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Green County will be offering another Clean Sweep Hazardous Materials Collection Program for county farmers and residents starting on May 1st and running through October 31, 2019. The Clean Sweep collection site is located at the Green County Landfill, W2002 County SS, Brodhead.

The Clean Sweep program is an opportunity to dispose of banned products or supplies damaged by moisture or contamination. All Green County residents will be able to dispose of materials at the landfill during normal business hours from 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on weekdays, and from 8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. on the following designated Saturdays: May 4th, June 1st, July 6th, August 3rd, and September 7th.

All items should be properly identified and materials will only be accepted by authorized personnel during normal business hours.

Items that WILL NOT be accepted include: tires, latex paint, firearms and ammunition, Freon 11 and 12 radioactive material, compressed gas cylinders, yard waste, antifreeze, waste motor oil, fluorescent tubes, recyclable materials or biological wastes.

Latex paint can be safely disposed of in the regular garbage as long as it is hardened. Only Green County residents can participate in this program. For more information on the 2019 collection program go the UW-Extension website at http://green.extension.wisc.edu or call the Extension Green County Office at (608) 328-9440.