La Crosse Co. Reminding Residents of E-Waste Pickup - WXOW News 19 La Crosse, WI – News, Weather and Sports |

ONALASKA, Wisconsin (WXOW) – La Crosse County wants to remind its residents that the Hazardous Materials Facility on Highway 16 collects e-waste for free.

Businesses dropping off e-waste are charged 20 cents per pound.

E-waste accepted by the county includes printers, fax machines, computer monitors and copiers.

For a full list of acceptable items, visit the county's web site.

Randy Nedrelo, La Crosse County's Special Waste Manager, says it makes good sense to recycle your e-waste.

"There are some issues with toxicity to the metals in e-waste," Nedrelo says. "But the biggest reason to recycle is there are some valuable metals in there. If those metals can be recovered and recycled -- that's metals that don't have to be mined and don't have to bring all the environmental impacts that go along with mining."  

The Hazardous Materials Facility is open 8 am to 4 pm on Tuesdays and 10 am to 6 pm on Wednesdays.