ADRIAN — Mark your calendars for May 11 from 8 a.m. to noon for the Lenawee County Spring Cleanup Day. 

This will be an opportunity to load up your vehicle and bring your waste to multiple locations for disposal. The event is open to all Lenawee County residents and offers free or low-cost opportunities to recycle as you spring clean your house, garage, shed, and yard. Proper disposal of these items is essential for the health and safety of residents, the environment, and the community.

Spring collection event at the fairgrounds

The Lenawee County Solid Waste Department will be hosting its annual Spring Collection Event at the Lenawee County Fairgrounds. (Enter from Hanke Lane off Siena Heights Drive.) Residents can bring the following items to the fairgrounds:

• Scrap tires (sponsored by Lenawee County through a grant from EGLE). Proof of residency is required for tire recycling. Clean passenger vehicle, light pickup and motorcycle tires will be accepted with a 10-tire limit per vehicle. The costs are $1 per motorcycle or small tire and $2 per passenger vehicle or light pickup tire. The Lenawee County Solid Waste Department reserves the right to reject any tire that may damage recycling or processing equipment. 
• Batteries (sponsored by Battery Wholesale). Battery recycling fees are $3.50 per pound for alkaline/silver oxide, $3 each for drill/cordless tool packs, 75 cents each for lithium cell batteries, and 25 cents each for lithium coin, NI-CD, NI-MH and LiFE04 cell batteries.    
• Shipping Foam (sponsored by Dart Container).
• Reusable packing supplies (sponsored by Greenjak).

Household Hazardous Waste Day at Wacker

Anderson Development Corporation and Wacker Chemical Company is hosting Household Hazardous Waste Day the same day from 8 a.m. to noon at Wacker Chemical Co., 3301 Sutton Road.

At this event, residents can recycle hazardous materials such as aerosols, florescent light bulbs, automotive fluids, paint, fuels, oils, and pesticides.

Electronics and shredding

Finally, the Goodwill Recycling Center, 1357 Division St., Adrian (next to Lowe’s) will open at 9 a.m. on May 11 and accept the following: 

• E-Waste (such as TVs, DVD players and vacuums). There is no fee for E-Waste except for CRT TVs and CRT Monitors.
• Shredding. The first 50 pounds free, and shredding costs 35 cents per pound after. 
• Clothing. Even unwearable clothing can be recycled into industrial cloth. 

By providing residents an economical and easy way to properly dispose of these items, the Solid Waste Program of the Lenawee County Health Department hopes to address health and safety concerns as well as illegal dumping throughout Lenawee County.  The tire collection is funded by a grant from the Scrap Tire Cleanup Project through the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).