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Lincoln to construct permanent hazardous waste facility

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln officials say the city has amassed enough funds to build a permanent hazardous waste facility that could open by fall 2017.

Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Director Judy Halstead says the city can move forward with design and construction plans after collecting $320,000 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust, $300,000 from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and $600,000 in city tax dollars.

The Lincoln Journal Star reports that the building will store household and small business hazardous waste until the city's national contractor collects it. Hazardous waste that will be collected include pesticides, car fluids, cleaning agents, and items that contain mercury and oil-based paint.

Halstead says there will be no permanent staff at the facility, which will be built near the city's landfill transfer station.

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