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COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE & MEDICATION COLLECTION SCHEDULE 2015 DATE COUNTY LOCATION TIME CONTACT Saturday, May 2nd Taylor Medford – Fairgrounds Gilman - HS stud. park lot (E Crumb St) 8:00 am - 11:30 am 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Kyle Noonan-Taylor County Zoning Department (715)748-1485 Tuesday, May 26th Washburn Shell Lake Fire Dept, west on CTH B Spooner HHW Site, 1650 Cottonwood Ave. 9:00 am - 11:00 am 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Jen Barton-Northwest Regional Planning Commission (715) 635-2197 Thursday, May 28th Burnett Danbury Town Shop, 30184 S. 4th Ave. Webster Fairgrounds, 2 blocks west of State Hwy 35 9:00 am - 11:00 am 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Jen Barton-Northwest Regional Planning Commission (715) 635-2197 Wednesday, June 3rd Sawyer Spider Lake Recycling Center, 10896W Town Hall Rd. near sand shed Stone Lake, Sand Lake Town Hall 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm Ariga Grigoryan Sawyer County UW Extension (715) 634-4839 Saturday, June 13th Washburn Minong Area Disposal, HWY 53 south of Village, W5775 Transfer Station Rd. 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Jen Barton-Northwest Regional Planning Commission (715) 635-2197 Friday, June 19th Rusk Hawkins Village Park Bruce – River of Life Church-339 S. Main 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Charmaine Johnson-Rusk County Recycling (715) 532-2167 Saturday, June 20th Rusk Ladysmith – County Hwy Garage (STH 27) 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Charmaine Johnson-Rusk County Recycling (715) 532-2167 Wednesday, June 24th Douglas Brule Transfer Station Solon Springs Solid Waste/Recycling Facility, 11903 S. Holly Lucius Rd. 10:00 am - 11:30 am 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Mary Klun-Douglas County Recycling (715) 395-1293 Saturday, June 27th Douglas Superior –Head of the Lakes Fairgrounds 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Mary Klun-Douglas County Recycling (715) 395-1293 Saturday, July 18th Bayfield City of Washburn – County Hwy Garage Iron River –Community Center 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tim Kane-Bayfield County UW Extension (715) 373-6104 Thursday, July 23rd Ashland Butternut-TBD Mellen-TBD 10:30 am – 12:30 pm 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tom Wojciechowski-Ashland County UW Extension (715) 682-7017 Saturday, July 25th Sawyer Hayward – Highway Department (CTH B) 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Ariga Grigoryan -Sawyer County UW Extension (715) 634-4839 Friday, July 31st Iron Sherman Municipal Complex, 3063W Hwy. 182 Mercer Town Garage 5761 N US HWY 51 10:30 am – 12:00 pm 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm Jen Barton-Northwest Regional Planning Commission (715) 635-2197 Saturday, August 1st Iron Hurley Recycling Center-606 3rd Ave S. 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Jen Barton-Northwest Regional Planning Commission (715) 635-2197 Saturday, August 8th Burnett Siren, Burnett County Highway Shop 8150 State Road 70 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Jen Barton-Northwest Regional Planning Commission (715) 635-2197 Thursday, August 13th Taylor Westboro Town Shop, W4939 Center St Maplehurst Town Hall, N373 Co. Road T 9:30 am – 11:00 am 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Kyle Noonan-Taylor County Zoning Department (715)748-1485 Saturday, August 15th Ashland City of Ashland-Armory 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Tom Wojciechowski-Ashland County UW Extension (715) 682-7017 Friday, August 21st Price Prentice – High School Parking Lot Park Falls – St. Croix Rod Parking Lot 11:00 am – 12:30 pm 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm Evan Lund-Price County Land Conservation & Zoning (715) 339-2550 Saturday, August 22nd Price Phillips – County Highway Garage (STH 13) 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Evan Lund-Price County Land Conservation & Zoning (715) 339-2550 Thursday, August 27th Bayfield Herbster- Community Center Grand View Town Hall 10:00 am – 11:30 am 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tim Kane-Bayfield County UW Extension (715) 373-6104 The following items will be accepted at the collection at the following prices: .50¢ per circular light tube .50¢ per 4′ or less tube .75¢ per tube $1.75 per 4’ or less shatter shield tube $2.25 per shatter shield tube $2.00 per tanning bed bulb $2.50 per H.I.D. light bulb $1.00 per oil filter Simple household items can contain heavy metals and mercury that can contaminate rivers, lakes and fish if not properly disposed of. Bring the following items from your home to one of our household hazardous waste collections so they can be recycled or managed properly: Mercury batteries Button batteries Thermostats and switches Fluorescent and HID lamps Some types of old paint Liquid mercury Thermometers FEE ITEMS Northwest Cleansweep is a cooperative venture supported by: Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor and Washburn Counties; Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and Northwest Regional Planning Commission. 4-10-2015 PROPER DISPOSAL OF MERCURY WASTE Cleansweep will not accept Latex Paint Empty paint cans Motor Oil (except Bayfield County) Vehicle Batteries Explosives Freon 11 & 12 Radioactive Materials Ammunition Compressed Gas Cylinders (larger than gas grill size) Recyclables Alkaline Batteries Appliances Asbestos Biological or Infectious Wastes- *prescription meds ok at Saturday collections. UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS Northwest Cleansweep will accept the first 200 lbs. of chemicals from farmers or abandoned farms for free. Farmers with agricultural related wastes can participate at any of the household hazardous waste collection events or at the permanent collection site in Spooner. Pre-registration is required Call 715/635-2197 BUSINESS COLLECTION PROGRAM Materials will be accepted from businesses for a reasonable fee. Please call 715/635-2197 ahead of time to make arrangements. AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM Shading on the above schedule indicates a Saturday collections where medications will be accepted. Household hazardous waste will be accepted at the above locations and only at designated times. These items including: oil-based paints, solvents, pesticides, hazardous cleaners, rechargeable, ni-cad, metal halide and button batteries, corrosives, flammables, mercury, old gas, and antifreeze. Items requiring a fee include fluorescent and high-density light bulbs, and oil filters.