Be Our Guest! Use this complimentary ticket to attend the Desert Communities Water Awareness Expo at the High Desert Home Improvement Show at the Fairgrounds in Victorville. Visit our exhibit to learn more about how to save water and plan beautiful landscapes that can stand up to our desert climate. 2015 DESERT COMMUNITIES WATER AWARENESS EXPO Victorville Water Conservation Division 1-866-955-4426 • www.VictorvilleWater.com I am always hungry for the right stuff. RECYCLING UPDATE — Use the Blue And Save Green! City residents and businesses recycled about 7,700 tons in 2014 — our best year since 2008! Residents and businesses benefitted by over $480,000 from avoided landfill disposal costs and revenues from recycled material sales. These savings are reflected in monthly sanitation rates. Recycling is good for Victorville and the Environment, so remember to “Use the Blue, and Save Green!” Here’s what should go in your blue curbside recycling bin: 1 2 PAPER & CARDBOARD: Includes newspapers, advertisements, magazines, junk mail, phone books, notebook paper, catalogs, cereal boxes (w/out liners), paper egg cartons, paper grocery bags, all types of cardboard boxes, and all other clean, dry papers. TIN & ALUMINUM CANS: Includes food and drink cans, pet food cans, EMPTY aerosol cans, also clean aluminum foil and foil trays. 3 GLASS BOTTLES & JARS: Includes glass bottles and jars only. Wine & Beer bottles, and other glass food and beverage bottles/jars. 4 PLASTIC BOTTLES, JARS, TUBS, & TRAYS: Includes milk and water jugs, detergent and shampoo bottles, food jars, yogurt cups, microwave trays, etc. www.VictorvilleRecycles.com VVEnvironmental Cash For Grass Is Back! Eligible customers can receive up to 50 cents per square foot of living and maintained turf removed and replaced with desert adaptive plants. Funding is limited and is available on a first come-first served basis. Call the City of Victorville Conservation Division at 1-866-955-4420 ASAP to get an application and to schedule a pre-inspection. CITY OF VICTORVILLE • Environmental Programs • (760) 955-8615 • www.VictorvilleRecycles.com Printed on Recycled Paper V C IC n a le LL E I V nd e k R e e T O ep W e w S MAKE IT A CLEAN SWEEP Weekend Clean Up & Clean Out Your Garage and Your Closets! SATURDAY, APRIL 18 City of Victorville Recycling Drop-off Center 15164 Anacapa (between Amargosa and Borego) 8 a.m. to 12 noon Free Disposal of: TVs • Computers • E-waste • Appliances • Scrap Metal • Cardboard • Packing Paper • Misc. Paper • Bottles and Cans Enter to WIN an ASUS Tablet! CLOTHING DROP-OFF Bring bags of clean clothes and linens to be entered in a raffle for a chance to win an ASUS MeMO Pad 7 ME170CX-A1-BK 7-Inch 16GB" tablet. Raffle prize generously donated by USAgain clothing recyclers. PLUS, Free Tire Amnesty Day Limit of 5 tires, car, motorcycle, or light truck only. Rims ok. No semi tires, business tires, or equipment tires. City of Victorville residents only. Bring proof of ID and current City residency. DON’T FORGET SUNDAY, APRIL 19 City of Victorville HHW Collection Center Loves Lane, off of Desert Knolls Dr (Behind the Fairgrounds) Open every Sunday & Wednesday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Keep Your Home Toxic Free. Free Disposal of: • • • • • • • • • • Paint Motor oil & oil filters Anti-freeze Gasoline Household batteries Sharps Medications Fluorescent Lights Cleaners, Ammonia, Pesticides Fertilizers, and Pool Chemicals Limit 15 gallons or 125 pounds per visit. Residents only. No business wastes. Free Bulky Item Pick-Up - Single family homes in Victorville can schedule two FREE bulky item pick-ups per year, of up to five items per pick-up. Call Victorville Disposal at 760-245-8607 to schedule. City of Victorville Environmental Programs | 760-955-8615 Events Sponsored by City of Victorville Environmental Programs, Victorville Disposal/Burrtec Waste Industries, and USAgain. www.VictorvilleRecycles.com Printed on Recycled Paper VVEnvironmental
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