Free Waste Disposal Events and Tree Giveaway Scheduled in Coachella on Saturday
COACHELLA – There are multiple events in the City of Coachella this Saturday morning, November 12 for residents to throw away household hazardous waste and bulky items for free, and receive a free tree of their own.
COACHELLA – There are multiple events in the City of Coachella this Saturday morning, November 12 for residents to throw away household hazardous waste and bulky items for free, and receive a free tree of their own.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources will hold a free household hazardous waste collection event at the Bagdouma Park Swim Center parking lot, 84‑625 Bagdad Avenue, for items such as used oil, paint products, and e-waste. This household hazardous waste collection is open to all Riverside County residents, whether one lives in one of the county’s 28 cities or in one of the communities that are unincorporated.
From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the City of Coachella will hold a community clean-up at Rancho Las Flores Park that will accept used tires, bulky equipment, old appliances and furniture. The city’s clean-up is open to residents within the City of Coachella.
At Rancho Las Flores Park, there will also be a free tree giveaway from the Imperial Irrigation District (IID). The trees are available to IID residential customers in Coachella, Indio, and the eastern Coachella Valley unincorporated communities and can be reserved at www.iid.com/treeforall.
“People might not know where to take items such as paint, pesticides and batteries for proper disposal and so they end up in the garage,” said Supervisor V. Manuel Perez. “These events offer a great service in accepting these items. They protect the environment by keeping hazardous waste out of landfills and from harming people, pets and wildlife.”
Accepted items in the household hazardous waste collection include: 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 items such as televisions, computers, VCRs and telephones.
The collection will not accept explosives, radioactive material, ammunition, asbestos, compressed-gas cylinders over 40 pounds, or infectious or medical waste other than sharps.
Limit the amount of waste transported 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 event will accept residentially generated household hazardous waste only. Waste from businesses or non-profits will not be accepted.
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources offers these events as an opportunity for Riverside County residents to keep hazardous waste out of the county landfills and ensure it is properly managed. In addition to events such as this, household hazardous waste can be taken for free to the department’s permanent collection site in Palm Springs, 1100 Vella Rd. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on non-holiday weekend Saturdays.
The event is subject to cancellation during inclement weather or for other hazardous conditions as determined by the county. For more information, contact the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources at (951) 486-3200 or (800) 304-2226, or www.rcwaste.org/hhw.
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Supervisor V. Manuel Perez represents the eastern two-thirds of Riverside County on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. Stretching from Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs, south to the Salton Sea and east to Blythe and the Colorado River, the 4th District is the largest geographical district in the county.
Supervisor Perez’s office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
