11:30am-12:00pm - Social Time
12:00pm-1:00pm - Presentation
Featured Speakers: Tri County Hazardous Waste and Recycling
Mission: The Tri-County Hazardous Waste & Recycling Program provides hazardous waste disposal and recycling education & outreach to residents of Wasco, Sherman and Hood River counties.
The Tri-County Program is a partnership between Wasco, Sherman and Hood River counties and the local governments of The Dalles, Hood River, Dufur, Maupin, Mosier and Cascade Locks. The program is housed under the Wasco County's Planning Department in The Dalles, Oregon.
Efforts to organize the program began in 1999, spearheaded by Glenn Pierce (Environmental Health for North Central Public Health District) and Art Braun (former owner of The Dalles Disposal). Hazardous Waste is an issue that is hard to address as individual communities, particularly in rural areas. By working together, these community partners were able to pool resources and expertise to provide services to all our citizens in a cost-effective way.