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2014 Cleansweep Collections Set Spring June 1, 2014 - May 31, 2015 LOCATION HAZADOUS WASTE TIRES APPLIANCES ELECTRONICS MEDICATIONS BRULE TRANSFER STATION 10:00– 11:30 June 25 8:00-12:00 JUNE 14 8:00-12:00 JUNE 14 NO NO LAKE NEBAGAMON NO 10:00-12:00 JUNE 14 10:00-12:00 JUNE 14 NO NO SOLON SPRINGS TRANSFER STATION 2:00-3:30 JUNE 25 8:00-5:00 JUNE 14 & 28 8:00-5:00 JUNE 14 & 28 NO NO SUPERIOR—HEAD OF THE LAKES FAIRGROUNDS, TOWER AVE. 10:00 to 2:00 JUNE 14 NO 10:00 to 2:00 JUNE 14 10:00 to 2:00 JUNE 14 10:00 to 2:00 JUNE 14 What Is Compost? Composting is the natural process of break- ing down organic matter—anything that comes from a plant or animal— into nutri- ent-rich material called compost. This pro- cess is carried out by millions of decompos- er organisms like worms, mites, fungi and microscopic organisms. Composting trans- forms organic waste from an unstable, rot- ting state to a stable, rich, earthy state. It’s earth friendly Almost 25 percent of American household waste is composed of food scraps or yard waste. This means that 59 million tons of the materials in our landfills could have been composted instead. Composting saves landfill space, saves resources and returns valuable material to productive use. It enriches soils Compost helps improve soil structure, in- creases the soil’s ability to hold water and air, enhances soil fertility and stimulates healthy root development. It helps prevent pollution When organic materials are landfilled, they produce methane, a greenhouse gas 21 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. Composting these materials means they don’t go to the landfill and are put to work in farms and gardens instead. It’s easy Composting can be as easy as you want to make it. For an easy compost pile, just layer 1 part green and 3 parts brown waste. Contact your local Extension Office for more information– [PHONE REDACTED] TIRES AT BRULE, LAKE NE- BAGAMON & SOLON SPRINGS—$2.00 each for car tires, $4.00 on the rim, more for larger tires Sample Rates at Fairgrounds : Most Appliances: Free Freezers & refrigerators $15 Computers, laptops Free Printers, stereos, DVDs, phones, VCRs etc. Free Console televisions $15 Projection televisions $15 Plastic Televisions $5 Monitors $5 Monitors or TVs with broken glass. $10 Certified DOD wipe $10 Fluorescent bulbs Under 4’ $ .50 Over 5’ $ .75 Shatter Shield fluorescents Under 4’ $1.75 Over 5’ $2.25 COMPOSTING! THE NEXT STEP IN REDUCING WASTE SAVE THIS NEWSLETTER FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Superior/Douglas County Recycling Newsletter ---PAGE BREAK--- How To Dispose of: Page 2 Superior/Douglas County June 1, 2014 - May 31, 2015 Disposal Guide Key: TOXIC– Bring to the Hazardous Waste Collection in June. Superior Residents may use Can be disposed of in the trash. Can be poured down the drain if connected to a sanitary sewer. Hazardous Waste: In my GARAGE Acetone, antifreeze, artist’s paints and media, auto body repair prod- ucts, battery acid, brake fluid, solvent based car wax, contact cement, driveway sealer, fiberglass epoxy, gasoline and other fuels, solvent based glues, lighter fluid, oils (non motor oil), oil based paint, paint thinner, paint stripper, parts cleaner, shellac, stain, transmission fluid, turpentine, wood preservative Water based glue, joint compound, dried out cans of latex paint Photographic chemicals, rust remover, windshield washer In my KITCHEN and BATHROOM Solvent based cleaners, floor care products, hair remover, nail polish, nail polish remover, oven cleaner, fluorescent and HID bulbs Cosmetics, skin cream Alcohol based lotions, perfume, aftershave, bleach, ammonia based cleaners, disinfectants, drain cleaner, permanent wave solution, sep- tic tank cleaner, toilet bowl cleaner, tub and tile cleaner, window cleaner In my HOME and GARDEN Full aerosol cans, button batteries, NiCad batteries, lithium batteries, rechargeable batteries, fertilizer, fungicide, furniture polish, insect spray, light ballasts, metal