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Sawyer County schedules hazardous-waste "clean sweep" and electronics recycling for Sept. 16
Summary
University of Wisconsin Extension staff told the Sawyer County Board that the county will hold a hazardous-waste "clean sweep" and an electronics-recycling event on Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the county fairgrounds.
University of Wisconsin Extension staff told the Sawyer County Board that the county will hold a hazardous-waste "clean sweep" and an electronics-recycling event on Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 2 to 6 p.m. at the county fairgrounds.
The Extension representative said the event will include three separate collections and that Sawyer County Health and Human Services will sponsor and run a medication and sharps collection at the clean sweep. "They will be there helping at the clean sweep event, and they will have their own separate booths," the Extension staff member said.
The presenter said the county received a grant that covers two electronic-recycling events provided by a vendor based in La Crosse; one of those electronic-recycling events will take place at the clean sweep at no expense to Sawyer County. The vendor will accept televisions, computers, laptops, tablets, printers and other household electronics, according to an itemized list the presenter said is included in the meeting packet.
Hazardous household items accepted will include oil-based paints and household chemicals and cleaners. The Extension staff noted that some items typically carry small processing charges; fluorescent bulbs and certain types of batteries were listed in the packet as items that may incur fees. The presenter advised attendees to consult the packet for a full, itemized list.
The Extension staff provided turnout expectations based on recent history: "Typically, we get 200, 230 cars. Last year, I think we had 220 cars," the presenter said. The staff member said the county hopes the event will be successful and that a separate electronics-recycling event may be organized in the spring.
The presenter thanked the Northwest Regional Planning Commission and Sawyer County Health and Human Services for coordination and said staff will continue planning logistics. The packet accompanying the report contains the vendor list and a more detailed itemization of acceptable items and charges.
No formal action or vote on the event was recorded during the meeting.
