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Hazardous Waste Disposal   The Door-to-Door (or home) HHW collection service is offered to any Solana Beach resident for a small co-payment of $10.00 (the City subsidizes the disposal cost). To set up an appointment, please call (800) 714-1195. The Door-to-Door (or home) HHW collection service is available to qualifying homebound or senior residents (age 65 and over) at no charge. For a list of elligible items (which includes e-waste and household batteries), please click here. In addition to the Door-to-Door collection service, there are two regional permanent collection facilities that are open every Saturday (except holiday weekends) from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Residents can bring their HHW to these facilities free of charge (the City subsidizes the disposal cost). The Vista facility is located at 1145 East Taylor Street at Laguna Lane. The Poway facility is located in the South Poway Business Park at 12325 Crosthwaite Circle at Stowe Drive. (Date: 9/10) Emergency Notification    Residents who live in San Diego County, which includes all 18 cities and the unincorporated areas of the County, are encouraged to register their cell phones and e-mail addresses for emergency notifications by visiting http://www.alertsandiego.org. Residents are able to register multiple cell phone numbers and e-mail addresses by reopening the Web page. Residents without computers may access this Web site from one of the County libraries. There is no charge to use the computers at County libraries. (Date: 3/08) Roadside Assistance    This new free service hopes to reduce the number of "9-1-1" calls, and allow motorists to call for help from their cell phones instead of walking to the nearest call box. This new number also provides information on traffic conditions, public transportation service information and more! You can visit their website at: www.511sd.com. (Date: 3/08) Refrigerator Recycling   Did you know that you can get money for your old refrigerator? ARCA California, Inc. has a refrigerator/freezer recycling program and will pay you $35 for an old unit that is still working, manufactured prior to 1990, and is between 14 and 27 cubic feet. For more information call 1-800-599-5795. (Date: 1/07)