Sedgwick County is doubling the size of its Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 801 Stillwell and adding parking to the east side. According to a news release, the $1.9 million project is needed to handle growth in customer usage and to facilitate tours and school field trips in the future.
Meantime, the facility’s Swap & Shop (featured in the September issue of The Active Age) is closed until at least December 2024. Watch for construction updates on Sedgwick County’s website.
Customers can continue to drop off hazardous materials at HHW. Signs and orange cones will direct traffic to the south gate entrance.
Since the facility opened in 2022, the amount of unused household chemicals, cleaners and other hazardous materials dropped off has more than tripled, to about 1.3 million pounds annually. More customers now also use the Swap & Shop, taking home up to 10 free items per month. In 2022, nearly 10,000 customers reclaimed 327,109 pounds of products and saved Sedgwick County $72,942 in disposal costs.
For more information, contact the Sedgwick County Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 316-660-7464 or visit https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/environment/household-hazardous-waste-facility/
