Special Events

  Hazardous Waste Clean Sweep :: Drug Disposal Program :: Waste Tire Collection :: America Recycles Day

The Manitowoc County Recycling Center is involved in a number of special events to help meet the recycling, disposal and educational needs of our community.  These events run for a limited amount of time throughout the year and are typically advertised in the newspaper, radio and internet.  Sign up for our mailing list will help keep you informed about these events and other recycling topics.

Hazardous Waste Clean Sweep
Held in May of each year this program gives residents, farms and businesses an opportunity to properly dispose of hazardous waste.  There is no cost for households and farms.  Businesses can save on disposal costs.  Proper disposal of hazardous waste is important because it keeps our water, soil and air clean and helps prevent accidental poisonings and spills. Hazardous waste items include solvents, varnishes, cleaners, paint, pesticides and fertilizers.

Drug Disposal Program
The Drug Disposal Program is a relatively new event that helps deal with the increasing problems of pharmaceuticals entering our water, accidental poisonings and drug abuse.  When medicine is flushed or thrown in the garbage it can easily enter the water supply.  Medication can also be stolen or misused.  At this program we accept all medications including prescriptions, over the counter, lotions, inhalers and illicit drugs.

Waste Tire Collection
Once a year, usually in September, there is a two week long used tire collection at the MRF (Materials Recovery Facility). The collection provides county residents and businesses an opportunity to properly dispose of their used tires at a reduced cost. Waste tires can be reused in a number of beneficial ways.  They can be shred into rubber chips and used as artificial turf or as a groundcover in playgrounds.  Tire rubber can be incorporated into asphalt roads, running tracks and used in other rubber products.  Depending on what other materials are in the tire, they may also be used as a fuel source.  When burned in specially designed incinerators the release of noxious smoke can be controlled.

America Recycles Day
America Recycles Day is November 15.  This nationally recognized day focuses on the importance of recycling and buying recycled product.  Join us on this day to learn more about recycling and how it can help improve our community.  Recycling has come a long way since its inception. Now, we have programs across the country to recycle paper, plastic, aluminum, cell phones and even computers, as well as a wealth of consumer goods made out of recycled content.  All of which prompts us to ask, are you recycling the old way, or the new way?  Twenty years ago, only one curbside recycling program existed in all of the United States.  Today, there are more than 10,000 curbside programs across the nation. While this is a huge step, there are easy ways we can all do more.

In honor of America Recycles Day on November 15th, we ask that you make it a priority to step up your recycling efforts this year. Start by taking our pledge at http://www.nrc-recycle.org/takethepledge.aspx .   Follow up with a visit to  http://nrc-recycle.org/americarecycles.aspx  to get tips on how you can improve recycling in your home and community.  Because when you recycle, it all comes back to you.

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