polish, mothballs, pesticide, pool chemi- cals, rat poison, shoe polish, spot remover, stump remover, weed killer, dry cleaning solvent Alkaline batteries, empty aerosol cans. FOR SUPERIOR RESIDENTS: Residents of the City of Superior have year round free access to safe disposal for their household hazardous waste thanks to an agreement between the City and Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Household hazardous waste may be brought to site in Duluth during their hours of operation. Year Round Hours are: Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Location: 27th Avenue W. exit off I-35, Duluth [PHONE REDACTED] COMPUTERS, MONITORS AND TVS? Computer monitors, CPUs and TVs are accepted at Recycle America Alliance of Superior ([PHONE REDACTED]), AA Roll-off ([PHONE REDACTED]), Bal- cum Appliance ([PHONE REDACTED]), After Life Electronics ([PHONE REDACTED]), Solon Springs Mercantile ([PHONE REDACTED]. These businesses take com- puters and other electronics year round. There is usually a fee...but call, some items are free. The Landfill also takes e-waste. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS? Items from construction or demolition (sheetrock, lumber, windows, siding, cement, bricks, etc.) cannot go to the Superior Landfill. They must go to a construction landfill like AA Roll-off ([PHONE REDACTED]), or Lakehead Kimmes ([PHONE REDACTED]) . FLUORESCENT AND HID BULBS? Bring fluorescent tubes, HID bulbs and compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL's) to Campbell Lumber, Poplar Hardware or to the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Superior. They can also be brought to the Hazardous Waste Collec- tions in June. WASTE OIL AND FILTERS? Waste oil and oil filters can be taken to the Solon Springs Transfer Station or the Superior Landfill. These collections are free. Wal-Mart will also take waste oil and filters. MATTRESSES? Dry clean mattresses can be recycled at the Supe- rior Landfill. Wet ones are landfilled. There is a fee for both options. APPLIANCES? Appliances can be recycled at AA Roll-off ([PHONE REDACTED]), After Life Electronics ([PHONE REDACTED]), Balcum Appliance ([PHONE REDACTED]) Materials Recovery Center ([PHONE REDACTED]. All for a fee, call to find out current fees as they change. PAINT? Latex paint is disposable once it is dry. Open cans of unwanted paint and dry them out. Once they are dry they may be thrown in the gar- bage. Oil based paint should be brought to HHW Collections. has a re-use Center to drop off or pick up paint, oil or latex. PACKING PEANUTS? Take packing peanuts to Arco Coffee Company 2206 Winter St. ([PHONE REDACTED]) or Goin’ Postal , Tower Ave. ([PHONE REDACTED]) to be reused. BRUSH? Brush 3” in diameter or less is accepted at the Brule, Solon Springs and Gordon/Wascott transfer stations and the Superior Landfill. PLASTIC BAGS? Most retail stores have plastic bag recycling. Save your plastic bags and take them with you when you shop. (Target, Super One, etc.) ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 3 Superior/Douglas County June 1, 2014 - May 31, 2015 IN SUPERIOR, RECYCLING IS COLLECTED THE SAME DAY AS GARBAGE, EVERY OTHER WEEK (NOTE: Some areas in Superior do not have recycling on garbage day. This will not change for those areas. Curbside Recycling Calendar for the City of Superior and Douglas County AMMNICON* 90% are every unshaded Tuesday, 10% are shaded Monday or Friday. (See below) CLOVERLAND- Friday of the first full week of the month HAWTHORNE* east of Hwy. 53, every unshaded Tuesday, west of Hwy. 53, every shaded Thursday (See below.) LAKE NEBAGAMON- every shaded Thursday OAKLAND- every unshaded Monday OLIVER- every unshaded Thursday POPLAR- every unshaded Friday TOWN Of SUPERIOR* every unshaded Monday or Thursday VILLAGE OF SUPERIOR- every unshaded Thursday CITY of SUPERIOR– Check the map to find your location and deter- mine which day and which week is your recycling pick up *NOTE: There are a few areas in the Town of Hawthorne, Amnicon and Superior that have been combined with other collections. To verify your day of collection call Waste Management at [PHONE REDACTED] or go to http://www.wmnorthernminnesota.com/residentialservices/ On the search page type T for Town or V for Village to find your pick up information.. There is a link on the County website, on the Recycling Dept. pages. