Seasonal Calendar Reminder
April 2007
Household Hazardous Waste Reminder
Making people aware of where and how they can dispose of hazardous
household waste (HHW) can assist in reducing chemicals and pollutants that
enter our stormwater runoff.
Many programs accept products such as:
pesticides, herbicides, solvents, rodent baits, lead and oil based paints, gasoline,
waste oil, and anti-freeze. Words like: caution, danger, warning, poison,
flammable, corrosive, and combustible often depict products that should be
disposed of as hazardous waste.
Talk with your local HHW program or solid waste department and gather
information about how they promote their activities. These promotional efforts
can be added to your permit report. When talking with people responsible for the
program, ask if they would be willing to add information into their materials about
how properly disposing of HHW helps area lakes and rivers by reducing
pollutants in stormwater runoff. Don’t forget to track information about any Clean
Sweep Programs available to your residents.
Here are links for information about some county programs:
Brown County
http://www.co.brown.wi.us/solid_waste/HHW/HouseholdHazardousWaste.htm
Calumet County
http://calumet.uwex.edu/
Fond du Lac County
http://www3.uwm.edu/Dept/Shwec/
Outagamie County
http://www.co.outagamie.wi.us/sw/hazardouswaste.htm
Manitowoc County
http://www.co.manitowoc.wi.us/department/services.asp?ID=22
Winnebago County
http://www.co.winnebago.wi.us/Solid_Waste/HazMat.htm