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For information about Dane County's household hazardous waste program click on the link below: http://www.danecountycleansweep.com/household.aspx
Fluorescent Light Bulbs: Recycled through Waste Management. Call to arrange pick up 800-236-1028.
Thermostats: Due to health problems associated with mercury, old thermostats and thermometers should be recycled through Dane County Clean Sweep, Madison Gas and Electric, First Supply Madison, Gustave A. Larson Co. or Warren Heating and Air Conditioning. For more information call John Welch, Dane County Recycling Manager at 267-8815.
Medical Waste: Waste Management will pick up medical waste that is properly labeled and sealed. Sharp objects such as needles, syringes, or lancets should be placed in a hard plastic or metal container that is puncture resistant and labeled "SHARPS". An empty laundry detergent jug or a red medical sharps container work well. Never use recyclable aluminum cans, glass or clear plastic jugs to dispose of sharps. Containers may then be placed next to your trash for pick up by Waste Management on regular trash pick up days.
Hazardous Materials: Paint, pesticides, poisons, solvents, ignitables, aerosols, sealants, fuel, oil and other hazardous materials must not end up in our landfill. Dispose of these items at Dane County's Clean Sweep Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM, May 1 through October 30. For more information on Clean Sweep please visit http://www.danecountycleansweep.com/. For other possible drop off sites call the Wisconsin DNR at 275-3208.
Computers: Computers contain hazardous materials and should be recycled. Janssen Computers, 3 Marsh Court, Madison, WI, 222-9100 will take equipment for reuse or recycle. Cascade Asset Management also provides some recycling. Call 222-4800 for more information. Dane County's website lists many other options for computer disposal. Visit the Dane County Computer Recycling website at http://www.countyofdane.com/pwht/recycle/computers.aspx.
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Location:
Dane County Highway Garage
2302 Fish Hatchery Rd.
(north end), corner of Fish Hatchery and Badger Roads |
Clean Sweep
& Product Exchange
Dane County - City of Madison |
Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
7:30am - 2:00pm
May 1 - October 30 |
Take to Clean Sweep
| Paints & Paint-Related Products | |
Latex paints if container is greater than 1/3 full, Oil or Solvent-Based Paints including Automotive paints, Solvents such as finish removers, stain, varnish, thinner, turpentine, and furniture strippers (for more information see "Products & Materials to Flush or Throw Away" below). |
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Mercury, cyanide, stump remover, pool chemicals, herbicides, insecticides, per pesticides including: Aldrin, Chlordane, DBCP, DDT, Dieldrin, Endrin, Helptachlor, Kepone, Lindane, Mirex, Silvex, Tosaphene, 2,4,5-T. |
| Household Products Containing Organic Solvents | |
Photographic Fixer, pastes, polishes, caulks that are combustible or flammable. Check the label for Mineral Spirits, Petroleum Distillates, Phenol, Carbon Tetrachloride, Benzene, Diethyl or Dimethyl Phthalate, Methylene Chloride, Toluene, Xylene, Chlorinated Solvants (See "Recycling Hazardous Materials" below). |
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Aerosol cans, 1-pound propane cylinders (NOTE: we do not accept 20-pound propane cylinders), gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, driveway sealant (if not hard). |
Transporting
| Products and materials should be packaged to keep them from spilling or breaking on the way to Clean Sweep. Leave materials in their original containers. Do no mix like or unlike materials together. Leaking containers may be placed, as is, in another containter. Label that container. |
Products & Materials to Flush or Throw Out
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When a container is empty or the material in it is solid, it is no longer hazardous and may be thrown out in the regular trash. The exceptions to this rule are solids or powders containing pesticides, poisons, mercury, lead, or other heavy metals. Empty paint cans cannot be recycled. Put the empty or solid 1 or 5 gallon containers, without the lids, out for curbside pickup. |
| Water-Based Products & Cleansers | |
Latex paints and water-based products are not hazardous. Cleansers or any product that would have gone down the drain in normal use may be flushed down a sanitary sewer drain including septic systems. Flush small amounts of latex paint (less that 1/3 full container) or if not in its original container down a sanitary sewer drain. If the paint is hard on the bottom with some liquid on top (latex paints and driveway sealant), pour the liquid down a sanitary sewer drain. Water-based semi-solid like caulk, joint compound, adhesives, and glues may be thrown in your regular trash. |
Recycling Hazardous Products
Many products in this category will need to be disposed through other municipal services or handled through private businesses in Dane County. Information about the disposal of flourescent tubes, waste oil, batteries, fire extinguishers, medical waste, and explosives is available through the information line at 294-5366 or on the Dane County Clean Sweep web page.
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Reuse thinner and other solvents for rinsing brushes and guns. Let solids from dirty thinner, turpentine, etc., settle in the bottom of a clear container. Filter the remaining liquid through cheese cloth or an old nylon until the solvent is clear. Dry and dispose of the particles and paint chips in your regular trash. |
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Gasoline drained from a snowblower, lawn mower, chainsaw, etc. that is mixed with oil may be used up in your vehicle. Check the gasoline to see if it is clear except for the color of the oil used. If clear, pour into your gas tank on a 10:1 ratio (10 gallons of new gas to 1 gallon of old gas). The small amount of oil in the old gas will not affect the performance of your vehicle. If your gas cannot be used in this way, bring it into Clean Sweep in a container that you can leave. |
Product Exchange
| Need a pint of stain or gallon of basement paint? Does your roof need patching or are you stripping a piece of furniture? Have the insects gotten to your roses? Just need a dab and not a whole quart? Let the Clean Sweep & Product Exchange be your source.
Products brought in by you and your neighbors that are perfectly good and usable are made available, free of charge, to our customers, or you to use up around your home, yard, farm, or on your vehicle. All products are free to the public. Special requests taken.
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
7:30am to 2:00pm
May 1 through October 30 |
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