Household Hazardous Waste Collections Coming this October!

The Five Rivers Resource Conservation & Development, Inc. will be conducting household hazardous waste collections in Nebraska City, Syracuse, Auburn, Falls City, Humboldt, Pawnee City, Tecumseh, Fairbury, and Crete with financial assistance from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Waste Reduction & Recycling Program and other assistance provided by the Nemaha NRD, Lower Big Blue NRD, and Jefferson, Otoe, Nemaha, Johnson, Pawnee, Richardson, Saline Counties.

Save the dates for the 2013 HHW Collections! Locations will be announced in the near future-stay tuned!

Otoe County – Syracuse

 Tuesday, October 1^st, 2013 from 1:00 PM-3:30 PM

Contact is Carol Crook 402-873-4619

Otoe County – Nebraska City

 Tuesday, October 1^st, 2013 from 5:00 PM-7:00 PM

Contact is Carol Crook 402-873-4619

Nemaha County – Auburn

Wednesday, October 2^nd, 2013 from 8:00 AM-11:00 AM

Contact is Mary Kruger 402-274-4193

Richardson County - Falls City

 Wednesday, October 2^nd, 2013 from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Contact is Jim Davidson 402-245-3070

Richardson County - Humboldt

 Wednesday, October 2^nd, 2013 from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Contact is Jim Davidson 402-245-3070

Pawnee County –Pawnee City

Thursday, October 3^rd, 2013 from 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Contact is Alan Richard 402-852-2887 or 402-670-1880

Johnson County -Tecumseh

Thursday, October 3^rd, 2013 from 11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Contact is Tom Hamer 335-2911 

Jefferson County – Fairbury

Thursday, October 3^rd, 2013 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Contact is Michael Dux 402-729-5706

Saline County – Crete

Friday, October 4^th, 2013 from 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Contact is Willis Luedke 402-826-9341

Items which will be accepted include old paint, pesticides and herbicides, cleaning chemicals, fluorescent light bulbs, antifreeze, yard and garden chemicals.  NO tires, electronic equipment, appliances, PCBs, Picric Acid, Science Lab materials, radioactive materials or biological hazards.

There is no charge and only household quantities will be accepted.  Financing was provided through the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality.

For more information contact Bobbie Meints at Five Rivers RC&D at 402-869-2355 or 5rivers.meints@gmail.com .