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 March 2015 July 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 August 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 September 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 October 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 November 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 December 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 January 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 February 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 April 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 May 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 June 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 ---PAGE BREAK--- See the Calendar on page 3 to see which weeks are shaded and which weeks are not. M1, T1, W1, R1, F1– Recycling in these areas are on the day of the week indicated by the letter and in the unshaded weeks. M2, T2, W2, R2, F2– Recycling in these areas are on the day of the week indicated by the letter and in the shaded weeks. City of Superior Recycling Schedule ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 5 Superior/Douglas County June 1, 2014 - May 31, 2015 AA Roll-Off at 1021 Garfield Avenue in Superior is the drop off site for residents of the City of Superior. The hours are: Monday– Friday 7:00 to 5:00 and Sat- urday 8:00 to 12:00. This is a service provided for the residents of Superior only. It is not an option for busi- nesses or rural County residents. Businesses should contact a vendor to provide services for their recycling services. DROP-OFF SITE FOR CITY RESIDENTS City and County Recycling Information……....[PHONE REDACTED] Superior Hauler (Hartel’s DBJ)….…………….[PHONE REDACTED] Superior Garbage… [PHONE REDACTED] Hazardous Waste………………..…..[PHONE REDACTED] AA Roll-Off (city drop off site)…..………….....[PHONE REDACTED] Moccasin Mike Landfill……….…………….….[PHONE REDACTED] Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 am – 3:40 pm Saturday 7:00 to 11:00 Rural County Hauler (Waste Management).....[PHONE REDACTED] Solon Springs Transfer Facility…………………[PHONE REDACTED] PHONE NUMBERS YOU MAY NEED In winter, snow and ice can be a problem for your recy- cling hauler. Please keep your recycling cart shoveled out and ice free. If not kept free of ice and snow, the hauler will be unable to collect your recyclables. Thanks! CITY HOLIDAY SCHEDULE: If your recycling falls on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day, or the day your recycling will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week. Friday pick will occur on Saturday. COUNTY HOLIDAY SCHEDLE: Waste Management staff does not work Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. If the holiday falls on or before your pick up day, your service will be de- layed by one day all that week with Friday pick up occurring on Saturday. Winter and Holiday Information Wastewater Treatment Plant - 51 East First St City Clerk’s Office- City/County Building County Treasurer’s Office- Douglas County Courthouse City Garage- Hill Avenue Landfill- Moccasin Mike Road Batteries that are accepted are: nickel cadmium (Ni-Cd), nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH), lithium ion (Li-ion) and small sealed lead (Pb). Car batteries and button batteries are not accepted at these sites, please bring these batteries to any dealer of these batteries. Alkaline batteries can go in your garbage. Remember: IF IT IS RECHARGEABLE, IT IS RECYCLABLE! FREE RECYCLING FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND CELL PHONES! PLASTIC UPDATE!! Douglas County and the City of Superior now accept plastics that are numbered 1-7. How to Prepare