Posts Tagged ‘cleanup’
California backs Council, developer preference for Zeneca cleanup plan
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) on Friday announced its selection of a cleanup plan for one of Richmond’s most notorious brownfields: an industrial site located on the city’s south shoreline, once occupied by a succession of corporate tenants including Stauffer Chemical Co. and pharmaceutical company Zeneca Inc. The plan will excavate contaminated soil…
Read MoreRichmond waste roundup combats illegal dumping
A steady line of vehicles pulled into the parking lot of Richmond’s Galileo Club, most of them carrying old mattresses, hazardous household waste and empty propane tanks. Workers in neon vests unfastened the cushy bedding and large containers, moving and stacking the items like a well-oiled machine. The scene was Richmond’s annual Household Hazardous Waste…
Read More“God did the washing, we did the sweeping”
Volunteers from businesses and churches along Cutting Boulevard sweep up trash and celebrate community.
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