ARB to Hold Residential Waste Burning Workshop in Placerville
Date
Release Number
02-08
Contacts
PLACERVILLE – The California Environmental Protection Agency's Air Resources Board will hold a workshop to discuss its plan to address residential waste burning.
January 17, 2002
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Planning Commissioners Meeting Room
2850 Fairlane Court
Placerville, California
The workshop discussions will cover public health impacts and a proposal to prohibit the outdoor burning of residential waste materials other than natural vegetation, as well as eliminate the use of burn barrels. For more information, including a Fact Sheet and a complete list of dates and locations for workshops around the state, click here.
CARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through effective reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy. The CARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health based air quality standards.