WLSSD

Last Friday, after people had time to evaluate the extensive damage of the storm, we were asked to relay that a brush drop off center was open on Rice Lake Road.  Starting on Monday, July 24 the City of Duluth will begin curbside pick up of tree debris.

The City of Duluth released an official storm response and restoration brief on Friday, updating the public on the city's recovery process and offering advice for debris removal and other resources. This brief will be updated with new information as things change. Here are the highlights of the brief from Friday:

Nobody can blame you if you're trying to enjoy the Christmas spirit as long as possible, but if you want to take advantage of the free WLSSD Treecyling program, you need to get that tree down and out this month.

If you have any yard waste bagged up and ready to be disposed of, but you just haven't had the time to bring it to the dump, make sure you get that done Friday or Saturday.

We've been getting rain and a our first thunderstorm is predicted, we need to start thinking about where all that sand that was put on our slippery roads will end up.  We need to try to keep it out of our storm drains and thus out of our streams and Lake Superior. The City of Duluth knows that there is a cleaning process ahead, but with your help a lot of additional work can be avoided and lots of

We've been getting rain and a our first thunderstorm is predicted, we need to start thinking about where all that sand that was put on our slippery roads will end up.  We need to try to keep it out of our storm drains and thus out of our streams and Lake Superior. The City of Duluth knows that there is a cleaning process ahead, but with your help a lot of additional work can be avoided and lots of

DON'T flush your old medications down the toilet!  That's how it gets into our water supply and affects plants, fish and other aquatic animals.  According to our partners at the WDIO.com, you can drop them off at WLSSD  this Friday for FREE!

The celebrating is done, the guests have gone home and you've taken down the decorations and holiday tree.  Usually, you stick it in the snowbank outside (and deal with it weeks later, but this year....most of us don't have a snowbank.  So, what should you do?  Treecycle with WLSSD!  BUT, trees only!  Wreaths, garland and other decorations should go in your trash.  They have added many more locati

With all the rain we've been getting it's easy to see what storm drains are plugged.  The City of Duluth knows that there is a cleaning process ahead, but with your help a lot of additional work can be avoided and lots of debris can be diverted from ending up in our streams and Lake Superior.  Here is a list of road sand collection sites you can use.

DON'T flush your old medications down the toilet!  That's how it gets into our water supply and affects plants, fish and other aquatic animals.  According to our partners at the Northland's News Center, you can drop them off at WLSSD  today for FREE!

The celebrating is done, the guests have gone home and you're taking down the decorations and holiday tree.  Usually, you stick it in the snowbank outside and deal with it weeks later, but this year....most of us don't have a snowbank.  So, what should you do?  Treecycle with WLSSD!  BUT, trees only!  Wreaths, garland and other decorations should go in your trash.  They have added many more locati

I guess I know what WLSSD's new ad campaign will be about. Duluth-area residents and visitors are tossing more than 40 million beverage containers into the trash every year despite efforts to encourage recycling. That’s the finding of a series of trash surveys conducted recently by the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District in Duluth. In the latest effort, in October, WLSSD staff donned gloves an