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Services
The District provides a number of services within the two counties. These
services are provided through the cooperative efforts of the cities and counties within
the District to benefit all citizens.
- Waste Hauler Referral
- The District can help you find a waste hauler that services your
area. Call us at (888) 426-9278 or click here
to find a hauler in your area.
- Bulky Waste Collections
- The District provides collection of bulky wastes to all citizens. Hard to dispose
of items such as appliances and furniture will be picked up and recycled or disposed
of properly.
Click on the link for additional information.
- Household Hazardous Waste Program
- The District operates a household hazardous waste (HHW) management program that focuses on
receiving materials from citizens at no charge and making them available to persons who can
use them. Any materials remaining are recycled or disposed of safely.
- Electronics Recycling Program
- The District operates an electronics recycling program. Computers,
monitors, printers, TVs, VCRs and cell phones can be brought to any of the HHW centers
for recycling. A small charge is required to pay for
the cost of this service.
- Waste Tire Management Program
- The District operates a waste tire management program on behalf of the State of Arkansas
in Northwest Arkansas. This program collects waste tires from tire dealers and recycles them.
In addition, residents are allowed to dispose of up to four passenger tires at no
charge.
- Cartridge Recycling Program
- The District will provide postage paid bags/boxes to a businesses that
will allow them to recycle their ink, laser, or toner cartridges for
free. Individuals can bring cartridges to a local HHW collection
facility for recycling or pick up a postage paid envelope there.
- Weekend Recycling Drives
- The District conducts a weekend recycling drive the first Saturday of each
month in Winslow. We are currently looking at additional areas to
expand.
- Education
- Education is one of the major tasks of the District. We provide support funding
for two local educators, one in each county, who are available to work with any local
school or community group. We also have a Public Education Coordinator in our main
office who is available to work with any group in the two counties. The District
maintains an extensive library of solid waste, recycling, composting and disposal
materials that are available for review or may be checked out.
- Technical Assistance
- The District provides technical assistance to any local government, business, industry,
school or individual on any aspect of solid waste management from waste reduction through
assessment of existing programs to disposal options.
- Speakers
- District employees are always willing to speak to any group, large or small, including
chambers of commerce, businesses, community groups, schools or churches.
- Wood Waste Management Program
- The District owns a
compost screen that is used to improve the quality of compost and is
available for use by local governments.
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