A free community clean-up event will be held Saturday for Mecca residents looking to dispose of bulky waste items.
Residents can drop off furniture, appliances, up to nine tires, bundled tree limbs and branches, electronic waste and other items between 8 a.m. and noon at the Mecca II Landfill, 95-250 Avenue 66, according to Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez.
“These clean-ups help the community. They provide a service to residents who want to dispose of items that have accumulated over the past few months,” Perez said in a statement. “These events also help keep our communities clean and, as a free resource, they provide an alternative to illegal dumping.”
The clean-up event is held twice every year following the permanent closure of the Mecca II Landfill in 2020, according to Perez. It is being hosted by the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources and Burrtec Waste and Recycling Services.
Hazardous materials such as batteries, pool chemicals, fertilizers, gasoline, paint, engines and motor oil will not be accepted at the event but up to 15 gallons can instead be dropped off at the Waste Resources Department’s permanent collection site in Palm Springs at 1100 Vella Road.