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Show Volume VI, Issue VI THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 21 July 1, 2002 Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Days for Announced for Weber County Residents Hazardous Waste Disposal Days for Weber County residents is on the third Saturday of each month, through September 2002. You can bring your household hazardous waste material from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., to the Weber County Transfer Station located at 867 W. Wilson Lane. Enter the facility from 21st Street, east of the freeway. Signs are posted. Clean out your garages and homes, and bring your hazardous materials to the collection site for proper management. Like new or half-used bottles will be put in reuse center. Spread the word to friends and neighbors. Car pool wastes (neighborhoods, scout troops, etc.) Assist those in needs with proper disposal of their waste. At the reuse center, the public can take home items brought in by someone who didn’t use any, or only part of the product. You will be able to take these products home free of charge. What to Bring to the Facility: Bring in household products containing toxic chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, cleaners, solvent, poisons, antifreeze, pool chemicals, drain cleaners, hobby chemicals, auto degreasers, old gasoline, transmission fluid, and any unknown questionable products. What NOT to Bring to the Facility: Products that you may still be able to use or give away to someone who can use them. Explosives, radioactive material, gas cylinders, or pressurized tanks, ammunition, flares, infectious waste, and material packaged in larger than residential size containers (5 gallons). Also, don’t bring in liquid paint. It can be dried out with kitty litter, or by leaving the lids off. After the paint is dried out, the container can then be disposed of with your regular garbage. Transport: Please do not consolidate or combine different wastes. Important: Leave all products in their original containers. If leaking or corroded, put container inside another container (no mixing of chemicals). Make sure containers are sealed and packaged to prevent breakage and leaking. Place containers in the trunk or back of your vehicle, away from passengers. Sponsors of the collection will not be responsible for improper packaged or transported material. Remember: Household Hazardous Waste should never be disposed in the trash, as the Hazardous Waste may harm sanitation workers or start fires. For more information, call Weber County Solid Waste at 399-8358, 3998803, or 399-8806. Weber County Compost Facility — Recycle Today! Weber County’s Compost facility is open four county residents use. Accepted waste includes: Branches up to 10 ft. long, 8 inches in diameter Clean grass clippings Clean leaves Wood chips Grass and leaves must be dumped out of bags. There is no bin on site to put empty bags in. Please keep garbage, pop cans, bottles, etc., out of the pile. Unacceptable waste includes; Household waste Metals Dirt Rocks Sod Logs Tree trunks Stumps Plastic Paper Cardboard Furniture Grass and leaves mixed with plastic or other debris Cost for bringing in material is as follows: Pickup’s and cars $3.00 Trailers $3.00 per axle Dump truck $6.00 pre axle Roll-off bin $16.00 There will be a $10.00 fine for uncovered loads. Cash or checks will be accepted. You will need to bring an exact cash amount. Attendants cannot make change. The Compost Facility is located at 2618 West Pioneer Road. It is located on the northwest corner of Central Weber Sewer’s property. Enter the west (second) gate, and proceed left to the northwest corner. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The facility is closed on government holidays. Products are also available for purchase at the Compost Facility. Prices are per yard, and bulk is 5 yards or more of one type of compost. No mixing of products is available. Screened fine compost $15 per/yd - $13 bulk Yard/garden med. mulch $12 - $10 Screened leaf compost $15 Screened veg. compost $15 Decorative chips fine/med. $12 - $10 Ground mulch $7 - $5 Pallet mulch $7 - $5 (A full size pickup truck holds two yards. Will also sale by bucket full to residents.) For more information, contact Jim Chivers at the Compost Facility at (801) 726-8212. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY? CERT “NEEDS YOU” (COMMUMITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM) The Ogden Valley CERT Team is a group of neighbors trained to “backup” the County Emergency Personnel. We are trained to “help ourselves” and then “help our neighbors” when an emergency overwhelms the County Emergency Personnel. In addition to training, we have emergency and first aid equipment ready to go. We have developed a “Valley-wide link” using FM and Walkie-Talkie radios. An FM repeater station is now in place to ensure our link. CERT Meeting Schedule Leaders Meet Monthly on the 3rd Thursday. (Next Meeting is July 18th) TEAM Members Meet Quarterly on the 3rd Thursday. (Next Meeting is September 19th at 7 p.m.) All meetings are held at the Weber County Library in Huntsville. WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS CLASSES A TRAINING CLASS IS FORMING FOR THIS FALL. REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY AND IS DUE BY AUGUST 5. CLASSES WILL BEGIN ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2002. Call Linda Spencer at 745-0805 for questions, but please sign up now. I would like to be included in those ready for an emergency. Enclosed is my class training fee of $25.00. Name ______________________________ Address _____________________________ City ___________ Zip ___________ Phone ________________________ Mail Check & This Form to: CERT Training, 8858 E. Pineview Dr., Huntsville, UT 84317 |
