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Informational Stories
Welcome to the Oneida County Solid Waste Department's Informational Story page. You'll find a lot of very interesting and informational stories here from OCSWD's director of operations Charlie Evenhouse, as well as from past OCSWD's director Bart Sexton. Stories on how to help save our environment, how to reduce the amount of garbage that we throw away, how to deal with certain types of recycling issues, how to handle the disposal of hazardous waste, and a lot more. If you have any questions please contact Charlie either by phone: 715-282-4945 or you can email him at cevenhouse@co.oneida.wi.us.
Demolition Man, demolished
My last article regarding demolition of old structures has brought some deserved reprimands. “So Bart, what ever happened to reduce, REUSE & recycle?.” “ Just throw all that stuff away, huh?!” Well, touché …
You don’t have to throw it all away. Quite often we can save some items of value when demolishing a structure. Wood prices being what they are, a few 2x4s, 2x10s and/or tongue and groove salvaged can save some real money. Old
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Dumps O’er Wisconsin
Somewhere back in the shadowy recesses of your mind (of course, some of us have longer shadows than others) you may recall that the name Wisconsin originates from Menominee roots and roughly means “the gathering of waters”. Well Wisconsin is fast becoming a gathering place for another flow, namely garbage. In 1999, Wisconsin set a new record by importing over 1.4 million tons of garbage. While most of the imported garbage was from Illinois, garb
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Just sign on the dotted line……
The salesman makes his pitch…”Yup, just sign the contract and we’ll take care of all your recycling and garbage, no problemo!”.
You take a look at the nearly two pages of fine, light print before you. Harking back on a million years of evolution, your survival instincts kick in! The ‘little bell’ going off in your head is more the size of the Liberty Bell. To borrow a line from my daughters’ Madeline movie, “Something is not right”.
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| STORY ARCHIVES |
| Been there,…Done that |
Delays, delays |
| Demolition Man |
Demolition Man, demolished |
| Dump tours |
Dumps O’er Wisconsin |
| Haunting Hazardous Waste |
Hey Buddy, Got a Landfill? |
| Historical Composting |
How’d you like your asbestos? |
| If at first, second |
If you have a hard time reading this, perhaps you should recycle your glasses! |
| It’s spring time, do you feel… hazardous? |
Just sign on the dotted line…… |
| Mercury My…Oh My |
Mommas don’t let your babies grow up to be junk men |
| Oneida County Compost, the compost with guts! And, probably for sale this spring! |
Paper Recycling Exceeds 50%! |
| Perennial Plastics Problems |
School’s in |
| So, are we recycling, or not?! |
Spinning Recycling Percentages |
| The Empire Strikes Garbage! |
The Good Stuff |
| Tis’ a sad, sad day…..Bob was right?!!! |
We’re not only still recycling, but it’s easier?! |
| 004 Composting Season Opens! |
A composter’s guide to better leaf areas in the City of Rhinelander |
| Earth Day, thinking globally acting localy |
Governor’s Task Force on Waste Materials Recovery and Disposal: Part I |
| Governor’s Task Force on Waste Materials Recovery and Disposal: Part II Electronics, We’ll all be in the same boat, does anybody know the words to Kumbaya? |
If ya’ can’t stand the heat, get out of the compost pile! |
| Oneida County Solid Waste Department Takes Drugs! |
Responsible Manufacturers… the rest is up to us! |
| The Recycling Inspector Cometh… |
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally |
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