Not often does managing hazardous waste get celebrated, but the County of Wellington is receiving an award for it.
The county’s solid waste services division was recently named a 2023 North American Hazardous Materials Management Association Award recipient.
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According to a news release, a local resident nominated the county’s Mobile Household Hazardous Waste Depot service in the Programme Innovation category.
The service provided the collection of household hazardous waste 155 days a year. Previously, residents would have to take their household hazardous waste to one of seven scheduled event days each year.
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Workers were notified in the spring of their award and solid waste services committee chair Steve O’Neill says it is a recognition of the hard work they put into the HHW Depot project.
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