Hot off the press! Check out our new Pharmaceutical Waste: Disposing of Unwanted Medicine Brochure!! After a successful waste prescription drug take back day, Operation Medicine Cabinet, on June 5, 2010, we have published a brochure to help you learn more about the social and environmental impacts the the improper disposal of waste pharmaceuticals can have. So check it out!
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A Flathead Valley resident recycles at the Albertson's in Kalispell
Glass Recycling is HERE!!
New World Recycling is now offering limited recycling of glass in both Whitefish and Kalispell. The first and third Sunday of each month, glass can be brought to two locations: at Highway 40 and US-93 in Whitefish from 12 to 1 p.m. and the Kalispell Center Mall south end from 2 to 3 p.m. The cost is $10 per 32 gallons (or less) of glass. Bring your glass and put it in one or more of the 32 gallon garbage can provided at each site. The glass is collected, pulverized and offered to the public for all that you want for $20. If you just want a couple buckets, that's free, according to Cory Cullen, owner and manager of New World Recycling. Glass can be used for roads, driveways, walking paths and garden decoration.
Curbside recycling is available. Call 406-257-7855 or checkout www.newworldrecycling.com for more information.
NEW 2010 Where to Recycle Brochure! Not sure where to bring car batteries or can't remember which plastics can be recycled in the Flathead? Then click here to download and print the Where to Recycle in the Flathead brochure which will provide lots of information on recycling in the Flathead!
There are now even more places to recycle at in Kalispell! Flathead High School, Glacier High School, and Kalispell Middle School now have blue recycling bins for public use... [MORE]
Now
accepting 2010-2011 WasteNot Project School Recycling Mini-Grant
applications!!
Calling all teachers! There is still time to apply for the 2010-2011
school year Waste Not Grant Program! The deadline is October 1,
2010... [MORE]
Operation Medicine Cabinet - June 5, 2010- osting Flathead County will be hosting a take-back day in coordination with other communities around the state will draw attention to Montana's prescription drug abuse problem as well as to the importance of properly disposing of unused meds to help protect our ground water resources in the Flathead. There will be drop off locations in Kalispell and in Whitefish. Stay tuned for more information! In the meantime click here to read some information on Pharmaceuticals and the environment.
Third Saturday
of each month...
Drop off of household hazardous wastes at the county landfill, by appointment
only so you don't have to wait in line! Call 758-5910 Accepting:
Oil based paints; solvents; strippers; pool/spa chemicals; pesticides,
herbicides; fertilizers; cleaners/ poisons...[MORE INFO
ON HAZARDOUS WASTE IN THE FLATHEAD]
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