NW WI HAZARDOUS WASTE NOTICE

2022 NW WISCONSIN HOUSEHOLD
​HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION SCHEDULE

DATE                               COUNTY                                            LOCATION           
THURSDAY                   WASHBURN                        SPOONER  -  HHW SITE
                                                                                  1650 COTTONWOOD AVE
                                                                                 (No Rx)**
 
            TIME                                                       CONTACT                             
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM                               ASHTON GRONNING - NWRPC
                                                                       (715) 635-2197
Cleansweep will accept:
Household hazardous waste will be accepted at the accepted times.  Items will be taken for free except for fees charged for bulbs and batteries. Acceptable items include materials such as, oil-based paints, aerosol spray paints and lubricants, solvents, pesticides, fertilizers, household and hazardous cleaners, corrosives, flammables, mercury, lead tackle and shot, old gas, antifreeze, and other chemicals you would not consider dumping.
Mercury containing thermostats, switches, thermometers and lead based paints.
 Fee Items:
$1.00 per circular bulb (CFL)                $1.00 per 4’ or less tube
$1.50 per 4’ & longer tube                   $2.50 per shatter shield tube
$4.50 per tanning bed/UV bulb           $2.00 per H.I.D. light bulb
$2.00 LED bulb any size                        Lithium-ion Batteries $5.00/lb.
Lithium Metal Batteries $6.00/lb.      All other batteries $1.00/lb.
 
 Cleansweep will not accept:
Latex paint         Empty paint cans               Oil filters                      Motor Oil 
Explosives, Flares or Fireworks                 Freon 11 & 12               Ammunition
Compressed gas cylinders-any size          Recyclables                    Appliances
Spray Foam Cylinders           Incandescent light bulbs       Sharps or EpiPens        
Asbestos Biological or  Infectious Wastes     PFAS Containing Items
 
Who Can Attend:
Residents from each participating county can utilize any of the cleansweep collection events. Proof of residency may be required.
Businesses qualified as Very Small Quantity Generators (VSQG) and Agricultural Producers (farmers/farms) wanting to dispose of chemicals should contact Zach Davis, Veolia Environmental Services at his email [email protected]. Preregistration is required at least two weeks in advance of the event, including a full list of materials and prepayment authorization. Farmers/Farms may dispose of up to 200 pounds for free at the collection events, with preregistration required.
 
Unwanted Rx Medication Disposal:
Residents having expired and unwanted medications may bring items to the events listed above.** Please leave pills in the packages and containers with labels attached to assist in identification of medications. No sharps or EpiPens will be accepted.
*Price, Taylor, Washburn, and Bayfield Counties will not have an unwanted Rx medication collection event.
 
Northwest Cleansweep is a cooperative venture supported by:  Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, and Washburn Counties; Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and Northwest Regional Planning Commission.
                                                         Final 3/1/22  
 
For a complete list of Collection sights by the above counties see the posting boxes located at the Stinnett Town Hall and on the corner of Hwy F and Tranus Lake Rd.*