1. Hazo Hut is open today (May 17)

    Residents may drop of household hazardous waste for free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia. Examples of household hazardous materials that can be dropped off are cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights. Hazo Hut is open every Wednesday, and the first and third Saturday of each month, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please call 360-740-1221 or email swu@lewiscountywa.gov with questions.


    Solid Waste - April 25, 2023, 9:50 a.m.


  2. Hazo Hut is open today (May 24)

    Residents may drop of household hazardous waste for free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia. Examples of household hazardous materials that can be dropped off are cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights. Hazo Hut is open every Wednesday, and the first and third Saturday of each month, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please call 360-740-1221 or email swu@lewiscountywa.gov with questions.


    Solid Waste - April 25, 2023, 9:51 a.m.


  3. Hazo Hut is open today (May 31)

    Residents may drop of household hazardous waste for free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia. Examples of household hazardous materials that can be dropped off are cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights. Hazo Hut is open every Wednesday, and the first and third Saturday of each month, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please call 360-740-1221 or email swu@lewiscountywa.gov with questions.


    Solid Waste - April 25, 2023, 9:52 a.m.


  4. Hazo Hut is open today (June 7)

    Residents may drop of household hazardous waste for free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia. Examples of household hazardous materials that can be dropped off are cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights. Hazo Hut is open every Wednesday, and the first and third Saturday of each month, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please call 360-740-1221 or email swu@lewiscountywa.gov with questions.


    Solid Waste - April 25, 2023, 9:53 a.m.


  5. Hazo Hut is open today (June 14)

    Residents may drop of household hazardous waste for free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia. Examples of household hazardous materials that can be dropped off are cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights. Hazo Hut is open every Wednesday, and the first and third Saturday of each month, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please call 360-740-1221 or email swu@lewiscountywa.gov with questions.


    Solid Waste - April 25, 2023, 9:54 a.m.


  6. Hazo Hut is open today (June 21)

    Residents may drop of household hazardous waste for free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia. Examples of household hazardous materials that can be dropped off are cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights. Hazo Hut is open every Wednesday, and the first and third Saturday of each month, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please call 360-740-1221 or email swu@lewiscountywa.gov with questions.


    Solid Waste - April 25, 2023, 9:56 a.m.


  7. Hazo Hut is open today (June 28)

    Residents may drop of household hazardous waste for free from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Lewis County Central Transfer Station, 1411 S. Tower Ave., Centralia. Examples of household hazardous materials that can be dropped off are cleaners, lawn, garden, pool chemicals, and up to 10 burned out fluorescent lights. Hazo Hut is open every Wednesday, and the first and third Saturday of each month, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, please call 360-740-1221 or email swu@lewiscountywa.gov with questions.


    Solid Waste - April 25, 2023, 9:57 a.m.


  8. Safe Option for Disposal of Unused Medicines

    LEWIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES AND SHERIFF’S OFFICE PARTNER TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS A SAFE OPTION FOR DISPOSAL OF UNUSED MEDICINES Lewis County Public Health & Social Services, in partnership with the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, Morton Police Department and Centralia Police Department, have developed a prescription drug disposal program for Lewis County. The goals of this program are to offer safe and anonymous disposal of unused or unwanted prescription medications, and to reduce the potential for medications to fall into the hands of children and teenagers, or adults who may misuse them. Additionally, this important program will help …


    Sheriff - Nov. 29, 2010, 2:40 p.m.


  9. Chemical Treatment at Mineral Lake, Tuesday, August 31, 2021.

    UPDATE! This treatment was conducted on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. We expect to see a decline in the Eurasian watermilfoil over the next few of weeks. We thank the community of Mineral for their support and we thank our partners for working with us to get this treatment funded and completed!The Lewis County Noxious Weed Control Board has been granted coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology Aquatic Plant and Algae Management General Permit WAG994515 to treat Mineral Lake with an aquatic herbicide to control Eurasian watermilfoil, a Washington State class B aquatic noxious weed.Understandably, community members may have …


    Weed Control - Aug. 11, 2021, 3:09 p.m.


  10. Hydrilla

    Hydrilla verticillata Hydrilla- Very similar in appearance to our native elodea (Elodea canadensis) and to Class B noxious weed Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa), this aquatic perennial is especially problematic in waterways and attempts to mechanically control will often perpetuate its spread.Hydrilla vs Native Elodea fact sheet from the New Jersey Water Supply AuthorityLeaves: Whorled formation of 3-10 (but most often 5) leaves with sharply toothed margins. There are often spines along the reddish midrib giving the plant a "velcro" feeling when pulled.Flowers: Transparent to white, female flowers with petals of 3 are attached to the stem tip by a slender …


    Weed Control - Sept. 26, 2022, 1:13 p.m.