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Put Toxic Waste In Its Place

OPEN TO ALL SIGNAL HILL RESIDENTS
Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Permanent S.A.F.E. (Solvents, Automotives, Flammables & Electronics) Collection Center

1400 North Gaffey Street
San Pedro, CA  90731
(for map and driving directions click here) 

 
The following items may be disposed of at the Center:

• Paints and Solvents
• Used Motor Oil
• Pool & Garden Chemicals
• Computer Equipment
• Televisions
• Cell Phones
• Other Electronic Items

Facility operated by the City of Los Angeles
Partially funded by the County of Los Angeles

For more information please contact 1-800-98-TOXIC or www.larecycles.org or www.888cleanla.com

You may also properly dispose of household toxic products—at no cost—by bringing items to one of Los Angeles County’s Household Hazardous Waste Roundup events, conducted most weekends around LA County. For information call 1-888-CLEAN-LA (888-253-2652) or log on to www.888cleanLA.com.

Or utilize the Earth 911 recycling hotline to locate drop-off programs for hazardous and non-hazardous materials: 1-800-CLEANUP (800-253-2687) or www.earth911.org.

Recycle your Household Batteries

Did you know that Americans purchase nearly 3 billion dry-cell batteries every year to power radios, toys, cellular phones, watches, laptop computers, and portable power tools? Dry-cell batteries include alkaline and carbon zinc (9-volt, D, C, AA, AAA), Rechargeable Batteries (used in cell phones and power tools), and Button Cell Batteries (used in watches, cameras, and hearing aids). On average, each person in the United States discards eight dry-cell batteries per year.

Batteries contain heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and nickel, which can contaminate the environment when batteries are improperly disposed of. When incinerated, certain metals might be released into the air or can concentrate in the ash produced by the combustion process. Recycling batteries keeps heavy metals out of landfills and the air. Recycling also saves resources because recovered plastic and metals can be used to make new batteries.

One way to reduce the number of batteries in the waste stream is to purchase rechargeable batteries. Nearly one in five dry-cell batteries purchased in the United States is rechargeable. Over its useful life, each rechargeable battery may substitute for hundreds of single-use batteries.

In an effort to encourage Signal Hill residents to properly dispose of their household batteries, Public Works has provided three locations for the proper collection of household batteries. This program offers battery collection containers at:

• City Hall (lower level entry), 2175 Cherry Avenue
• City Library, 1770 E. Hill Street
• City Corporation Yard, 2175 E. 28th Street