Kewaunee County will be holding its Agricultural and Household Hazardous Waste and Dry Pharmaceutical Collection on Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 8 a.m. to Noon at the Kewaunee County Fairgrounds.

Some persons may be wondering what kind of collection that is. This is where you can bring in lawn and garden pesticides and herbicides that are outdated, hazardous or are no longer being used by your household. You can bring in your garage hazardous chemicals. An excellent opportunity to properly dispose of those heavy-duty cleaners, anti-freeze, transmission fluids, and degreasers! Household Hazardous Waste....what is that?? Well, those can be your bleaches, oil-based paint, paint thinners and solvents, silver polish, etc.

We are only accepting dry pharmaceuticals in this collection. No creams or liquids will be accepted, so please don't bring them, they will get sent back with you. Empty your pill bottle(s) out into a plastic bag. We do not want your pill bottles. 

We will also be accepting: old ammunition, old fire extinguishers, used eye-glasses (these get donated by the Kewaunee Lions Club), sharps containers from personal household use (note: any needles/lancelets must be in a sharps or sharps-approved container - do NOT bring them in milk jugs, in plastic bags, or laying loose).

We will be collecting for a $2 fee 4ft, 6, ft, and 8ft fluorescent lightbulbs per bulb. This is the same rate you would pay if you took them to Riverview Transfer Station directly. 

We are NOT taking any electronics at this collection. That means we are not taking any TVs, no humidifiers, no washers, no dryers, no stoves, and no computers. NO electronics of any sort. 

Also, we are NOT taking any tires. I get asked every year when we will hold another tire collection. I have not been able to find a grant that will help us hold something like this. Your best bet is to bring your old tires to Riverview Transfer Station or any other such type of facility and to pay to dispose of them properly. 

Also, we will not take used automotive oil. That you can bring to a number of places for no fee. 

Our office does its best to make the best use of the grant dollars that are awarded to Kewaunee County to hold the Clean Sweep Event. There are items that can be taken elsewhere for no fee, so there is no reason to bring it to the Agricultural and Household Hazardous Waste collection to take away from someone else from being able to dispose of something that cannot be brought somewhere else without having to pay a huge fee to do so. The grant dollars received pay for the proper disposal of the agricultural and household hazardous waste that gets brought in.

 While it may be free for you to bring in your items, please keep in mind that those who are volunteering to help are donating their time to help us help you properly dispose of your items. 

We encourage people to register for this event. Don't worry, there are plenty of time slots available. We take 10 - 15 persons every 15 minutes. By registering, this helps us spread people throughout the 4 hours of the event. We do not take anyone before 8 a.m., so it does you no good to try and get there early. You will have to wait in line and wait until 8 a.m. until we are ready to take persons coming through. Our staff and volunteers have plenty to get set up for this event and it cannot be done at any other time than the morning of the event. 

Visit the Kewaunee County website at www.kewauneeco.org and look for Emergency Management and then information regarding the Clean Sweep for more information.