Environmental Health - Disposal
Clean Sweep
The annual Wood County Clean Sweep will take place on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Saratoga Town Hall, 1120 State Hwy 73, Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
Collection time is 8:00am – 12:00pm.
Note: Latex Paint is not recyclable. Dry it, and put in regular garbage.
Year-round Recycling Options:
Medication Collection
Medications are being collected during business hours at the Marshfield, Nekoosa,
Pittsville, Port Edwards, Rome, Grand Rapids, and Wisconsin Rapids Police Departments,
and the Wood County Sheriff’s Department. For more information call the Health Department
at (715) 421-8911 or (715) 387-8646.
Check out our informative video on the Medication Disposal program!
Mercury Thermostat Collection
Old mercury thermostats from individual homes can be brought to the Health Department office in Wisconsin Rapids at the Riverblock
Building, 3rd Floor 111 W Jackson St., Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
The thermostats must be double bagged in clear plastic bags and not leaking mercury.