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Newsroom: Press Release Archive: January 2012

January 30, 2012
More than 10,000 pounds of Border Trash Collected during Cleanup of Santa Cruz River in Rio Rico on Saturday
More than 10,000 pounds of border trash were collected by 123 volunteers during the Saturday, Jan. 28 cleanup event on the Santa Cruz River north of Nogales in Rio Rico.
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January 26, 2012
ADEQ Announces Free Regional Electronics Waste Recycling Event for Saturday, Feb. 11 at Cottonwood Public Works Yard
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that a free regional electronics waste recycling event for Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Cornville, Jerome, Sedona and Village of Oak Creek will be held Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Cottonwood at the public works yard, 1490 W. Mingus Ave.
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Free E-Waste Recycling Event

January 17, 2012
ADEQ Announces Free Electronics Waste Recycling Event Saturday, Jan. 28 at Bashas’ Parking Lot in Thatcher
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that its third annual free electronics waste recycling event for Thatcher, Safford, Pima and the surrounding area will be held Saturday, Jan. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of Bashas' supermarket in Thatcher, 2323 W. Highway 70.
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Free E-Waste Recycling Event

January 17, 2012
ADEQ Announces Free Regional Electronics Waste Recycling, Paper Shredding Event for Southwest Valley on Jan. 28
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that its second annual free regional electronics waste recycling and paper shredding event for residents of the Southwest Valley cities of Avondale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park and Tolleson will be held Saturday, Jan. 28 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 13, 2012
ADEQ Releases Draft 2010 Status of Water Quality in Arizona Report for Public Review; Deadline for Comments Feb. 17
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that a draft version of a report that examines surface water quality in Arizona is available for public review and comment.
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January 11, 2012
ADEQ Among Co-Sponsors of Jan. 28 Event to Clean up Border Trash on Santa Cruz River in Rio Rico
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality will be co-sponsor of a Saturday, Jan. 28 event at 9 a.m. along the Santa Cruz River in Rio Rico to clean up trash sites north of Nogales.
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January 10, 2012
ADEQ Announces Free Electronics Waste Recycling Events for Residents of Willcox, Morenci, Clifton, Duncan on Jan. 21
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials announced today that free electronics waste recycling events for Southeast Arizona residents of Willcox in Cochise County and Morenci/Clifton and Duncan in Greenlee County will be held on Saturday, Jan. 21. The Willcox and Duncan events will be held from 9 a.m. until noon and Clifton/Morenci from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Free E-Waste Recycling Event - Willcox
Free E-Waste Recycling Event - Morenci/Clifton
Free E-Waste Recycling Event - Duncan

January 4, 2012
FNF Construction, Inc. Agrees to $115,000 Settlement for Air Quality Violations in Navajo, Yuma, Cochise, Mohave and Pinal Counties
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Arizona Attorney General's Office announced today that FNF Construction, Inc. of Tempe has agreed to a settlement worth $115,000 as part of a consent judgment to resolve air quality violations that occurred at hot mix asphalt plants in Navajo, Yuma, Cochise, Mohave and Pinal counties from 2008 through 2011.
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