It’s time for the Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collection, which will be held on Wednesday, September 10th, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the County Highway Garage in Dawson. This event is open and free to all Lac qui Parle County residents.
Accepted hazardous chemicals include: old or unwanted paint, thinners, solvents, sealants, glues, adhesives, lacquers, wood preservatives, cleaning agents, pool chemicals, home and garden pesticides, new or used oil filters, and automotive or machinery transmission fluid. These materials should be brought to the LQP County Highway Garage in Dawson on September 10th from 3 to 6 p.m. for safe and environmentally friendly disposal.
You can put your empty paint cans in your recycling if they have been rinsed free of paint residue. However, if you’re unable to remove the residual paint, you can now bring these cans to the collection to be recycled.
Items not accepted include: unidentified or out-of-county waste, fluorescent bulbs, fire extinguishers, compressed gas, explosives, radioactive material, tires, vehicle batteries, and auto or machinery engine oil.
The County Highway Garage in Dawson is located at 1792 295th Avenue. To get there, go south on Main Street (6th Street), turn east on County Road #10, and use the North entrance.
For additional information or questions regarding the September 10th Household Hazardous Waste Collection, please contact the Lac qui Parle County Environmental Office at 320-598-3132, or visit the website at https://lqpco.com/277/Household-Hazardous-Waste-HHW. You can also find more details on other recycling opportunities using the “Recycling” button on the LQP County website at www.lqpco.com.
Funded by the Select Committee on Recycling and the Environment (SCORE) grant program.