Your Recyclables GLASS– Rinse, remove and recycle the lid. Lids can be recy- cled separately. No window glass, dishes or other non food container glass is accepted. PLASTIC- (now collecting 1-7) Rinse clean. PAPER– All clean paper is acceptable. It can be bundled in brown paper bags if you like. Kleenex, dirty paper plates or dirty pizza boxes are not accepted. Put shredded paper in brown paper bag and label as paper. CARDBOARD- Corrugated cardboard and cereal box type cardboard are accepted. Cut large piece to fit the con- tainers. Last year a drop box was added to the lobby area of the Police and Sheriff’s office. It provides safe, legal, and free disposal of your old and unused prescription medications. Bring your medications in their original bottle so that they can be properly disposed of but take a marker to your name and prescription number to protect your privacy. Disposing of these medications in the toilet pollutes our natural waters because the water treatment plants cannot remove these chemicals from the water. Not disposing of them and hanging on to them in- creases the likely hood that they will be used by unauthorized individu- als. Increasingly young people who don’t recognize the dangers are raiding relatives medicine cabinets to experiment. There has also been an increase in break ins by individuals looking for your old meds. Be smart, take them to the free Drop Box today! Remember! Medication Drop-off at City of Superior Police /Sheriff’s Office ---PAGE BREAK--- Douglas County Recycling 1313 Belknap Street, Rm. 102 Superior, WI 54880 We’re on the web! www.douglascountywi.org www.ci.superior.wi.us Phone: [PHONE REDACTED] Fax: [PHONE REDACTED] E-mail: [EMAIL REDACTED] Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Superior/Douglas County Recycling Douglas County Postal Customer Count Me Green has been in exist- ence in Superior and Douglas Coun- ty since 2009. Count Me Green is a program to evaluate businesses for their recycling and sustainable prac- tices. It also recognizes their efforts to make Superior and Douglas County a better, cleaner place to live. To date there are 20 certified businesses and a 21st is in the final process to be certified. It all began with the business’s inten- tion to improve their green activities, save money by reducing energy costs and to reduce their waste. They contacted the recycling depart- ment to begin the certification pro- cess. To become certified they started recycling programs, eliminated chemicals, reduced waste, de- creased energy usage, cleaned their air quality and more. It is important to know who these businesses are, important to support their efforts to improve our beautiful County. Doing the right thing is a great reward in itself but having the residents of Superior and Douglas County recognize them and patron- ize them is the best thank you we can give. Please give your support to these great Green Businesses! STD U.S. Postage PAID Superior, WI Permit No. 32 Brule- Wed. 10:00-6:00, Sat. 8:00-4:00 (Wed. 10:30-4:30, Sat. 8:00-4:00) Bennett– Wed. 2:00-8:00, Sat. 8:00-2:00 Dairyland– Wed. 3:00-8:00, Sat. 10:00-3:00 Gordon/Wascott Sat. & Sun. 10:00-4:00, Tue. & Thur. 9:30-5:30 Highland– Wed., Sat. & Sun. 12:00- 5:00 Lakeside– Wed. 3:00-7:00, Sat. 8:00-2:00 (Sat. 8:00-2:00) Maple– Wed. 1:00-6:00, Sat. 9:00-4:00 Parkland– Mon. 4:00-7:00, Wed. 4:00-8:00, Sat. 7:00-12:00 Solon Springs– M-F 12:00-6:00, Wed. 12:00- 8:00, Sat. 8:00-5:00, Sun. 12:00-4:00 (Mon.- 2:00-6:00, Wed.- 12:00 to 8:00, Sat. 8-4:00) Summit- Wed. 4-7 & Sat. 8:00-4:00 (Sat. 8:00-4:00) Winter Hours in Color Drop Off Sites and Hours WITC Arco Coffee Company Challenge Center Twin Ports Testing New Horizons Children's Center Amsoil Inc. Enbridge Energy National Bank of Commerce St. Anthony's Catholic Church Barker's Island Inn Benson Electric Douglas County Mid-West Energy School District of Superior A'Viands Food & Services @ UWS United Presbyterian Church Northwest CEP Inc. Earth Exchange O'Neills Pub and Liquor Essentia Health/St. Mary's- Superior