Eaton Fire: Town Hall meeting planned after backlash of hazmat site in Irwindale

Eaton Fire: Town Hall meeting planned after backlash of hazmat site in Irwindale

Fire debris, including lithium electric vehicle batteries, oils, paints, propane tanks and other possible hazardous materials, will be brought into the site daily, processed into appropriate waste streams, packaged for shipment and sent out to be disposed, federal officials said.

What to know: What residents should know about the Irwindale hazardous waste site

Despite opposition from foothill communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with its plan to use an Irwindale site to process hazardous debris from the Eaton Fire. For the foreseeable future, Lario Park will be used to process hazardous materials before shipping them to another site for disposal. The city of Irwindale and surrounding communities said they weren’t given a heads-up of the decision and said it opposes t…

First Look: Irwindale's Hazardous Waste Processing Site

Oakland News Now – First look: Irwindale’s hazardous waste processing site – video made by the YouTube channel with the logo in the video’s upper left hand corner. OaklandNewsOnline.com is the original blog post for this type of video-blog content. A walk-thru of the hazardous waste processing site in Irwindale gives a firsthand look of the temporary location. Lolita Lopez reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. via IFT…

Despite opposition from the hillside communities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is continuing its plan to use an Irwindale site to process the hazardous waste from the Eaton fire. In the foreseeable future, Lario Park will be used to process hazardous materials before sending them to another site for disposal. Irwindale City and surrounding communities said they were not informed of the decision and opposed to the measure. While…