Another Household Hazardous Waste/E-waste Collection Event will be held Saturday, March 27 between 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at nearby Veteran’s Stadium in Long Beach. Residents can safely dispose of household hazardous waste and e-waste. The entire drop-off process only takes a few minutes. Often, participants don’t even have to leave their car.
Long Beach Veteran’s Stadium
5000 E Lew Davis Street
Long Beach, CA 90808Many common household products pose a hazard to the environment if disposed of improperly. Materials such as used motor oil, paint, turpentine, acid or lye-based cleaners, household and car batteries, pesticides and garden herbicides can damage the environment if tossed in the trash or poured down a sink or storm drain.
Things to bring
Household e-waste is consumer electronic equipment near the end of its useful life such as computer monitors and televisions. Unfortunately, electronic waste is a growing problem, although many of these products can be reused, refurbished, or recycled, including items such as VCRs, stereos, fax machines, copiers, computer keyboards, and cellular telephones are winding up in regular trash.
Collection events are a way to dispose of them properly.
Things to bring
- Computer monitors
- Television sets
- TV/VCR combos or anything else with a cathode ray tube
- Computers
- Keyboards
- Printers
- Scanners
- Computer peripherals
- Cell phones
- Radios
- Alarm clocks
- Hair dryers
It’s easy to participate. Leave the products in their original container then place them in a cardboard box and drive to the roundup site. The entire process only takes a few minutes and you never have to leave your car. No explosive or radioactive materials, tires, or waste from businesses will be accepted. Please do not mix products together.
- Motor oil, antifreeze, paint, paint thinner
- Turpentine, cleaners with acids or lye
- Pesticides and herbicides
- Household and car batteries
- Old computers and television sets
- Expired pharmaceuticals and mercury thermometers
- Used Needles or Sharps (In a Sharps container or sturdy box labeled “SHARPS”)
Do NOT bring
- Explosives, ammunition or radioactive materials
- Waste from businesses will not be accepted
- Trash or old tires
- White goods such as washers, stoves, refrigerators or air conditioners
How to prepare
- In general there is a limit of 15 gallons or 125 lbs. per vehicle
- Bring items in a sturdy box, preferably in their original labeled containers
- Be prepared to leave your containers
- Do not mix products together
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