Some Manitowoc County residents could not get rid of items during last week’s Hazardous Clean Sweep event.
Recycling Center Operations Manager Jon Reisenbuechler tells Seehafernews.com that the county was caught by surprise because of the overwhelming turnout for the sweep and the large number of materials that they were forced to cut off some residents wanting to drop off items.
Reisenbuechler says, “The county wishes they could have helped everyone properly dispose of their hazardous materials, but unfortunately, there are limits to what a single event can handle safely.”
The operations manager continues saying other counties have similar events, and have had to cut off traffic, but it’s never happened in Manitowoc.
The Public Works Department now wants to make sure the cut-off never happens again and shows a clear indication that there is a strong need for additional events, as well as a need for additional funding and staffing.
While the county will not hold another hazardous waste clean sweep, they have made arrangements to cover the disposal costs for any Manitowoc County resident to take their hazardous waste to the Brown County Hazardous Materials Recovery Facility for the rest of this year.
Brown County will accept items acceptable for Manitowoc’s hazardous waste clean sweep, but there still might be a fee for some items not considered hazardous like electronics, batteries, light bulbs and others.
The Brown County Resource Recovery Center is open Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Thursdays from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
