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Free Hazardous and Electronic Waste Disposal Event Saturday

Diamond Bar and Walnut residents hoping to dispose of household hazardous and electronic waste can do so on Saturday.

Los Angeles County is having a free one-day collection event at the Fairplex - Hotel & Exposition Complex in Pomona from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents should enter on Arrow Highway through Gate 23, according to a news release.

The event is a drive-thru one where motorist remain in the car while personnel remove the items from the trunk.  Organizers advise those who attend to make sure their trunks are free of items they don't want discarded.

The transportation limit is 15 gallons or 125 pounds of waste per trip. White goods, such as refrigerators, stoves, and washing machines, as well as tires, ammunition, explosives, and radioactive materials will not be accepted.

For more information, call 800-238-0172.


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