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Newsroom: Press Release Archive: January 2011

January 25, 2011
ADEQ, Maricopa County Choose to Improve Dust Control Plan; ADEQ Withdraws Earlier Plan to U.S. EPA
Despite measured reductions in particulate matter in the air around Maricopa County under a plan submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2007, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is withdrawing the particulate matter air quality plan from EPA's review.
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January 25, 2011
South Phoenix Manufacturer to Pay $40,000 Penalty to Resolve Hazardous Waste Violations in Storage, Handling of Containers
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Arizona Attorney General's Office announced today that a South Phoenix-based manufacturer has agreed to pay a $40,000 penalty under a consent judgment for hazardous waste violations.
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January 18, 2011
ADEQ Announces Free Regional Electronics Waste Recycling Event for Southwest Valley on Jan. 29
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that a free regional electronics waste recycling event for residents of the Southwest Valley cities of Avondale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Tolleson will be held Saturday, Jan. 29 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. in Parking Lot G of Estrella Mountain Community College in Avondale, 3000 N. Dysart Road.
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Free E-Waste Recycling Event
January 11, 2011
ADEQ Announces Free Regional Electronics Waste Recycling Event at Sahuarita Town Hall on Jan. 22
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that a free regional electronics waste recycling event for residents of Sahuarita and Green Valley will be held Saturday, Jan. 22 from 8 a.m. until noon in the parking lot of Sahuarita Town Hall, 375 West Sahuarita Center Way.
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Free E-Waste Recycling Event

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