The Northeast Nebraska Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council along with the communities of Laurel, Creighton and Elgin hosted Household Hazardous Waste events last week. Eighty-eight households were served from approximately sixteen communities around the region. People properly disposed of 780 pounds of pesticides, 3520 pounds of paint, 35 pounds of acids, 19 gallons of used oil, 9 gallons of antifreeze, 58 fluorescent light bulbs, 5 gallons of 2,4-D, 12 gallons of Roundup, 212 pounds of batteries, and there were 190 pounds of items recycled.
Red Willow County Household Hazardous Waste out of McCook, NE was the contractor for these events. They in turn contract with the incinerator facility in Kimball, NE to destroy these items as approved by regulation.
Thanks go to all who participated and did the right things with these types of materials. The benefits of proper disposal or recycling of HHW are many. The events were funded in part by the participating communities, a grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust, and by donations from citizens taking part in the program.
The RC&D continues to plan more events like these. The board wants to provide services to citizens that are important for the environment and the education of people in Antelope, Cedar, Dixon, Knox, Madison, Pierce, and Wayne counties.
Red Willow County Household Hazardous Waste out of McCook, NE was the contractor for these events. They in turn contract with the incinerator facility in Kimball, NE to destroy these items as approved by regulation.
Thanks go to all who participated and did the right things with these types of materials. The benefits of proper disposal or recycling of HHW are many. The events were funded in part by the participating communities, a grant from the Nebraska Environmental Trust, and by donations from citizens taking part in the program.
The RC&D continues to plan more events like these. The board wants to provide services to citizens that are important for the environment and the education of people in Antelope, Cedar, Dixon, Knox, Madison, Pierce, and Wayne counties.
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