News

Web Changes

This is where we'll announce the most recent additions to our web site. If you've visited us before and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.

New Hours

The Boston Mountain Solid Waste District will begin its new hours of operation schedule on November 6, 2006. The new hours of will be Monday- Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday operation hours will stay the same of 8:00 a.m. to noon.

New Facilities Open

The Boston Mountain Solid Waste District in Prairie Grove started off the new year with two brand new facilities a transfer station and a recycling center. These facilities, known as the West Washington County Transfer Station and Recycling Center, opened January 3, 2006 . The facilities accept a variety of materials such as household trash, construction debris, and recyclables including cardboard, paper board, mixed paper, newspaper, magazines, steel/tin cans, aluminum cans, and all colors of glass. Source separated recyclable are accepted at no charge while small quantities of household trash are charged at $1.00 a bag. Trash and construction debris disposal are charged $42.50 a ton, while commingled recyclable are $15.00 a ton. Operational hours will be Monday Friday 7:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. , and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. Noon .

New Littering Hotline Announced

The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department has announced a new littering hotline. You can call this number and report anything from someone flicking a cigarette butt out the window to large amounts of trash falling off a truck while you remain anonymous. Just call and give them a description of the car, the license plate number (important) and where it occurred. The number to call is (866) 811-1222.

New Solid Waste Plan Adopted

The District adopted a new Solid Waste Plan on March 2, 2006. The solid waste plan will be up-dated yearly by March 1st of each year. A copy of the plan can be downloaded by clicking here or a print copy is available from the District for $20.00. Note, this is a large Adobe Acrobat file (approx. 3.8 Mbytes).

Press Releases

Below you will find an archives of the press release that the District sends out to local media. Please feel free to check these out to make sure you didn't miss any new information or program announcements.

Upcoming Activities

Elm Springs Rural Recycling Drive----2nd and 4th Saturday of each month.

Winslow Rural Recycling Drive---------1st weekend of each month.

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Last modified: June 04, 2007