Waste Management and City of Ridgecrest to Host Sharps Disposal & Household Items Collection Event

RIDGECREST, Calif. - March 22, 2013 - PRLog -- WHAT:          Waste Management and the City of Ridgecrest will host a drop off event on April 5 from 8am – 11am in an effort to facilitate the safe and environmentally friendly disposal of sharps. Residents are encouraged to conveniently and responsibly dispose of home-generated sharps at the Ridgecrest Senior Center located at 125 Warner Street. Gently used clothing, toys and household items will also be collected at the event. The items will be donated to local second hand stores helping to contribute to the re-use cycle.  

WHO:          The free event is open to Ridgecrest residents only. No businesses or non-Ridgecrest resident may take advantage of this program.  

WHEN:          Friday, April 5, 2013

8am-11am

WHERE:          Ridgecrest Senior Center

         125 Warner Street

WHY:          Residents are encouraged to drop off their sharps to ensure they are properly disposed of and to help Ridgecrest meet state mandates which prohibit the disposal of these materials into the waste stream. This effort will also help to keep sanitation service workers safe from potential injury.

HOW:          Residents can drop off any of the approved sharps including syringes, needles, lancets and household items to the drop off location.  Residents can also dispose of needles, lancets and other sharps easily from their own home through Waste Management’s MedWaste Tracker™ mail back program. Contact WM customer service for a free container and it will be delivered to your house. Simply fill the kit and mail back using the pre-paid postage label. Each resident is entitled to one free kit each year and a second kit is available with a $5 co-pay. Additional containers are available at full price of the container and there is a limit of one kit at a time.

About waste management
Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. It is also a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. The company’s customers include residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers throughout North America. To learn more information about Waste Management visit www.wmridgecrest.com or www.thinkgreen.com.