(WAUKESHA, WI) – Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use - Land Resources staff will be coming to local community events this summer! Expert staff will be available to answer questions about recycling, home composting, rain gardens, and rain barrels as well as give out informational flyers and brochures. Date / Event / Location July 26th, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. / Hartland Kids’ Day / Nixon Park, Hartland August 1st, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. / Mukwonago National Night Out / Field Pa

The Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Solid Waste District and fire officials are warning of the hazards of improper disposal of household hazardous waste after a series of refuse truck fires. NewsNet5 is reporting that recent garbage truck fires in Cleveland and the suburbs of Parma and Westlake have prompted action to prevent residents from improperly disposing of materials that are flammable or combustible in the regular trash as it poses a risk to collection workers, residents and f

A discovery of an explosive substance in a car at the La Crosse County landfill, let to the landfill being closed and evacuated for a period of time on June 29, while authorities could safely detonate it. According to a report in the Lacrosse Tribune, a technician at the technician at the Household Hazardous Materials facility discovered a container of picric acid in a box of materials being dropped off at the site about 3:15 p.m. The technician immediately cleared the build