Public Works Day 2018
Connect with VCPWA staff members while learning about a vital organization that is dedicated to providing and sustaining Ventura County.
AVOID WEED WASTE
Eco-Tip for 1/28/18 Avoid Weed Waste: Native Regrowth is Best, not Planted Rye By David Goldstein, PWA, IWMD and Jessica Craven Goldstein, Master Gardener, UC Cooperative Extension The brief, hard rain two weeks ago caused calamities to the north, but local hillsides are now sprouting hopeful shoots of green. You may be tempted to help…
FREE NATURAL RESOURCES
Eco-Tip for 1/21/18 Free Natural Resources…Right in Your Own Backyard By Lisa McCullough and Lara Meeker Free natural resources are available, and a local program can help you harvest them. Ventura County’s Community for a Clean Watershed and the Ventura County Public Works Agency’s Integrated Waste Management Division are offering another opportunity to purchase reduced…
UNIVERSAL WASTE
Eco-Tip for 1-14-18 Universal Waste Management Separate from Curbside By David Goldstein, PWA, IWMD If you are discarding an electronic device recently replaced by a Christmas gift, or if the first round of batteries included in your new electronic device have now worn out, it may be a good time to consider options for universal…
ASBESTOS IN FLOORING
Eco-Tip for 1-7-18 Waste Reduction or Management for Asbestos in Flooring By David Goldstein, VC PWA, IWMD Asbestos is scary because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says there is no safe level of exposure, and asbestos is present in a wide variety of older building materials. Even a single exposure can cause a life threatening…
Emergency Preparedness
Emergencies happen beyond anyone’s control. Have a plan and know what to do so you are in control if the unexpected occurs.
VCPWA Connecting Us Through Transit
The Transportation Department is working on a number of projects for our community.
VCMC Hospital Replacement Wing
The collaborative work of several county departments bring the new hospital wing to life.
