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Solid-waste director moves household hazardous waste event to September, warns of staffing shortages and sticker misuse
Summary
Solid-waste staff proposed holding a single household hazardous waste collection in September because the usual April staging area is under construction; staff also reported a tentative HHW grant award, increased recycling-sticker sales and problems with sticker stockpiling and staffing shortages at transfer stations.
Columbia County’s solid-waste department told the committee it will seek to hold a single household hazardous waste (HHW) collection in September 2025 rather than the usual spring event because construction at the fire training center is expected to limit staging and traffic control in April.
The department said it has been tentatively awarded a $37,541.60 HHW grant for the 2023 event (noted in the transcript as the grant cycle submitted in 2024) pending final documentation. Staff said they requested the only available vendor date in September…
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