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Free Waste Disposal Events Scheduled in Coachella on Saturday, February 11

February 8, 2023

8 February 2023

COACHELLA – There are two events taking place at the City of Coachella’s Bagdouma Park Swim Center parking lot on Saturday morning for local residents to throw away household hazardous waste and bulky items for free.

 
Free Waste Disposal Events Scheduled in Coachella on Saturday, February 11

COACHELLA – There are two events taking place at the City of Coachella’s Bagdouma Park Swim Center parking lot on Saturday morning for local residents to throw away household hazardous waste and bulky items for free.

 

From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources will hold a free household hazardous waste collection event 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 an unincorporated community.

 

From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the City of Coachella will hold a community clean-up 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.

 

The Bagdouma Park Swim Center is located at 84-625 Bagdad Avenue in the City of Coachella.

 

“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 household hazardous waste items 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.

 

Neither collection will accept explosives, radioactive material, ammunition, asbestos, compressed-gas cylinders over 40 pounds, or infectious or medical waste other than sharps.

 

Limit the amount of hazardous 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. For additional details about the community clean-up, contact the City of Coachella at (760) 398-3502.

 

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Supervisor V. Manuel Perez represents the Fourth Supervisorial District on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. The largest district in the county by geography, the 4th District covers eastern Riverside County, from Whitewater, stretching across the entire Coachella Valley south to the Salton Sea, up Highway 74 to Idyllwild and the mountain communities, and heading east of the Coachella Valley to Blythe and the Colorado River.

 

Supervisor Perez’s office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.