[ADEQ Media] ADEQ Director Owens Announces $30, 000 Grant to Collect Household Hazardous Waste in Prescott

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ADEQ Director Owens Announces $30,000 Grant to Collect Household
Hazardous Waste in Prescott

PHOENIX (July 21, 2008) - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Director Steve Owens announced today that ADEQ is awarding a $30,000
grant to reduce hazardous household waste (HHW) in the City of Prescott
in Yavapai County.

The ADEQ grant will fund a one-day event, on Oct. 12, to collect HHW,
which includes certain paints, cleaners, stains and varnishes, car
batteries, motor oil and pesticides.

"This event will prevent contamination from common household hazardous
wastes by giving residents the opportunity to dispose of these wastes in
a convenient, proper and lawful manner," Owens said. "We are delighted
to work with the City of Prescott on this important program and support
the city's efforts to ensure proper disposal of these materials."

The grant will cover labor by City personnel, advertising,
transportation, coordination with law enforcement and fire authorities,
rent for a fork-lift, and traffic control.

The City will begin to publicize the event in August. The City conducted
a successful HHW event in 2006 and expects more citizens to participate
this year.

The central Yavapai County region currently has no permanent disposal
site for HHW.

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News media interested in additional information on this or any other
topic concerning the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality should
contact the Office of Communications at (602) 771-2215 or via email at
communications@azdeq.gov.

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