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Yuma, Arizona -  The Yuma-area Household Hazardous Waste Program will hold its next quarterly collection event from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 11, at the City of Yuma North Public Works Yard, 265 W. 13th St. (2nd Avenue and 13th Street). 

Items accepted at Saturday's HHW drop-off:· Motor oil

• Antifreeze
• Paint
• Solvents
• Household cleaners
• Pesticides
• Fertilizers
• Batteries
• Tires (limit 5; must be off the rim)

E-waste items for drop-off include:

• Home computer components
• TV sets
• VCRs
• Cell phones
• Home phones

The Household Hazardous Waste Program is currently sponsored by the City of Yuma, City of Somerton, Yuma County and Interstate Batteries.

Recyclable items residents may drop off include:

• Aluminum cans
• Cardboard material
• Paper
• Plastics
• Documents and shredded papers

Recycling bins remain available year-round for residents to drop off aluminum cans, metal items, cardboard material, newspapers and clear plastic. The bins, at 2nd Avenue and 13th Street, and 45th Avenue and 17th Street, are open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, to all Yuma County residents.

The recycling program is sponsored by the City of Yuma, Habitat for Humanity, Mission Disposal, Desert Document Shredders, Yuma Community Food Bank and Allied Waste.

Not accepted:

• Large household appliances
• Business or commercial waste
• Commercial recycling materials
• Explosives or ammunition
• Pressurized gas
• Radioactive materials

Future dates: October 10, 2009

Questions? Call (928) 373-4500.