Carver Tract Community Cleanup Set for Jan. 28

Carver Tract Community Clean-Up Scheduled Saturday

CARVER TRACT – In 2018, Supervisor V. Manuel Perez initiated the first Carver Tract community clean-up day. His effort has now become an annual event.

Riverside County will hold a free community clean-up for residents within the unincorporated community of Carver Tract on Saturday, Jan. 28.

The items will be accepted at the parking lot of Van Buren Elementary School, 47-733 Van Buren St., Indio, from 8 a.m. to noon. Residents will need to unload their waste items out of their vehicle.

“These clean-ups help the community,” said Perez said in a statement. “They provide a service to residents, who want to dispose of items that have accumulated over the past few months. These events also help keep our communities clean and, as a free resource, they provide an alternative to illegal dumping.”

Accepted bulky items include tires – up to nine per trip, furniture, appliances, bundled tree limbs and branches, and electronic waste.

Hazardous materials will not be accepted, including batteries, pool chemicals, transmission and brake fluids, herbicides, fertilizers, gasoline, motor parts, fluorescent light bulbs, paint, antifreeze, engines, motor oil, tub and tile cleaners and bleach.

Up to 15 gallons, or 125 pounds, of the above household hazardous waste items can be taken for free to the Waste Resources Department’s permanent collection site in Palm Springs, 1100 Vella Road. from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on non-holiday weekend Saturdays, and at temporary sites throughout the year. More information is available at www.rcwaste.org or by calling 951-486-3200.

Treated Wood Waste (TWW), such as fence posts and railroad ties, is also considered hazardous and is not accepted at clean-ups or household hazardous waste collections.

The Carver Tract Community Clean-Up is hosted by the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources and Burrtec Waste & Recycling Services, with the support of Supervisor Perez.