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Green County will be offering another Clean Sweep Hazardous Materials Collection Program for county farmers and residents starting on May 1, 2021, and running through October 30, 2021. The Clean Sweep collection site is located at the Green County Landfill, W2002 County Road 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 1st, June 5th, July 10th, and August 7th.

Farmers will be able to dispose of up to 200 pounds and homeowners can dispose of up to 50 pounds of hazardous materials free of charge without pre-registering. Farmers and homeowners wishing to dispose of more than these amounts need to pre-register by calling the Green County landfill at (608) 897-8605. All items should be properly identified and materials will only be accepted by authorized personnel during normal business hours.

Examples of hazardous items that will be accepted include: oven cleaners, spot removers and drain cleaners; Herbicides like Atrazine, Round-up, Banvel, 2,4-D, Silvex, brush killers and many others; Insecticides including Diazinon, DDT, Chlordane, Thimet, Furadan, Sevin and others; Fungicides including Captan, lead, marine and auto paint, solvents, animal health products, mercury, degreasers, roofing tar, wood finishes, oil based paint and stains, hydraulic fluid, pool chemicals, old gasoline, paint strippers, and cadmium and lithium batteries.

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.

Only Green County residents can participate in this program. For more information on the 2021 collection program go the Extension Green County website at https://green.extension.wisc.edu/ or call the Extension Green County Office at (608) 328-9440.