County household waste collection building opens

Red Willow County's new household waste collection building officially opens this week, and staff members will accept products Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon.

Coordinator Bill Elliott said the building will be staffed next week, Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m., and until 7 p.m. on Thursday. These hours will replace the fall collection for McCook-area residents normally conducted in the Wal-Mart parking fall.

County officials will determine a regular schedule for open hours at the collection building, and ask that people do not leave products at the gate when the building is not open.

The program accepts paints and paint products, solvents, cleaning supplies, household and lawn/garden chemicals, used oil and lead-acid batteries.