WHAT: In an effort to facilitate responsible disposal and recycling, Coast Waste Management and the City of Del Mar will be hosting the 2012 Del Mar Recycles drop off event to provide City of Del Mar residents and businesses with the opportunity to more easily dispose of common household items in an environmentally safe manner. The event will offer on-site document shredding and the safe collection of non-controlled medications, sharps, compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL’s), household batteries and cell phones.
WHO: This free event is open to City of Del Mar residents and businesses only.
WHEN: June 9, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: City of Del Mar (upper parking lot)
1050 Camino Del Mar
Del Mar, CA 92014
WHY: By properly disposing of items, residents and businesses can help keep protect the environment by keeping those items away from the landfill and water streams.
HOW: Residents and businesses can bring any of the approved recyclables to the drop off location. Limits are per person or business, per event.
Document Shredding
- Limited to 3 standard office storage boxes
Compacted Fluorescent Bulbs
- Tubes or bulbs
- Limited to 12 bulbs or tubes
Used Batteries
- AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt, Alkaline, Rechargeable, Lithium and coin cells, and small button size
- No limit
Sharps
- Syringes, lancets or needles
- No limit
- For residents only, businesses are excluded
Medications
- Non-controlled medications only
- No limit
- For residents only, businesses are excluded
ABOUT WASTE MANAGEMENT
Waste Management Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery and disposal services. It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The company’s customers include residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more about Waste Management, visit http://northcounty.wm.com orwww.thinkgreen.com.
