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Spokane County staff propose seven‑day household hazardous‑waste service and reuse table at transfer stations
Summary
Staff told commissioners surveillance shows frequent hazardous‑waste dumping on tipping floors and proposed moving HHW handling in‑house with seven‑day service, education and a reuse table to reduce risks, improve customer access and cut costs compared with expanding contractor hours.
County solid‑waste staff on Tuesday asked Spokane County commissioners to back a plan to expand household hazardous waste (HHW) services at the county’s two transfer stations, move staffing in‑house and pilot a chemical “reuse table” modeled on neighboring jurisdictions.
The presentation said cameras and staff observation show unsafe HHW disposal on tipping floors about five to 10 times per day — incidents such as leaking containers, hidden chemicals beneath furniture and an operator running over a flare that briefly closed a facility. Staff said such dumping creates safety risks for…
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