Environment

Oceana residents invited to participate in chemical exposure monitoring program

September 24, 2025

Participants will get a $75 gift card as a thank you for their time LANSING – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is asking Michigan residents in Oceana and Mason counties to join the Michigan Chemical Exposure Monitoring (MiChEM) program.  The MiChEM program started in 2022 and is an ongoing statewide effort to gather data on the amount…

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Household hazardous waste collection day set for Aug. 16  

July 31, 2025

HART — Now is the time to clean out your basement, garage, or barn and look for old, unusable, or mystery  products that require safe disposal. The annual Oceana County Household Hazardous Waste  collection day is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hart Department of Public Works, 1010 State St. Items accepted for…

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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day set for Saturday, Aug. 17

August 14, 2024

HART — It’s time to clean out your medicine cabinet, basement, garage, or barn and look for old, unusable, or mystery products that require safe disposal. The Oceana County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hart Department of Public Works, 1010 State St. The event takes place…

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GreenWave Initiative of Oceana County hosts Earth Day event April 20

April 12, 2024

SHELBY — Test drive a hybrid or electric car during GreenWave Initiative of Oceana County’s third annual Honoring Our Earth celebration, Saturday, April 20, at Shelby Middle School, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “More than 50 years ago, rumblings of a planet in distress began to make their way around the world,” states a press release from GreenWave Initiative of…

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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day set for Aug. 19

August 2, 2023

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day set for Aug. 19 HART — This is an annual call to clean out your basement and garage and look for old, unused, or mystery products that require safe disposal. Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hart Department of Public Works building,…

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