Sep 16, 2008 - 04:05:19 CDT
The Bismarck Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Recycling Center is scheduled to open today.The center, dedicated Monday at the Bismarck landfill at 2111 N. 52nd St., will now accept household quantities of hazardous waste and electronic equipment.
"The citizens of Bismarck have shown a great deal of interest and participation in our past annual household hazardous waste roundups, and we are delighted to now offer household hazardous waste disposal and electronics waste disposal all year long," said Jeff Heintz, director of public works service operations for the city.
"Bringing these items to the center for disposal and recycling keeps them out of the landfill, protects the environment and conserves landfill space," Heintz said.
The center will be open between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday, and the first and third Saturday of the month.
Household hazardous waste and disposal and electronics recycling is free of charge for Bismarck residents; non-residents can drop off material for a fee.
Citizens bringing items to the center are asked to stop at the scale house for disposal procedures. Identification is required when dropping off the items.
Household quantities of materials accepted include oil, paint, weed killer and other chemicals. The city of Bismarck reserves the right to reject any waste.
Residents are asked to leave the materials in their original containers if possible and to transport them in plastic, trash-bag-lined cardboard boxes to prevent the items from leaking.
"From the interest that citizens have shown about the Household Hazardous Waste and Recycling Center, we expect a lot of traffic when the center opens," said Galen Bren, city recycling specialist. "We ask citizens for their patience as we begin this important service and that they recognized this service being offered year round."
For more information, visit www.bismarck.org or call 355-1700.
Public Works Director wrote on Sep 17, 2008 11:53 AM:
The Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Recycling center does have a reuse room open to the public. Paint that is unused or in good condition, stains, spray cans of chemical cleaners or solvents, even working computer monitors and keyboards are available for free. Since the HHW center just opened, we dont have a large supply of reuse items available yet, but keep checking back, we feel that this will be a great resource for the public, and a way to keep our costs for disposal down. The reuse room is open at the same times as the HHW center, 9 am - 2 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays, and the first and third Saturday of each month.
We will accept household quantities of hazardous waste and electronics from outside the city limits. The landfill operates entirely on the revenue generated from the utility billing of city residents, and from tipping fees at the landfill scale. Property taxes are not used in the operation of this utility so a fee needs to be charged to out of town users to cover the costs of disposal. Certain items like tires and mattresses and furniture are charged to the residents and non-residents of Bismarck for disposal at the landfill. Only during spring and fall cleanup week will the city pickup these items at no cost to the residents. Illegal dumping of garbage on anothers property is a serious problem and one that needs to be reported to the police or sheriffs department for investigation and prosecution. "
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