Environmental News – Recycle Torrance http://recycletorrance.org Learn about recycling in the City of Torrance. Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:22:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8 Are Hazards Hiding in Your House? https://recycletorrance.org/hazards-hiding-house/ https://recycletorrance.org/hazards-hiding-house/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2019 21:25:07 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=3258 CAUTION! DANGER! POISON! These words are designed to keep people away, yet many common household products are labeled with these warnings and left sitting on shelves or in cabinets long after they are needed. In a typical home, families have about 100 pounds of unwanted hazardous chemicals stored. These unneeded–and often forgotten–items are called “Household […]

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]]> https://recycletorrance.org/hazards-hiding-house/feed/ 0 Walgreens Safe Medication Disposal Program https://recycletorrance.org/walgreens-safe-medication-disposal-program/ https://recycletorrance.org/walgreens-safe-medication-disposal-program/#respond Mon, 24 Jun 2019 20:33:51 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=3253 Walgreens is leading the fight against prescription drug abuse with new programs to help curb the misuse of medications and reduce the rise in overdose deaths. In the ongoing national effort by a retailer, Walgreens has installed safe medication disposal kiosks in over 1,000 pharmacies across 45 states and the District of Columbia. Walgreens safe […]

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]]> https://recycletorrance.org/walgreens-safe-medication-disposal-program/feed/ 0 How to Recycle Old Mercury Thermostats: Remove, Replace, Recycle https://recycletorrance.org/recycle-old-mercury-thermostats-remove-replace-recycle/ https://recycletorrance.org/recycle-old-mercury-thermostats-remove-replace-recycle/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2018 21:05:07 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=3034 Dispose of Old Mercury Thermostats Properly with Thermostat Recycling! It is ILLEGAL to throw away mercury thermostats! Remember the Three R’s: Remove, Replace, Recycle! Most modern buildings built in the past twenty years use programmable, LED-display thermostats, but you’ve undoubtedly seen the old school mercury thermostats at plenty of homes and businesses. Like any item […]

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]]> https://recycletorrance.org/recycle-old-mercury-thermostats-remove-replace-recycle/feed/ 2 Torrance Used Oil Filter Exchange Program https://recycletorrance.org/torrance-used-oil-filter-exchange-program/ https://recycletorrance.org/torrance-used-oil-filter-exchange-program/#comments Mon, 04 Jun 2018 21:15:40 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=2991 As part of the City of Torrance’s used oil recycling program, the City hosts a series of filter exchange events at auto parts stores around town. Since February of 2017, Torrance has hosted five (5) filter exchange events for residents. Events are held once a quarter at Used Oil Certified Collection Centers on Saturdays, 9am–1pm. […]

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]]> https://recycletorrance.org/torrance-used-oil-filter-exchange-program/feed/ 2 Coastal Cleanup Day @ Torrance Beach September 15, 2018 https://recycletorrance.org/coastal-cleanup-day-torrance-beach-september-15-2018/ https://recycletorrance.org/coastal-cleanup-day-torrance-beach-september-15-2018/#respond Mon, 04 Jun 2018 19:10:39 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=2983 Make a difference in your community by volunteering!     Want an opportunity to help keep your community safe and clean? Join Team Torrance as a volunteer at the 34th annual Coastal Cleanup Day. Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday, September 15th from 9am–12 noon. Co-hosted by Heal the Bay, the Ocean Conservancy, the California Coastal […]

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]]> https://recycletorrance.org/coastal-cleanup-day-torrance-beach-september-15-2018/feed/ 0 Celebrate America Recycles Day in Torrance! https://recycletorrance.org/celebrate-america-recycles-day-torrance/ https://recycletorrance.org/celebrate-america-recycles-day-torrance/#respond Mon, 06 Nov 2017 23:22:51 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=2822 Every year on November 15th, tens of thousands of people organize and attend recycling events all over the U.S. in celebration of America Recycles Day (ARD). So far this year, over 2,300 recycling events have been organized and registered on the ARD website by environmentally-minded citizens from all across the country. Residents of Torrance have […]

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]]> https://recycletorrance.org/celebrate-america-recycles-day-torrance/feed/ 0 Coastal Cleanup Day 2017 https://recycletorrance.org/coastal-cleanup-day-2017/ https://recycletorrance.org/coastal-cleanup-day-2017/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2017 20:27:06 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=2768 Volunteer to help keep Torrance Beach free from litter!       Saturday, September 16th marks the 33rd annual Coastal Cleanup Day. Hosted each year by Heal the Bay, Coastal Cleanup Day marks the largest, single-day volunteer event on the planet! This year, Heal the Bay is looking for more than 10,000 local Southern California […]

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]]> https://recycletorrance.org/coastal-cleanup-day-2017/feed/ 0 Join Heal the Bay in Strawless Summer https://recycletorrance.org/join-heal-bay-strawless-summer/ https://recycletorrance.org/join-heal-bay-strawless-summer/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:10:31 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=2745 Help reduce plastic litter by skipping the straw! Heal the Bay is an environmental nonprofit dedicated to making the coastal waters and watersheds of the Greater Los Angeles area safe, healthy, and clean. For over thirty years, Heal the Bay has been the Southland’s strongest advocate for the ocean. Litter from plastic debris is a […]

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]]> https://recycletorrance.org/join-heal-bay-strawless-summer/feed/ 0 Keep Torrance Beautiful! https://recycletorrance.org/keep-torrance-beautiful/ https://recycletorrance.org/keep-torrance-beautiful/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:39:56 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=2596 Join Keep America Beautiful in its Fight to End Littering! Keep America Beautiful is a leading national nonprofit whose mission is to inspire and educate people to take action every day to improve and beauty their community environment. For more than six decades, Keep America Beautiful has served as our country’s nonprofit steward of litter […]

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]]> https://recycletorrance.org/keep-torrance-beautiful/feed/ 2 Celebrate Earth Day All Spring! https://recycletorrance.org/celebrate-earth-day-all-spring/ https://recycletorrance.org/celebrate-earth-day-all-spring/#respond Mon, 18 Apr 2016 22:00:03 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=2504 One Person’s Trash…Your guide to reducing, reusing, and recycling in Torrance! In the 2016 edition of the City of Torrance Public Works Department newsletter read all about new recycling programs and upcoming events.

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