Who to Call About...

• Open Burning Concerns
• Health and Toxicity- Related Concerns
• A Specific Product Disposal
• Recycling Programs and General Waste Collection Events
• Pesticides and Waste Pesticide Collection Events
• Solid Waste Management & Hazardous Waste Management contacts by county

Open Burning Concerns:

If you have concerns about or questions about open burning, you may contact one of these offices within the Wisconsin DNR.

• Air Management - 608-266-7718
• Forestry - 608-267-7494
• Recycling - 608-267-7550
• Waste Management - 608-266-2111

OR, you may contact your local representative if you would like to learn more about local open burning ordinances.

• Solid Waste Management representative
• Hazardous Waste Management representative

Health and Toxicity-Related Concerns

• Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Environmental Health Resources (Exit DNR)

Specific Product Disposal

Contact the company that makes the product. The phone number is frequently on the product label. Or call the chemical Referral Center at 1(800) CMA-8200. Sponsored by The Chemical Manufacturers' Association, this number will refer you to a specific manufacturer to answer your question.

Wisconsin Recycling Programs and Waste Collection Events

Recycling Programs

• DNR Waste Management Program Recycling Education 608 266-2711
• Waste Reduction & Recycling Contacts in Wisconsin
• DNR Administrative Codes and Statutes on Recycling
• State of Wisconsin: Recycling Procurement Program (Exit DNR)

Waste Programs

• DNR Waste Management Program
• Wisconsin Materials and Exchange Reuse Program (Exit DNR)
• WasteCap Wisconsin (Exit DNR)

Pesticides and Waste Pesticide Collection Events

• Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection- Ag Clean Sweep (Exit DNR)