Household Hazardous Waste Facility to Open in Palm Springs
County of Riverside and City of Palm Springs officials plan to take the wraps off a new household hazardous waste collection facility in the Resort City on August 5.
The regional facility for the Coachella Valley also represents the latest step in Palm Springs’ path to becoming a more sustainable community.
Mayor Steve Pougnet, the City Council and the City’s new Sustainability Manager will “host” the 11 a.m. ceremony at the new Riverside County Regional Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Facility, located at 1100 Vella Road across from Demuth Park. They’ll be joined by Joe McCann, Assistant Chief Engineer of the County’s Waste Management Department, Lynda Gregory of Supervisor Roy Wilson’s office and Diane Christensen, Program Administrator in the Waste Management Department.
The facility, which is open to the public on Saturdays only, replaces the City’s smaller ABOP location which permanently closed on June 27. The new facility already accepts drop-offs from 7 a.m. to noon from June through September – and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. October through May.
"This new state-of-the-art regional facility will be a tremendous asset to our community when it comes to reducing waste,” said Mayor Pougnet. “In particular, this larger facility now accepts e-waste so I encourage anyone with items in need of disposal to bring them down… and in doing so help protect our environment.”
Hazardous waste collection is a free service provided to Riverside County residents. State law requires the safe disposal of used motor oil, flammable liquids, paint, antifreeze, household and automotive batteries, pesticides, cleaning products, fluorescent lamps and properly packaged and labeled sharp objects such as needle syringes and lancets. Electronic waste items including televisions, computers, VCRs, DVD players, and telephones are also accepted.
While the facility will collect household hazardous waste, residents are encouraged to use up their hazardous products – preventing waste and cutting down the cost to the County to properly dispose of them.
Residents are limited to transporting no more than five gallons of hazardous waste per trip. However, multiple trips to the facility are allowed. The facility will not accept appliances, explosives, radioactive waste, ammunition, asbestos, compressed gas cylinders over 40 pounds, and infectious or medical waste other than sharps. Additionally, waste will not be accepted from businesses or nonprofits.
For more information, contact Diane Christensen with Riverside County Waste Management at(951) 486-3282.