The city of Santa Clarita, Calif. has secured more than $67,000 in grant money to begin an electronics recycling program called by the end of this month.
"This new recycling program, being offered to residents free of charge, will help clean up our community by offering much-needed service so these items can be disposed properly," Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth said in a statement.
Money for the program was provided by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, which recently awarded $4.5 million to help cities, counties and regional waste management agencies around the state curb the amount of household hazardous waste being dumped in landfills, according to the board.
Twenty-one jurisdictions were awarded the grant. The board hopes the money will help establish temporary and permanent E-waste collection centers and promote awareness about computer reuse, expand door-to-door collection services for elderly and disabled residents, and boost efforts in underserved small rural communities. (Los Angeles) Daily News
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