Cloquet residents can take flood debris to Shamrock landfill
Cloquet Mayor Bruce Ahlgren is advising residents whose homes , garages, and basements flooded to start on cleanup work immediately – but not before documenting the damage with photographs and lists. Ahlgren said the industrial landfill in Cloquet has offered to dispose of debris from the flood for free, as long as people have identification that shows their Cloquet address.By: Jana Peterson, Pine Journal
Cloquet Mayor Bruce Ahlgren is advising residents whose homes , garages, and basements flooded to start on cleanup work immediately – but not before documenting the damage with photographs and lists.
“Inventory the stuff you lost, take photos, and then get rid of it,” Ahlgren said, noting that many homes had basement flooding during the torrential rains of Tuesday and Wednesday. “Don’t wait for FEMA to get here.”
While Duluth and Moose Lake both declared a state of emergency, in Cloquet it was the industries and businesses along the river that suffered the most from the flooding. Both USG Interiors Inc. and Sappi Fine Papers closed mill operations Wednesday, sending most of their workers home. The city’s Spafford Park is under water, and campers were evacuated early yesterday. Ahlgren said city officials are still crunching numbers to send to the governor’s office to make the determination whether Cloquet will qualify for emergency funding.
Ahlgren said the industrial landfill in Cloquet has offered to dispose of debris from the flood for free, as long as people have identification that shows their Cloquet address.
The SKB Shamrock Landfill off Highway 45 got permission from the city and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to take the flood debris until the cleanup period is over. The landfill will be open for extended hours, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for seven days a week for two to three weeks.
“Anyone that can show a Cloquet residence can dispose of their flood waste at no charge,” said SKB vice president John Domke. “We did this in Austin, Minn. a couple years ago when they had all that flooding. We can take just about anything except regular household garbage (food waste) or hazardous wastes (such as cleaning supplies, paint, etc.)
SKB Shamrock will be accepting tree waste, water-damaged furniture, carpeting, and most other waste that is flood related.
“We will try to accommodate people as best we can,” Domke said.
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