Household Hazardous Waste and Shredding Saturday

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Harold Hallikainen

HHW/SHREDDING EVENT THIS WEEKEND – The City of Tucson’s Environmental and General Services Department (EGSD) is hosting its monthly Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event this Saturday, June 13, from 8 a.m.-noon, at the Rodeo Grounds, 4823 S. 6th Ave. (enter on 3rd Avenue). City residents can drop off HHW, electronic waste, paper documents for shredding (limit 3 boxes), recyclables, and glass bottles and jars at no charge. Unknown chemicals will not be accepted. The event is free for City of Tucson residents with proof of address. Residents from Marana, Oro Valley, Sahuarita, and unincorporated Pima County will be charged a $10 fee to drop off materials. EGSD hosts HHW collection events on the second Saturday of each month in different areas across Tucson. Follow the links below for more information.
HHW accepted materials list
EGSD

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Agenda: Mitman NA Board of Directors Meeting, July 10, 2024

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Harold Hallikainen

Agenda: Mitman NA Board of Directors Meeting, July 10, 2024

The Mitman Neighborhood Board of Directors will meet at 7:00 pm in the West Meeting room of the Ward 6 office at 3202 East 1st Street, Tucson. Use the South entrance to the building (behind the Ward 6 office). Note that these meetings are open to all neighborhood residents and businesses. The door to the meeting room is locked. We will check it now and then, but if you are stuck waiting outside, call 805 441 2246.

Agenda

  • Approval of minutes of June 5, 2024 meeting.
  • Treasurer’s Report
    • EIN Progress Report – The IRS requires an organization to be “legally formed” to be issued an EIN.
    • Draft Articles of Incorporation – Discuss and consider adoption at October general meeting. These would be filed with the Arizona Corporations Commission to become a non-profit Arizona Corporation, and with the IRS to receive an EIN and become a 501(c)(3) tax exempt charitable organization.
  • Paypal Progress – Requires EIN
  • Bylaws Revision – Review current draft. Neighborhood Services has approved current wording, including Membership requirements (residents versus property owners). Discussion draft here. Current bylaws here.
  • Safe Streets MiniGrant Program
  • Traffic Circles
  • Proposed Watershed Park,  Baker and Van Buren. Discuss next steps.
  • Desert Bloom
  • Noise Complaints – How to deal with. See Red Tag.
  • Arizona Heat Awareness Week
  • Other Neighborhood Events
  • Preparations for October general meeting and newsletter mailing.
  • Open Discussion
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New Requirements on Hard To Recycle Plastics

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Harold Hallikainen

New Requirements on Hard To Recycle Plastics

Starting July 1, 2024, “hard to recycle” plastics (such as plastic bags) will need to be put in Hefty ReNew orange bags for recycling and dropped off at the recycling center at the Ward 6 office. Hefty ReNew bags are available at local retailers such as Fry’s and Walmart. Starting July 1, the Hefty ReNew bags must be used (clear plastic bags were acceptable previously). Eventually, the city may allow us to put the orange bags in our blue recycle bin for pickup, but that is not the case right now. Hard to recycle plastics must now go in a Hefty ReNew bags and be dropped off at a recycling center such as the one at the Ward 6 office.

For more information, see the FAQ at https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Environmental-and-General-Services/Residential-Services/Recycling-Services/Hard-to-Recycle-Plastics-Program-Orange-Bin/Frequently-Asked-Questions .

For more information on recycling in Tucson, see https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Environmental-and-General-Services/Residential-Services/Recycling-Services

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