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.

Mesa residents can get rid of household hazardous waste Saturday, Feb. 4, when the city will collect a wide range of substances. The free event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon at the East Mesa Service Center, 6953 E. Decatur St., which is east of Power Road and north of University Drive.

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.

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.

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 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 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.

A settlement has been reached with south Phoenix residents, legislators and other officials who were upset that money received in a major hazardous-waste settlement wasn't being funneled to their neighborhoods.

September 5, 2004

For nearly 30 years, a hazardous waste facility near the edge of southwest Chandler has been storing and processing tens of thousands of gallons of highly toxic material.

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.

Recently, I've had an influx of clients come to me devastated because of the additional weight they gained after their experience with the hCG diet. They were under the belief that the hCG diet was the cure-all diet that promised to melt away their unwanted fat forever.

Recently, I've had an influx of clients come to me devastated because of the additional weight they gained after their experience with the hCG diet. They were under the belief that the hCG diet was the cure-all diet that promised to melt away their unwanted fat forever.

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.