Serving Adams, Taylor & Union Counties

Household Hazardous Waste

Prairie REGIONAL COLLECTION CENTER

The Regional Collection Center (RCC) is a facility at Prairie Solid Waste Agency designed to collect household hazardous waste by appointment. The Prairie RCC is open for business .  Call 866-282-8787 Toll Free.

The Prairie RCC will accept household hazardous materials from residents of Taylor, Adams and Union counties by appointment.

Dry latex paint for landfilling by leaving the lid off, or dump clay absorbent  like kitty litter into the can to soak up. Try layering the paint in a cardboard box, letting each layer dry. Be sure to work in a well ventilated area!  Latex is not considered hazardous in Iowa.

 

Click on paint cans at right to go to Paint Link! 

New Sharps collection program:

Prairie SWA  is collecting diabetic sharps beginning March 2008. They must be delivered in a firm #2 plastic container such as a commercial sharps container or bleach or detergent jug one gallon size or smaller. Disposal fee is $3 per container.  No businesses please—diabetic sharps only, no other type sharps accepted.

New Thermostat collection program:

Older thermostats contain mercury—so we don’t want them laying around your house, or worse yet, broken in the landfill. Mercury affects many parts of the body including the nervous system. Put your old mercury thermostats (and thermometers) into a ziplock and deliver to Prairie SWA. No charge for this service.

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Farm and Small Business Hazardous Materials.

Prairie SWA can collect hazardous materials from exempt small businesses. This service is offered on a fee basis, depending on type of material.

Call Toll Free 866-282-8787 to get more information about who qualifies and what fees are.