educating our youth

Here in Marathon County we are lucky to have a county landfill, and one that is so much more than just that.  The full Marathon County Solid Waste Department and its staff are educational resources waiting to serve you. To take advantage of any of these options for your school contact the Solid Waste and Recycling Information Line: 715-344-8198 (or email David.Hagenbucher@co.marathon.wi.us)

Waste Reduction

Cut costs and get the most efficient waste disposal services for your school.

• Waste audits

• Contract reviews

RECOMMENDED Online RESOURCES

Green & Healthy Schools Follow Your Trash Trail - 30 minute presentation for MS/HS

Where does your trash and recycling go when it is picked up from your curbside? How is it managed to ensure protection of our land and waters? Gain an understanding and appreciation for how today’s landfills are engineered and advancements in technology have helped separate recyclable resources for reuse. Tips to help us reduce waste and learn to recycle better will be shared. Featuring the Into the Outdoors Episode on Becoming Stewards ~ Your Waste Management Stream

Wisconsin Women Making History - Milly Zantow

Milly Zantow pioneered the plastics recycling movement and invented the numbered-triangle system used for identifying different kinds of plastic.

Visit Recycling Connection’s Education Page for a curated list of resources for schools.

Recycling Process Tours

• Students and staff can see first-hand how their recyclable materials get handled

• Meet and ask questions directly to the professionals

PRESENTATION sERIES

In the past, MCSWD offered and recorded the following presentations. Click to title to watch the recordings.

• State of Waste: Past, Present, and Possibilities in the Future (9/22/2020, John Peralta, Recorded)

• Prepare Your Compost for Winter (10/13/2020, Susan Schuller, Recorded)

• Ways to Recycle: When to Bin, When NOT to Bin (11/10/2020, Karin Sieg, Recorded)

• Waste-less this Holiday Season (12/8/2020, Susan Schuller, Recorded)

Presentations

Invite one of our friendly and knowledgeable staff to come in and present about any topic:

• Waste reduction

• Life cycle of garbage

• Landfill design

• Recycling – 3R’s

• Composting

• Hazardous household materials

• Pharmaceuticals

• Product stewardship

JOIN US ON A TOUR AT THE
SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT

We are so much more than just a landfill! 

The best way to learn about what we do is to come and see it for yourself. A tour could provide you with up-close looks at:

• Open landfill site

  • See first-hand how materials we all dispose of get handled, and ask questions directly to the experts

• Recycling, waste reduction, and reuse efforts

• Hazardous household materials collection  

• Miles of trails, native plant restoration, abundant wildlife, and bluebird nesting boxes 

If your group has an interest in touring the solid waste department site please call us today. 

Contact: Dave Hagenbucher at 715-551-5864 or Eric Olson at 715-297-0429.