D ITEMS THE RIGHT WAY.
ACTION NEWS REPORTER SIERRA
STARKS JOINS US NOW WITH MORE.
SIERRA: NOT ONLY IS THAT WASTE
NOT GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT,
IT'S ACTUALLY AGAINST THE LAW TO
JUST TOSS THESE HAZARDOUS ITEMS
IN THE TRASH, STORM DRAINS, OR
SEWERS.
MONTEREY REGIONAL WASTE
MANAGEMENT HEARD FROM FAMILIES
WHO SAID THEIR SITE IN MARINA IS
TOO FAR TO DRIVE AND DUMP THEIR
HAZARDOUS WASTE EVERY WEEK.
TODAY THEY MET THEM HALFWAY.
>> WE SEE PROBABLY NUMBER ONE IS
PAINT, PEOPLE CLEANING OUT PAINT
FROM THEIR GARAGE.
SIERRA: THEY COME IN HANDY AT
HOME.
>> WE ALSO SEE A LOT OF GARDEN
CHEMICALS, PESTICIDES,
FERTILIZERS, A LOT OF
FLUORESCENT LIGHTBULBS, AND
HOUSEHOLD BATTERIES AS WELL, BUT
-- AS WELL.
SIERRA: BUT THEY HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO POSE A HAZARD IF
THEY'RE NOT DISPOSED OF IN THE
RIGHT WAY.
>> SOME PEOPLE ITS JUST
CONVENIENT.
WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO LOAD IT UP
OR TAKE IT ANYWHERE?
LET ME JUST DUMP IT IN THE
GARBAGE AND THEN WE KNOW IT'S A
HAZARD TO OUR ENVIRONMENT.
>> THOSE ARE HARMFUL CHEMICALS.
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS THAT
SHOULDN'T GO IN THE LANDFILL.
>> THERE'S OTHER ELEMENTS IN
THERE THAT, ONCE THEY BREAK
DOWN, THEY COULD GET INTO THE
GROUND, AND THAT SEEPS INTO THE
GROUNDWATER.
SIERRA: SO FOR ONE DAY, MONTEREY
REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
TRANSFORMED THIS PARKING L
INTO A HAZ-MAT CENTER.
>> TO GET RID OF A WHOLE LOT OF
STUFF.
>> WE GOT TV'S, WE GOT HEATERS.
SIERRA: COMPLETE WITH A DISPOSAL
FOR ELECTRONICS.
CLICK OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY.
THAT'S WHAT WE GET A LOT
THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
SIERRA: NO USE FOR IT NOW, BUT
NO REASON TO JUST THROW IT IN
THE TRASH.
>> ON A DAY LIKE TODAY, WE'LL
SEE FIVE TO 600 CARS COME
THROUGH.
SIERRA: A STEADY FLOW OF CARS.
HAPPY TO HAVE THESE ITEMS OUT OF
THEIR HOMES.
AND A CREW HAPPY TO RECEIVE
THEM.
>> GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, THE
PUBLIC IS PRETTY RESPONSIVE TO
COMING OUT HERE AND DOING THE
RIGHT THING WITH THESE
MATERIALS.
>> WE'LL BE BACK AGAIN NEXT
YEAR.
SIERRA: IF YOU MISSED TODAY'S
EVENT OR STILL HAVE SOME ITEMS
TO DROP OFF, YOU CAN BRING THOSE
ITEMS TO MONTEREY REGIONAL WASTE
MANAGEMENT IN MARINA FROM
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