Mesa residents can get rid of household hazardous waste April 14, when the city will collect a wide range of substances.

Household hazardous waste doesn't sound like something that would lend itself to recycling. Yet Gilbert's facility devoted to accepting electronics, paint and other household byproducts that must be handled with care is finding ways to recycle more than half of what comes in, with a goal of getting that number up to 70 percent by next July.

Tempe will hold a hazardous waste collection event Oct. 2 at Kiwanis Park, where residents can drop off batteries, paint, auto fluids, aerosol cans, insecticides, old tires and more.

Gilbert is offering its residents an opportunity this week to rid themselves of hazardous wastes that may be piling up at home.

Mesa residents looking for a way to get rid of old cans of paint, batteries, pesticides, electronics, tires and prescription drugs are invited to bring these and other household hazardous waste materials to the next city-sponsored collection 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the East Mesa Service Center, 6935 E. Decatur St., east of Power Road, north of University Drive.

Residents can rid their homes of hazardous wastes by bringing them to the annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 3 at the city Corporation Yard, 9191 E. San Salvador.

Mesa is holding a household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday for city residents.

Gilbert won’t offer its semiannual hazardous waste drop-off anymore — thanks to a successful program that allows residents to drop off harmful waste three days a week rather than twice a year.

Mesa residents looking for a way to get rid of old cans of paint, batteries, pesticides, electronics, tires and prescription drugs are invited to bring these and other household hazardous waste materials to the next city-sponsored collection 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 9 at the East Mesa Service Center, 6935 E. Decatur St. (east of Power Road, north of University).

Mesa residents can safely get rid of old paint, batteries and other chemicals this Saturday at a free event. The city will accept household hazardous substances including paint, pool chemicals, adhesives, aerosol cans, pesticides, fuel additives, antifreeze, gasoline and propane tanks, mercury, batteries and light bulbs. Materials should be sealed in an original container whenever possible, and unmarked containers should be labeled if possible. Also, residents can drop off up to two appliances and up to five automotive tires. The city won’t accept industrial waste, radioactive material, explosives, large truck tires or trash.

The Christmas tree has been covered in lights — sitting in your home with the heater blasting, oven baking, and on some days, the fireplace blazing. Between now and New Year’s, dried-out trees primped for the holidays also become prime fuel for house fires.

The Christmas tree has been covered in lights — sitting in your home with the heater blasting, oven baking, and on some days, the fireplace blazing. Between now and New Year’s, dried-out trees primped for the holidays also become prime fuel for house fires.

April 25, 2005

The Chandler City Council postponed its decision Thursday to expand a solid waste transfer station after tearful and angry residents of a nearby subdivision accused the city and developer of misleading them.

Tempe is celebrating America Recycles Day on Saturday by collecting residents’ hazardous waste, and even offering free compost that’s produced from Tempe waste. The activities are scheduled from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tempe’s Household Products Collection Center, 1320 E. University Drive.

Two separate hazardous-waste incidents that sent Scottsdale employees to the hospital have prompted the city to urge residents to properly dispose of toxic chemicals.

Commercial recycling in Gilbert has grown from 33 tons of collected recyclables in August to 42 tons in November.

Gilbert’s new paint recycling program has some residents seeing brown.

In celebration of Earth Day this month, a Tempe recycling center is extending its regular operating hours to residents to safely recycle hazardous waste.

Most of what we consume can be recycled, but not by the city of Phoenix. With a little bit of planning and research it's possible to find cleaner ways to dispose of hazardous items, even here in Ahwatukee Foothills.

Most of what we consume can be recycled, but not by the city of Phoenix. With a little bit of planning and research it's possible to find cleaner ways to dispose of hazardous items, even here in Ahwatukee Foothills.

With rapid technological advances, a garage can quickly turn into an electronics graveyard. But before residents throw away that old, dusty VCR or computer monitor, officials want them to remember that simply trashing them may be hazardous to the environment.