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Town of Hempstead Sanitation Commissioner Gregory Colarossi and Long Beach City Councilman John Bendo joined members of the Town of Hempstead S.T.O.P. team.
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People lined up in their cars behind City Hall to dispose of hazardous materials they had in their homes to get rid of them in a safer way.
Courtesy City of Long Beach
A handful of city officials and volunteers participated in the S.T.O.P. Program on April 21. The Town of Hempstead partnered with the City of Long Beach for the event.
Over 900 residents came to safely dispose of hazardous materials found in their homes. The disposed materials included batteries, light bulbs, paint cans, propane tanks, fertilizer, antifreeze, and more.
The S.T.O.P. Program, which stands for Stop Throwing out Pollutants, collects these harmful household products and disposes of them in an environmentally safe manner in order to keep them from contaminating our waterways, groundwater and drinking water.
For more information on additional Town of Hempstead S.T.O.P. drop-off dates and locations, visit LongBeachNY.gov/stop.
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