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Polk County Transfer Station is making a few operational changes in the wake of COVID-19 executive orders mandated by the governor. The goal of the changes is to limit exposure by social distancing measures and limiting social interactions. The staff is asking the public to only bring out wastes that are essential to get rid […]
The Polk County Commissioners will face a big decision sometime in the next year between the costs of continuing with the landfill as proposed or significantly shortening the life of the landfill. The need for the discussion and decision came out of the landfill’s permitting process during which the State of Minnesota discovered a state
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
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
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
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
