Ascension Parish Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day was held Saturday, May 20 at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center and was, by all measures, a huge success. <\/p>\n
According to Parish officials, 405 vehicles dropped off more than 39 tons of materials. The Parish Council appropriated $50,000 for this years program. <\/p>\n
I want to commend my staff for this success. They put in a lot of work to make this happen, Matassa said. And I especially want to thank our sponsors and volunteers for their participation. We could not have done this without them. <\/p>\n
Matassa noted that dozens of volunteers from BASF and DEQ were on hand, as well as trustees from the Ascension Parish Sheriffs Office. Dumpsters were provided by Allied Waste\/Republic Waste Services, and pallets by Ascension Storage. Lunch was served by Wally Taillon and the Jambalaya Festival Association. Also contributing were Wal-Mart, Ralphs Market, Lowes, Home Depot, Ascension Fire District #1, Battery Doctor, Environmental Industries Recycling, LA Scrap Metal Recycling, Winn Dixie, PSC, and the Capital Area Recycling Center. <\/p>\n
The next Household Hazardous Materials Collection is planned for Spring 2018. <\/p>\n
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