Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, April 17, 1996, Page 7, Image 7

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Free Spring Household Hazardous
Waste Disposal Events Slated
B rin g old paint, pesticides and
other to xic trash to one o f three free
household hazardous waste collec­
tio n events in A p ril and May. The
firs t event takes place from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m. Saturday, A p ril 13, in the
JCPenny east ove rflo w parking lot at
W ashington Square in Tigard. An
A p ril 27 disposal event is planned
fo r east M ultnom ah Greyhound Park,
N o rth e a st 2 2 3 rd and G lisa n , in
F airview . The third event takes place
in A loha from 9 a m. to 3 p.m. Satur­
day, M ay 18, at Tualatin V a lly Fire
and Rescue, 206654 SW Blanton.
Product accepted fo r recycling or
safe disposal include pesticides,
paint, solvents, autom otive fluids,
aerosols, batteries and pool, spa and
hobby chemicals. Labels on hazard­
ous products generally list w arning
w ords such as danger, w arning, cau-
tion and flamm able. Waste must be
generated by a household and cannot
exceed 35 gallons per customer.
Items should be left in their o rig ­
inal containers and packed in sturdy
cardboard boxes. Leaking contain­
ers should be sealed in secondary
leak-proof containers. Containers
larger than five gallons, com m ercial
waste, asbestos, explosives, ammu­
n ition, compressed gases, radioac­
tive materials and infections waste
Habitat For Humanity
Will Take Applications
hold hazardous waste fa cilitie s at
M etro Central Station in N orthw est
Portland or M etro South Station O r­
egon C ity form 9 a.m. to 4 p.m
Monday through Saturday Disposal
fees range from $5 to $ 10 fo r house­
hold quantities o f waste up to 35
gallons.
Consumers can reduce the haz­
ardous waste they create by reading
product labels ca re fu lly and choos­
Portland Habitat fo r H um anity is
holding its annual meeting this week
to report on the 1995 successes. H ab­
itat w ill have b u ilt 8 homes by D e­
cember, their best year ever. W ith so
Interested parties should attend an
meeting held tw ice m onthly. The
next inform ational meeting is A p ril
23 at 7 p.m. - a Spanish translator w ill
be present. Habitat volunteers w ill
many homes being b u ilt. H abitat has
space available fo r new homeowner
applications
assist in fillin g out applications and
The m e e tin g s are h e ld at the
H a b ita t H o m e B u ild in g C e n te r
on the c o rn e r o f N o rth e a s t I 5th
and K illin g s w o r t h ( I 4 7 8 N .E .
K illin g s w o r th ) . C a ll 2 8 7 -9 5 2 9
answer any questions Fam ilies may
fo r m o re in fo rm a tio n .
Habitat is a n o n-profit, ecum eni­
cal C hristian organization that builds
homes in partnership w ith lo w -in ­
are not accepted. Containers cannot
be returned. Household hazardous
ing the least-toxic products a v a il­
able; buying o n ly as much as they can
use w ith in a year; and sharing le ft­
waste collection events have been
very popular in the past, so custom­
over products w ith someone who can
use them.
ers should come prepared to wait in
their cars fo r up to one hour. For
T w o free booklets, “ The Hazard­
materials and are sold the fa m ily at
no p ro fit w ith a no-interest m o rt­
complete details, call M etro Recy­
ous Home H om ebook" and “ C om ­
mon Sense Gardening: A G uide to
gage. Often the mortgage payment is
less than the rent fo r their previous
c lin g In fo rm a tio n , 234-3000.
Household hazardous waste can
also be disposed at M e tro ’ s house-
A lternatives to Pesticides,” are avail­
able from M etro R ecycling Inform a­
tio n , 234-3000.
apartment Families must invest 400
hours o f volunteer labor as part o f
their down payment on their home.
come fam ilies Habitat homes are
built w ith volunteer labor donated
apply as often as they wish.
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You Can’t Remodel A 60-Foot Tree
S om etim es hom e buyers fin d ,
m uch to th e ir surprise, that when
th e ir new house is finished and it ’ s
tim e to landscape, th e ir w a lle t is
about a large play area for children?
H ow can existing trees be saved? Prop­
er house placement can also lessen
drainage and access problems.
empty. They spent th e ir money on
extras or, in m any instances, d id n ’ t
budget anything fo r landscaping.
Dad’s
Owners should plan and budget
careful ly when landscaping their prop­
erty, says M ike Snyder, chair o f the
Oregon Landscape Contractors Board.
One reason is financial. Snyder says
10 to 15 percent o f a p roperty’s value
is in its landscaping. “ Spend $5,000 on
landscaping a $50,000 piece o f prop­
erty and yo u ’ ll get it back in resale.”
N ot only that, but heating and cooling
Speedy Service
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costs can be reduced w ith the right
trees and tree placement. A n automat­
ic irrigation system w ill pay for itse lf in
water savings and resale.
Besides a general contractor, peo­
ple building a new home should con­
sider hiring a landscape contractor. A
landscape architect w ill help w ith the
celebrating the spirit o f A lbina.
A ll w orkgroup meetings w ill be held Thursdays at noon at M etro in
Room 370, 600 NE Grand A ve.,Portland. Please b rin g your own
lunch; coffee w ill be provided.
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