78th Street Heritage Farm has been a community staple in Clark County dating back almost 150 years! As part of the March 2020 Master Plan, which outlines plans for Heritage Farm as an agricultural, educational, and recreational community asset, Heritage Farm is now also a community composting hub! As part of Clark County's We Compost program, Herit...
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Household hazardous waste (HHW) are products that have the potential to harm people, pets and wildlife due to their reactive, corrosive and/or toxic properties. To identify HHW, look for words on the product label such as poison, danger, warning, caution, toxic, explosive or flammable. Such products should be taken to special collection facilities ...
The annual Fall Leaf Coupon Program offers free recycling for leaves October 1 - December 31, 2023, courtesy of the City of Vancouver and Clark County Public Works. Last year nearly 2,000 tons of leaves were disposed of by Clark County residents through the program. In addition to cleaning up your yard, you are also helping to prevent storm dr...
Green Neighbors Program Lead Hello! My name is Camille Shelton, and I am excited to be the new Clark County Green Neighbors coordinator. I got my start in the solid waste industry and environmental education realm in 2015 when I became an intern for Clark County's Solid Waste and Environmental Outreach team, with the former Clark County Depar...
What happens to our trash after it leaves the curb? Disposing of trash is commonly referred to as throwing something "away." It's easy for us to imagine that our garbage just disappears after the contents of our curbside carts are hauled away by Waste Connections, but the unfortunate reality about our trash is that it doesn't simply go "away." In C...