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Household Hazardous Waste Collection for Caddo and Bossier Parishes

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HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE: Have you looked under your kitchen sink or around your garage lately?  Chances are you probably have some items that you've been meaning to dispose of but aren't sure how to do it without harming the environment.   Things like household cleaners,  solvents,  unused paints,  old pesticides, dead batteries; these items contain potentially hazardous ingredients and require special care when you dispose of them.   Saturday, July 15th,   Shreveport Green, a non-profit group dedicated to addressing community enhancement and promoting environmentally sound best practices is holding a Household Hazardous Waste collection. The Household Hazardous Waste collection is  restricted to  residents of  CADDO and BOSSIER  PARISHES... and by appointment only:    To reserve a space and find out where to drop off your HHW:  call:  318-219-1888 ext 12 or ext 14  To learn more about what you can or can’t bring, go to: http://www.shreveportgreen.org/get-involved/household-hazardous-waste.cfm

Credit Courtesy: Shreveport Green Facebook
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Courtesy: Shreveport Green Facebook
Donna Curtis, Executive Director for Shreveport Green
Credit Courtesy: Shreveport Green Facebook
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Courtesy: Shreveport Green Facebook

Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.