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POLK COUNTY LANDFILL REPURPOSES MORE RESOURCES THAN NAME MIGHT SUGGEST

When you think of a landfill, the image you have in mind might not be the best.  Maybe it’s huge mounds of garbage symbolic with the old town dumps, or perhaps you think of the floating plastic dump in the Pacific Ocean.  But for Polk County Environmental Services the landfill is an opportunity to reuse […]

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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PASSES STACK TEST, WORKING ON FLORA AND FAUNA STUDY

Polk County Environmental Services has been working through several facility projects during the last couple of years from Crookston to Fosston.  They recently closed the Fosston Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) project including final payment, while the Transfer Station project in Crookston remains open after substantial delays in Crookston.  Environmental Services Administrator Jon Steiner said there

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POLK COUNTY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENTS

Are you wondering what to do with those old paints and chemicals in your home?  If so, bring them to one of Polk County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection events.  The first collection event will be held at the Fertile Fairgrounds on Friday, May 31 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. The second collection will be at

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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES WILL MOVE INTO TRANSFER STATION OFFICES MONDAY

Polk County Environmental Services will be moving into their new building Monday.  The move comes several months after anticipated due to a number of setbacks, most recently an issue with the concrete floor cracking and pitting.  Environmental Services Administrator Jon Steiner said that the epoxy finish still needed a couple of days to cure after

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CITY OF CROOKSTON SPRING CLEAN-UP WEEK APRIL 22-26

The week of April 22 is Spring Clean-Up Week in Crookston.  Clean-up items will be picked up only on your regular garbage pickup day and must be placed on the street boulevard.  Please note: Compost material – grass clippings, lawn or garden waste – WILL NOT have to be in City compost bags for this

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