UPPER LAKE — The next HazMobile event will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 20 and 21 at at Upper Lake Community Park, located at 575 Highway 20.
Households can bring as many as 15 gallons of toxic items free of charge. Fees will be charged for amounts that are more than 15 gallons. Items that are accepted include paint, solvents, fuels, 5-gallon propane tanks, pool chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, batteries, fluorescent light tubes (up to 60 linear feet), and other toxic materials that cannot be put in the trash.
Items that cannot be accepted include televisions, computer monitors, ammunition, explosives, radioactive materials or infectious wastes. To learn how and where to properly dispose these items, visit www.recycling.co.lake.ca.us or contact the Recycling Hotline at 263-1980.
HazMobile services are provided to residential households by the Integrated Waste Management Division of the Lake County Public Services Department and the State Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle).
Businesses are welcome to use this service to properly dispose of hazardous waste and protect the environment; however, businesses must pay for this taxpayer-funded service and first make an appointment.
Business appointments can be made by calling the Mendocino County Solid Waste Authority, the contracted agency that provides this service in Lake County, at 468-9786.
The HazMobile program is subsidized by the Lake County Public Services Department, Integrated Waste Management Division and CalRecycle as a public service to Lake County residents. For more information, call the Recycling Hotline at 263-1980.
