COUNTYWIDE SOLID WASTE PROGRAMS
2008 Upcoming Collection Events
Phone Book Collection
Contest runs January 1st - June 30th, 2008!
Recycling your old or unused phonebooks can mean money for your local grade schools!
Please turn in your unwanted phonebooks to one of the schools listed below.
Help teach our students about recycling, and help your local grade schools earn money at the same time!
Participating Douglas County Schools & recycling locations:
• Eastmont Grade Schools (Cascade, Grant, Kenroy & Lee) Recycling bin on Colorado Street 886-0899
• Bridgeport Recycling Center. - 1013 Jefferson 686-4041
• Mansfield Recycling Center. - Railroad Ave. 683-1112
• Orondo School-100 Orondo School Road 784-1333
• Palisades -Palisades Grange 884-8071
• Rock Island Recycling Center. - 23 S. Garden 884-1261
• Waterville Recycling Center. - 720 N. Chelan 745-8871
Small Quantity Generator Collection Event
The next SQG Collection Event will be held September 19, 2008.
Does your business generate hazardous waste? If you are a Douglas County Business that generates less than 220 pounds of dangerous waste, or 2.2 pounds of extremely hazardous waste per month, then you could qualify to take part in the Douglas county Small Quantity Generator Collection Event, and professional dispose of that hazardous waste at a low cost!
WASTE ACCEPTED: Dry cell batteries, paints & thinners, inks & toners, certain solvents, photographic chemicals, cleaning supplies, paint removers, tanning bed tubes.
WASTE NOT ACCEPTED: Explosives, pesticides in bulk, radioactive waste, reactive waste (picric acid & ethyl ether), pentachlorophenol, infectious waste.
However, you MUST pre-register prior to September 12, 2008 to take part in this event. When registering, have ready the amount and type of waste your business will be turning in for collection. For more specific information, and to pre-register, contact our Countywide Solid Waste at 509-886-0899.
Appliances & Scrap Metal Collection Event
The Appliance & Scrap Metal Collection Event was held April 5th, 2008.
Douglas County is sponsoring a Community Appliance and Scrap Metal Collection event for all Douglas County residents on Saturday, Spring of 2008. Residents of Douglas County can dispose of used household appliances and scrap metal at the Douglas County Law & Justice Center, 110 N.E. Second Street, East Wenatchee, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. There will be a $20 purging fee collected at the time of disposal for any appliances that contain, or once contained, coolants. All other appliances and scrap metal will be collected at no charge. Residents are encouraged to bring any and all used and unwanted metal appliances, air conditioners, water heaters, barbecues, lawnmowers and snow blowers, aluminum gutters and siding, metal pipes, metal furniture and toys, cast iron, metal playground equipment and storage sheds, etc., to this event. All parts containing rubber, plastic, tubing, hoses, wood and concrete must be removed, except bicycles, which can have their tires and plastic parts left on. All motorcycles, lawnmowers, etc., must have their tires removed and must be drained of fluids. Whole automobiles will not be accepted at this event, however, automotive engine parts will be taken, but must also be drained of fluids. Fencing, including chain-link and chicken wire, will not be accepted at this event. Closed drums and metal canisters, such as propane and helium tanks, also cannot be collected.
For more information, please contact the Countywide Solid Waste Programs office at (509) 886-0899. For information regarding similar disposal opportunities in Chelan County, please contact (509) 667-6415.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event
The City of Rock Island will beholding it's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on September 13th, 2008.
Location: The Community Recycling Center, 23 S. Garden Ave. RockIsland, WA
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
If you have any questions, you can send an e-mail to: rockisland@nwi.net or call 509-884-1261.
Click here for what is and isn't collected.
The Town of Waterville will be holding it's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on September 13th, 2008.
Location: Waterville Town Hall (materials collected behind Town Hall)
Time: 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (or when dumpsters are full)
If you have any questions, you can send an e-mail to: waterville@nwi.net or call 509-745-8871.
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The City of Bridgeport will be holding it's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on September 6th, 2008.
Location: The Community Recycling Center, 1007 Fairview Ave. Bridgeport, WA.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
If you have any questions, you can send an e-mail to: bportcty@nwi.net or call 509-686-4041.
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The City of East Wenatchee will be holding it's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event will be held September 20, 2008.
Location: East Wenatchee City Hall 271 Ninth Street N.E. East Wenatchee, WA
If you have any questions, you can send an e-mail to: dbarnard@east-wenatchee.com or call 509-884-9515.
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Waste Pesticide Collection Event
Click: Plastic Pesticide Annual Report for the 2005 report.
Click: Waste Pesticide Annual Report for the 2006 report.
Click: Waste Pesticide Annual Report for the 2007 report (this is the most current information).
The next collection Event will be held October 16, 2008 (This may change as we get closer to the date).
For information on the 2008 Waste Pesticide Collection Event contact the
Washington State Department of Agriculture at 360-902-2056 or 1-877-301-4555