds, or infectious or medical waste other than sharps.
The event is subject to cancellation during inclement weather or for other hazardous conditions as determined by the county, officials said.
For more information, contact the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources at 951-486-3200 or 800-304-2226, or http://www.rcwaste.org/hhw.
