More than ten tons of hazardous chemical waste from households, farms and businesses was collected during a recent Clean Sweep Program in Fond du Lac County. Two hundred households brought potentially dangerous items for disposal to the county Fairgrounds. A waste management Company sorted the items, disposing of them safely and keeping them out of county drains and landfills. Common household items brought in for disposal included aerosols, flammable paints, fuels and batteries, amounting to more than four tons. An additional two tons of household poisons and flammable solids came in. There were more than three tons of materials from agricultural properties.
