Arizona Department of Environmental Quality ADEQ

ADEQ is issuing a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for ozone effective October 11, 2024 in Phoenix. Hourly forecast ➡️ http://bit.ly/phoenixAQI #Ozone pollution explained ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gg_RpHwB #AZAirAware #azwx

Recycle Myers is back with another recycling scare—styrofoam! 🎃 Styrofoam isn't just a nightmare for your blue bin, but for the environment too. Styrofoam takes around 500 years to break down in a landfill! Avoid it if you can, but if you can’t, make sure to throw it in the trash. #RecyclingNightmares #RecycleRight #AZRecycles #RecycleMyers

#SAVETHEDATE for ADEQ's very first Oak Creek Collaborative Cleanup on Saturday, November 16th 🗓️ Sign up here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gcZjssNd We are teaming up with 15 awesome organizations to clean up the creek, and we want ✨YOU✨ to be a part of it. All cleanup supplies will be provided, so just bring yourself and maybe a friend or two OR THREE! 📍 Meet at Slide Rock State Park (6871 AZ-89A, Sedona, AZ) 🕗 8AM - 12:30PM Why Oak Creek? Oak Creek welcomes 4 MILLION visitors every year, and with all those visitors, a lot of trash gets left behind! It’s also a valuable drinking water source and one of the few year-round streams in Arizona’s high desert. We need to work together to protect it 💚 #KeepOakCreekClean #AZWater #AZVolunteers #LitterCleanUp

ADEQ is issuing a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for ozone effective October 10 and October 11, 2024 in Phoenix. Hourly forecast ➡️ http://bit.ly/phoenixAQI #Ozone pollution explained ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gg_RpHwB #AZAirAware #azwx

Our ADEQ Waste Program team got their hands dirty for a great cause! 🌻🌿 They recently teamed up with Let’s Go Compost to give the school garden at Rover Elementary in Tempe a fresh start for fall! Shoutout to J.B. Shaw, Jessica Kohls, Ashley Waldron, Chuck Allen, and Michelle Refuerzo for working together to pull weeds and clear debris from the garden beds. #ADEQVolunteers #ADEQCommunity #VolunteerAZ #AZ

Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth 🎉 Today, we’re excited to shine the spotlight on Dean Moulis, Senior Environmental Engineer in ADEQ’s Groundwater and Water Reuse Section. Dean has shared an incredible piece of his family’s history with us—a hand-drawn family tree created in 1998 in Hayden, #AZ, featuring dozens of his relatives. It’s a beautiful testament to his family’s deep roots and connections! Food is at the heart of Dean’s family traditions. His tia even compiled a cookbook called ‘Buen Provecho,’ filled with their delicious recipes. Dean says his family’s refried beans are the best, but he does have some advice on other dishes: “Pozole should have frijoles, hominy, and ox tail. Raisins do not belong in tamales, and chopped pickles go on tacos!” #HispanicHeritage #HHM2024

ADEQ is issuing a High Pollution Advisory (HPA) for ozone effective Oct. 9 and Oct. 10 in Phoenix. A High Pollution Watch (HPW) is also in effect on Oct. 11. Hourly forecast ➡️ bit.ly/phoenixAQI #Ozone pollution explained ➡️ bit.ly/OzoneExplained #AZAirAware #azwx

Way to go, Brophy College Preparatory! 🙌 Check out this video from students showing their progress after receiving a $27,371.50 grant from ADEQ. The grant helped them buy a baler to support their zero waste goals and, so far, they’ve already collected over 3,000 pounds of cardboard! 📦 By baling cardboard and aluminum cans to sell, they’re raising funds to expand their composting program. Plus, they’re turning campus green waste into mulch for their garden beds, creating a #circulareconomy right on campus. Learn more about our grant program ➡️ azdeq.gov/recyclinggrants #ADEQCommunity #Recycling #AZRecycles #BrophyPrep

Prescribed burn season is underway in #AZ 🔥 Did you know you can view approved prescribed burns for today and tomorrow? Approved #RXBurns are listed around 3 PM the day before the burn! View approved burns happening near you ➡️ smoke.azdeq.gov #AZFire #WildfireSmoke #AZ #AZRXBurns #ADEQRXBurns #NationalFirePreventionMonth

Recycle Myers has a new scare for you—pizza boxes with food scraps and grease! 🎃 While you CAN recycle the boxes, make sure to remove the food and rip off the greasy parts first. Greasy parts belong in the trash! Check your local community rules for specifics on pizza box recycling ♻️ Learn more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g3hUJGWb #RecyclingNightmares #RecycleRight #AZRecycles #RecycleMyers