AQMD AB 617 Community Steering Committee Meetings

(East Los Angeles/Boyle Heights/West Commerce)

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) is hosting a series of quarterly meetings for the committee and the public to provide input on the development of Community Air Monitoring Plans and Community Emission Reduction Plans implemented through Assembly Bill (AB) 617 Community Air initiatives.

For more information, visit the AQMD website. If you are interested in joining the committee, contact the AB 617 Team by email or call (909) 396-3314.

The public is welcome to attend scheduled meetings at anytime.

Meeting information can be found on the AQMD AB 617 ELABHWC webpage.

County of LA Household Hazardous Waste and E-Waste Roundup

All HHW and E-Waste Roundup Events are cancelled at this time.

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events, operated by the County and Sanitation Districts, are one-day, drive-through collection events where residents are invited to drive to a specific location to drop off their household hazardous waste and electronic waste (e-waste). There is a limit of 15 gallons or 125 pounds of hazardous waste per trip.

How to prepare for an HHW collection event:

• Pack HHW in cardboard boxes so that it does not spill during transport. Be prepared to leave your containers and boxes.
• Put like chemicals together. Separate unlike chemicals.
• Label materials that are not in their original containers.
• Make sure containers are not leaking and lids are tightly sealed.
• Put your boxes in your car trunk, away from passengers during transport. Remove all other items from the trunk.

At the event, trained personnel will ask you to remain in your car while they remove the HHW from your trunk.

For more information, contact 1(888) CLEAN-LA or visit the LA County Department of Public Works Clean LA for Residents.

Roundup information can be found on the HHW/E-Waste Collection Schedule webpage.

DTSC Exide Advisory Group Meetings

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) have joined together to create and support an advisory group for the Exide Technologies project in Vernon.

The Advisory Group is made up of people with different viewpoints from regulatory agencies, local governments, academia, advocacy groups, and community representatives from areas around the Exide facility.

The meeting is a way for DTSC and other oversight agencies to keep the advisory group committee informed about sampling data, plans and work done throughout the closure and cleanup process. It also provides committee members with increased and enhanced opportunities to have their voices heard by regulatory agencies.

Meeting information can be found on the DTSC Exide webpage.

DTSC Exide Community Meetings

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) have joined together to create and support a public meeting for the Exide Technologies project in Vernon.

The meeting is a way for DTSC and other oversight agencies to keep the public informed about sampling data, plans and work done throughout the closure and cleanup process. It also provides a way for community members to be a part of the decision making process by having their voices heard by regulatory agencies.

Meeting information can be found on the DTSC Exide webpage.

Used Motor Oil & Filters Recycling Exchanges

Used Motor Oil & Filter Recycling Exchange events managed by the Los Angeles County Public Works Department, are periodic one-day events where residents are invited to take part in hazardous waste recycling initiatives. Recycle your used oil filter along with up to five gallons of uncontaminated used motor oil. Recycling helps keeps hazardous waste out of the water and soil, so you and your children can enjoy a better tomorrow...today. Sustainable is always attainable-and free-so make the exchange!

Due to COVID-19, the next event has yet to be determined.

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