[ADEQ Media] ADEQ Director Owens Announces $42, 863 in Grants to Gila County for Household Hazardous Waste Projects

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ADEQ Director Owens Announces $42,863 in Grants to Gila County for
Household Hazardous Waste Projects

PHOENIX (May 1, 2007) - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
(ADEQ) Director Steve Owens announced today that ADEQ has awarded
$42,863 in the form of two grants to the Gila County Public Works
Division to help clean up household hazardous waste (HHW) and
electronics.

ADEQ awarded $22,863 to the division to conduct a one-day HHW collection
event for residents of Northern Gila County, including Payson, Pine,
Strawberry, Christopher Creek and Young.

In addition, ADEQ awarded another $20,000 to the division to conduct a
one-day HHW collection event for residents of Southern Gila County,
including Globe-Miami, San Carlos Indian Reservation, Roosevelt, Tonto
Basin and the Hayden-Winkleman area. 

"Household hazardous waste is a major environmental problem," Owens
said. "Electronic equipment in particular poses a challenge as these
products wear out. We are delighted to work with Gila County on this
important program and support the County's efforts to recycle these
materials, or otherwise properly dispose of them."

Household hazardous waste includes certain paints, cleaners, stains and
varnishes, car batteries, motor oil and pesticides. Electronic equipment
includes computers, cell phones, pagers and other audio or video
equipment. 

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