By MIKE COURSON
Great Bend Post
Spring is always the time for a good cleanup. Now there's a place to take some of the more hazardous items cluttering up the cabinets. The Barton County Landfill is again offering its household hazardous waste collection each month throughout spring and summer.
"The first one will be April 15," said Solid Waste Director Jennifer Hamby. "They run every third Saturday from eight to noon, April through October. We service Barton, Pawnee, and Ellsworth County."
Most hazardous materials will be accepted, but the landfill does not accept propane bottles, radioactive materials, or anything in containers larger than five gallons. Ammunition is also usually excluded from the list. Beyond that, getting rid of those materials is a simple process.
"They'll pull into the landfill," Hamby said. "Off to the right, there's a big building. It's a drive-thru facility, so they'll drive into the building, we'll unload them, and they drive right out and go out the gate."
The landfill offers the service year-round, but Hamby requests that residents call and schedule an appointment during non-collection days.